Verify Clare County Supervision

Clare Parole and Probation Differences

Parole and probation can both place a person in the community under rules, but they begin in different ways. The Michigan Parole Board may grant parole to a person serving a state prison sentence. Parole is conditional release from confinement before Maximum Discharge, so MDOC still has authority over the sentence. Probation is ordered by a court. The court keeps authority over the probation terms. A person released on bond is not automatically on either form of supervision.

The distinction determines where to verify a Clare County supervision record. MDOC OTIS covers people currently supervised by MDOC, including parolees and state felony probationers. The Clare County courts page identifies the separate local court functions. The same word, probation, does not make every record an MDOC record.

Parole

Conditional release from state confinement while the prison sentence and MDOC supervision continue.

Probation

A court-ordered form of supervision that is not a Parole Board release decision.

Discharge

The end of the supervising authority’s control over that sentence or supervision term.

Absconder

A status alleging that a supervised person cannot be located or has stopped complying with supervision.

Check Clare County Post-Release Supervision

A person-specific check should begin with the custody and sentence type. Someone who served only a Clare County Jail sentence will not appear in OTIS for that jail term. A person who left a Michigan prison on parole should have a state supervision trail. OTIS is more precise when an MDOC number is known, but a name search can work when the returned identity, offense, sentence, and location are compared carefully.

1. Open the official OTIS offender search and use the MDOC number when available.
2. Open the matching record and read the current status, Date Paroled or discharge data, and supervision location together.
3. Confirm that the record points to Clare or the correct Michigan field office. An old address should not be treated as current without confirmation.
4. For MDOC parole or felony probation, use the Region 5 directory to reach the Clare office.
5. For ordinary district court probation, check the local court case and contact the court probation function instead of the state parole office.
6. Request the official record when the online status is unclear, old, or disputed.

OTIS ordinarily includes people currently under MDOC supervision and those discharged within three years of supervision discharge. An older discharge may no longer appear publicly. MDOC Records Retention or a formal request may be needed for older material. The Clare County released-inmate search paths explain how county jail, court, state, and federal records differ.

Clare Parole and Probation Office

MDOC assigns Clare County to Outstate Region 5. The local office verifies state parole and MDOC felony-probation supervision. It is distinct from the 80th District Court probation officer, even though both serve people in Clare County. Use the office shown on the current OTIS record when it differs from an older address or prior reporting location.

The Region 5 directory places Clare with Arenac, Bay, Gladwin, Gratiot, Isabella, Midland, and Saginaw Counties. That regional structure explains why a state record may use broader MDOC office language. The local phone remains the direct route for a current reporting-office question. No office contact should be used to infer that someone is under supervision without a matching record.

The manifest’s official office image comes from the MDOC Region 5 page.

It provides the state source for Clare’s address and phone, while OTIS identifies the office tied to a specific person.

Clare Parole Absconder Record Limits

Clare County publishes no official online warrant or absconder list. An absence from a local page therefore proves nothing about supervision or release. OTIS and the Clare Region 5 office are the person-specific state channels. An absconder label generally means that a person who was already under supervision is alleged to have stopped complying or cannot be located. It can coexist with an earlier release from prison.

MDOC publishes quarterly aggregate Parole Absconders reports. Those reports show broad counts and trends. They are not a name search, county warrant list, or proof about one person. For an immediate safety concern, contact local law enforcement. MDOC also lists an Absconder/Escapee Tip Line at (517) 755-0855. Do not confront someone based on an online label.

The same legislative archive also holds quarterly Parole Board Decisions Reports. The archive image below is sourced from the MDOC legislative reports page.

These quarterly reports add statewide context, but an individual status still requires OTIS, the supervising office, or an official record request.

Michigan Parole Hearings for Clare

The Michigan Parole Board is the sole paroling authority for felony offenders committed to MDOC. Michigan does not publish a universal daily calendar for every ordinary parole interview, and not all proceedings are public. Public lifer and clemency hearings are announced through MDOC press releases. Notices generally appear about two weeks to 30 days before a scheduled public hearing.

Each public notice can identify the person, date, time, remote platform, registration deadline, Board member, and legal authority. Registration is generally required at least two business days in advance through the public hearing registration page. Current hearings use Microsoft Teams. MDOC prohibits recording, photography, and screenshots of the proceeding.

A notice is not a grant of parole. It shows that a listed public hearing is scheduled. The Board’s information page explains the authority and process, while MCL 791.234 governs parole eligibility and includes special rules for some sentence types.

The official Parole Board image is linked to its source page.

Use the Board material to understand the decision path, then use OTIS for the person’s actual status and supervision location.

Clare Parole Decision and Release

Parole consideration can begin before the Earliest Release Date. That date marks when the Board generally obtains jurisdiction under the applicable sentence rules, not an appointment to leave prison. The Board reviews the case. If parole is granted, the Parole Release Unit handles placement, notices, documents, the parole date, term, and special conditions. Other legal barriers may still affect physical departure.

The sequence is best read as a record flow: Earliest Release Date, Board consideration, decision, release processing, Date Paroled, then supervision. Maximum Discharge is the sentence endpoint if parole does not occur earlier, subject to other sentences or legal authority. A favorable decision and an actual prison departure are separate facts.

No official public person-by-person decisions database with simple granted, denied, deferred, or rescinded filters was found. Quarterly reports are aggregate only. For one outcome, use OTIS, contact the Michigan Parole Board at (517) 373-0270 or Parole-Board-Staff@michigan.gov, or make a formal request. Use only the outcome stated in the actual record.

Clare Supervision Conditions and Discharge

Supervision conditions are case specific. They may govern reporting, movement, programs, contacts, or other conduct, but only the current order and supervising agency can state the terms for one person. A suspected violation does not itself prove that a person has returned to jail. The agency may investigate, change supervision, seek a warrant, or take another action allowed by the governing order.

A new jail booking and an MDOC supervision status can also exist at the same time. The Clare County Sheriff page supplies the jail contact route, while the county FOIA form supports a written release-record request. OTIS answers whether MDOC lists parole, felony probation, absconder status, or discharge. The court record supplies the legal action behind a new case. Reading one source as though it controls all three systems can turn a supervision change into a false claim about present custody.

Discharge is also different from release. Parole discharge ends MDOC jurisdiction over the sentence. Probation discharge ends the court-controlled supervision term. An OTIS discharge entry within its public window can support the end of MDOC supervision, while a court probation completion belongs in the court record. For older MDOC cases, the public result may age out without erasing the underlying record.

When a status appears wrong, send a court-derived sentence error to the sentencing court. Send a supervision or absconder-status question to the listed field office. MDOC provides correctionsinfo@michigan.gov for inaccurate, old, or incomplete information and mdocwebmaster@michigan.gov for technical issues. Record corrections should follow the agency that created the disputed fact.

Note: Confirm the supervision type before calling, because Clare’s MDOC field office and district court probation serve different legal paths.