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Releasing an Inmate

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When releasing an inmate, the sentence must be served or adjusted and the bail record must be cleared.

To release an inmate:

  1. From the Nova Dashboard, select the Inmates option under the Jail drop-down menu.

  2. From the Inmate Search screen, search for the desired Inmate record. For instructions, see Searching for an Inmate Record.

  3. Click the record to open the detail view.

  4. Click Release Inmate.

  5. The Release Inmate dialogue box appears. Fill in all necessary information in the fields provided. (Note: All fields with a yellow background are required to save.)

  6. When you have finished entering as much information as possible, click Release.

  7. The Inmate Record remains in the system with the options to Edit, Print, Log Event, and Re-Book Inmate still available.

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