The phrase "are generally released" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the typical occurrence or timing of something being made available or published.
Example: "New software updates are generally released every three months to ensure optimal performance."
Alternatives: "are typically issued" or "are usually published".
Hostages are generally released unharmed after a ransom is paid.
Insurgents taken prisoner by Afghan forces are generally released by the ineffective judicial system.
He noted that children are generally released from foster care at 18, but in certain cases, they stay until 21.
Then they are generally released without charges and are told to go back to school or home, or are held until parents arrive to pick them up.
The large number of cool-season cultivars of all turf species are generally released in northern Europe, Canada and the USA.
Under a 1997 federal settlement, migrant children cannot be detained for longer than 20 days, so minors and their parents are generally released together after that time period so they are not separated.
Philip Morris did not cover up significant research on tobacco -- research results were generally released to the scientific world or were already known by scientists and the public.
Since June, there have been 16, but the women were generally released and their cases dropped after they agreed not to visit the Western Wall for a period of time.
Following its Windows 10 event, Microsoft announced this morning that the next version of Office is called Office 2016 and will be generally released in the second half of this year.
A version of Fallout 4 called the "Fallout 4 Pip-Boy Edition" will ship on November 10, the same day the game is generally released, with a retail price of $120 and a package that includes a Pip-Boy replica, designed to actually be worn on your wrist.
