Warner Robins Booking Reports and Jail Records
Warner Robins booking reports are kept by the Houston County Sheriff's Office, which operates the county detention center and processes all arrests made in Warner Robins. The city is the largest in Houston County with about 86,000 residents and is home to Robins Air Force Base. When Warner Robins police make an arrest, the person is transferred to Houston County custody for booking. You can search inmate records, look up current detainees, and find charge information through the sheriff's office directly.
Warner Robins Quick Facts
Houston County Detention Center
The Houston County Detention Center is the facility that holds people arrested in Warner Robins and throughout Houston County. It opened in 2002 and has a rated capacity of 665 inmates. The center uses a direct supervision model, where staff work among inmates rather than watching from behind glass. Medical care at the facility is handled by Correct Health, which provides around-the-clock service on site.
The jail administrator is Major Brian Blanton. For general detention inquiries, call (478) 218-4900. The Houston County Sheriff's Office has two office locations - the Warner Robins office at 202 Carl Vinson Parkway, Warner Robins, GA 31088, which can be reached at 478-542-2125, and the Perry office at 201 Perry Parkway, Perry, GA 31069, reachable at 478-218-4790. Sheriff Matthew Moulton leads the agency.
Note: The detention center is a county facility. Warner Robins city police transfer people there after arrest - the city does not run its own jail.
Searching Warner Robins Booking Records
To find booking records for someone arrested in Warner Robins, contact the Houston County Sheriff's Office or check with the detention center directly. The sheriff's office maintains records under O.C.G.A. § 42-4-7, which requires sheriffs in Georgia to keep and preserve jail records. These records are public under the Georgia Open Records Act, O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 et seq.
You can call the detention center at (478) 218-4900 to ask about a specific person's booking status. Have the person's full name and date of birth ready if you can. If the sheriff's office has an online roster, it will show current inmates, booking dates, and charges. For people already transferred, sentenced, or released, you may need to make a written records request.
Written requests go to the Warner Robins office or Perry office. Under the Georgia Open Records Act, agencies must respond within three business days for most records. Certain records may be exempt under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72, which lists types of information that can be withheld - like active investigation files or records that would endanger someone's safety.
Warner Robins Police Department
The Warner Robins Police Department handles all city law enforcement. Officers make arrests for traffic offenses, misdemeanors, and felony charges within city limits. After an arrest, the person is booked into Houston County custody. The police department's records unit handles requests for incident reports and arrest reports created by city officers.
Call WRPD at 478-302-5375 for non-emergency matters or to ask about public records. Incident and arrest reports from WRPD are separate from the jail booking records held by the sheriff. If you want the arrest report, contact the police. For current custody status or booking details, contact the detention center.
What Booking Reports Contain
When someone is booked into the Houston County Detention Center, a booking report is created. It includes the person's name, date of birth, booking date and time, the charges they were booked on, and the arresting agency. Bond information is added once a bond hearing occurs. Booking photos (mugshots) are often part of the file as well.
Georgia law at O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19 restricts how commercial websites can use booking photos. Sites that charge fees to remove mugshots are prohibited under that statute. This rule protects people from predatory mugshot removal schemes but doesn't stop you from accessing records through official channels.
Video Visitation and Inmate Communication
The Houston County Detention Center uses PayTel for video visitation services. Remote video visits cost $0.30 per minute. Each session runs 20 minutes. In-person visits are allowed once a week for 30 minutes. You can set up video visits through paytel.com.
For messaging, fund deposits, and mail services, JailATM offers options to send money and electronic messages to inmates at Houston County. These services are not official law enforcement channels - they're third-party tools to help families stay in contact with people in custody.
VINE Notification Service
VINE lets you track the custody status of someone held at the Houston County Detention Center. Sign up at VINELink.com or call 1-877-846-3592. You'll get an alert by phone, email, or text when the person's status changes - such as when they're released or transferred. The service is free and doesn't require you to be an official victim to use it.
State-Level Records
If someone you're looking for has been convicted and is serving time in a state prison rather than the county jail, search the Georgia Department of Corrections offender search. That tool covers state inmates, not county detainees. For a full criminal history across Georgia, the GBI's Georgia Crime Information Center keeps statewide records, though certified history checks require a fee and fingerprints.
The GBI's GCIC holds criminal history data from agencies across Georgia, including Houston County.
Houston County Booking Reports
All Warner Robins arrests are processed through Houston County. Visit the county page for more detail on the sheriff's office, detention center, and records request options.