Access Houston County 24 Hour Booking

Houston County 24 hour booking records track every arrest processed at the county detention facility near Warner Robins. The Houston County Sheriff's Office manages the jail and keeps intake logs for all people brought in on new charges. Warner Robins is the biggest city in the county and home to Robins Air Force Base, making this a busy area with a sizable population. Whether you need to check on a recent arrest or search for someone in custody, the Houston County booking system holds that data. You can reach the sheriff's office or file an open records request for the details.

Houston County Sheriff 24 Hour Booking Facility

The Houston County Sheriff's Office is on Carl Vinson Parkway in Warner Robins. This is the main law enforcement and detention hub for the entire county. Every arrest in Houston County gets processed here, whether made by sheriff's deputies, the Warner Robins Police Department, the Perry Police Department, or the Centerville Police Department. The jail runs all day, every day. Staff handles bookings around the clock, and the Houston County booking log stays current as new intakes come through.

Call (478) 542-2125 to reach the Houston County Sheriff's Office. The address is 202 Carl Vinson Parkway, Warner Robins, GA 31088. The front desk can answer questions about inmates in custody. They can provide basic booking data like charges and bond amounts. For copies of records or older booking data, submit an open records request to the Houston County Sheriff's Office.

Houston County is one of the more populated counties in central Georgia. Perry is the county seat, but Warner Robins has the larger population. The Houston Judicial Circuit covers this county. Due to the presence of Robins Air Force Base, the area has a higher population density than many other middle Georgia counties, which means the jail stays busy.

How Houston County 24 Hour Booking Works

When someone gets arrested in Houston County, the officer takes them to the county jail. Jail staff starts the booking process. They record the person's full name, date of birth, home address, and physical details. A photo is taken. The charges go into the computer system along with bond information. Depending on jail traffic, this can take one to three hours. Once done, the record enters the Houston County 24 hour booking log and is subject to Georgia's public records laws.

Multiple agencies feed into the Houston County booking system. The Warner Robins Police Department is the largest, handling the bulk of city arrests. Perry police and Centerville police also bring their bookings here. The sheriff's office covers unincorporated parts of the county. All roads lead to the same jail, so one search of the Houston County booking records covers all local arrests.

Under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70, these booking records are public documents. You do not need a special reason to request them. The Houston County Sheriff's Office must respond within three business days per O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71.

Note: Houston County handles a high volume of bookings relative to other central Georgia counties due to the Warner Robins area population.

Houston County Booking Records Requests

You can request 24 hour booking records from Houston County through the open records process. Make your request orally or in writing. Georgia law gives the agency three business days to respond. The first quarter hour of search time has no fee. After that, charges apply based on staff time at the lowest qualified employee's hourly rate. Copies run about $0.10 per page at the Houston County Sheriff's Office.

O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72 requires certain details to be removed before records are released. Social security numbers, bank accounts, cell phone numbers, and personal email addresses get redacted. The main booking data stays: names, charges, dates, bond amounts, and arresting agency. Initial arrest reports in Houston County remain public even during ongoing investigations. If total request costs exceed $500, prepayment may be required.

Georgia Resources for Houston County Bookings

State agencies maintain records that tie into Houston County arrest data. The GDC Find Offender tool searches the state prison system. If someone booked in Houston County later gets sentenced to state prison, they leave the county jail and enter a GDC facility. At that point, the GDC database would show their current location. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation keeps criminal history records for every county through the Georgia Crime Information Center.

The GDC offender search page below is a key resource for finding people who have moved from the Houston County jail to a state prison facility.

The GDC search lets you look up inmates by name, ID number, or case number. This tool only shows state prison inmates, not people being held at the Houston County jail.

For criminal history checks, use the Georgia Applicant Processing Service. Fingerprint-based results come back in 24 to 48 hours. Under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-34, you can get someone else's criminal history with their signed consent. Felony convictions are available to the public without consent per subsection (d.2). The GBI criminal history FAQ walks through all of this in detail.

Houston County 24 Hour Booking Record Restriction

Not every booking record stays public in Houston County. Georgia law provides two main paths for sealing arrest records. O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37 covers record restriction for charges that were dismissed, not presented to a grand jury, placed on dead docket, or had other qualifying outcomes. The prosecutor who handled the case must approve. Once restricted, only courts and law enforcement can view the record.

The First Offender Act at O.C.G.A. § 42-8-60 applies to people sentenced under its provisions who complete all terms. The charge then gets sealed on the Georgia criminal history database. Booking photos follow their own rules under O.C.G.A. § 35-1-18. The Houston County jail cannot post arrest photos on a website. O.C.G.A. § 10-1-393.5 requires mugshot websites to remove restricted photos for free within 30 days. The Governor's Office open records page provides additional detail on public records rights in Georgia.

Cities in Houston County

Warner Robins is the largest city in Houston County, though Perry serves as the county seat. Centerville is another sizable community. All arrests in these cities process through the Houston County jail. Warner Robins has its own police department that generates many of the bookings for the county.

Nearby Counties

These counties border Houston County in central Georgia. Each runs its own jail with separate 24 hour booking records. Check the right county before you start looking for arrest information.