Warner Robins Jail Roster Search

The Warner Robins jail roster shows all people arrested in this central Georgia city and booked through the Houston County jail. Warner Robins has a population of more than 86,000 and sits just south of Macon. It is the largest city in Houston County. The Warner Robins Police Department handles local law enforcement, but inmates go to the Houston County jail for holding. This page walks through how to search the jail roster for Warner Robins arrests, which agencies hold the records, and what online tools can help you find inmate data.

Warner Robins and Houston County Jail

Warner Robins does not operate its own jail. People arrested by the Warner Robins Police Department get taken to the Houston County jail for booking and holding. The Houston County Sheriff's Office runs the jail and manages the roster. The county seat is Perry, but the jail serves all of Houston County, including Warner Robins. When you search for someone arrested in Warner Robins, you search the Houston County jail roster.

Houston County is one of the more populated counties in central Georgia. The jail handles bookings from Warner Robins police, county deputies, and other agencies in the area. Robins Air Force Base is in Warner Robins too, though the base has its own security force and federal jurisdiction. Off-base arrests by local police still go through the Houston County jail like any other booking in the city.

The Houston County jail updates its roster as bookings get processed. It may take a few hours for a new arrest to show up. If you are looking for someone and they are not on the roster yet, check back later. The system updates throughout the day as staff work through the intake process.

Search Warner Robins Inmates Online

The Houston County Sheriff's Office offers inmate search tools on their website. You can enter a name and get back matching records from the jail roster. The results typically show the inmate's charges, bond amount, booking date, and custody status. This is the best way to find someone arrested in Warner Robins who is now in the county jail. The search is free and does not require you to create an account.

If someone arrested in Warner Robins was later sentenced and transferred to a state prison, the GDC offender search is the right tool. The Georgia Department of Corrections runs this free lookup for state facility inmates. People who leave the Houston County jail and go to a state prison will show up in the GDC system rather than the county roster.

Track Warner Robins Jail Roster With VINE

VINE is a free service for tracking inmates at the Houston County jail. It works for people arrested in Warner Robins and booked through the county system. Sign up at VINELink or call 1-800-398-2892. You create a PIN and pick your alert method. Phone, text, and email are all options. VINE runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

When the status of someone on the jail roster changes, VINE sends you a message. Releases, bond outs, and transfers all trigger an alert. The service was made for crime victims, but anyone can use it. Your identity stays private through the entire process. Houston County is part of Georgia's VINE network, so tracking is available for all bookings at the county jail, including those from Warner Robins arrests.

Warner Robins Jail Records and Georgia Law

Under Georgia's Open Records Act, O.C.G.A. Section 50-18-70, most jail roster data is open to the public. You can file a request with the Houston County Sheriff's Office for booking records from Warner Robins arrests. They have three business days to respond. The first 15 minutes of staff search time are free. Fees after that depend on how long the work takes. Copies are $0.10 per page.

O.C.G.A. Section 35-3-37 covers criminal history and record restrictions in Georgia. Misdemeanor arrests with no outcome get restricted after two years. Non-violent felonies with no disposition are restricted after four years. Violent offenses wait seven years. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation handles record restrictions through the Georgia Crime Information Center. When the GCIC restricts a record, the Houston County jail must restrict it too within 30 days of receiving a written request from the person.

Under O.C.G.A. Section 50-18-74, fines for wrongly denying open records requests start at $1,000 and go up to $2,500 for repeat violations within 12 months. This applies to all Georgia agencies, including the Houston County Sheriff's Office.

Note: Medical records and jail security procedures are exempt from public access under Georgia's Open Records Act.

Warner Robins Arrest and Booking

The Warner Robins Police Department is a mid-size agency that handles law enforcement for the city. They patrol streets, respond to calls, and serve warrants. When an officer makes an arrest, the person gets transported to the Houston County jail. Booking includes fingerprinting, a photograph, and a record of all charges. Bond gets set based on a schedule or through a magistrate judge. Once the booking process finishes, the person shows up on the Houston County jail roster.

Family members looking for info can call the Houston County jail directly. Staff will tell you if someone is in custody and give you basic booking details over the phone. For formal written records, file an open records request under O.C.G.A. Section 50-18-71. The Georgia Sheriffs' Association website has contact info for the Houston County sheriff if you need it.

Houston County Jail Roster

All Warner Robins arrests end up at the Houston County jail. For the full county jail roster page, including contact info, search tools, and visiting hours, see the link below. You can also check the GDC facility directory for state detention sites near Warner Robins.

Nearby Cities Jail Roster

Warner Robins is in central Georgia, just south of Macon. Macon is the closest large city with its own jail roster page. Arrests in Macon go through the Bibb County jail, which is a separate system from Houston County.