Warner Robins Booking Releases
Warner Robins booking releases are handled by the Houston County Sheriff's Office. Warner Robins is the largest city in Houston County and sits about 20 miles south of Macon in central Georgia. The city has its own police department that makes arrests, but all booking and release processing happens at the Houston County jail. The county sheriff keeps every booking release record for arrests made in Warner Robins and the rest of the county.
Warner Robins Quick Facts
Houston County Manages Warner Robins Bookings
In Georgia, city police departments arrest people, but the county sheriff runs the jail. Warner Robins follows this standard model. The Warner Robins Police Department patrols the city, responds to calls, and makes arrests. Once an arrest happens, officers transport the person to the Houston County jail. Sheriff's staff handle the booking from that point forward. They log the name, charges, and personal details, take a photo, and create the booking record.
Georgia law at O.C.G.A. § 42-4-7 says the sheriff must keep a record of each person held in the jail. This covers every Warner Robins arrest that goes through the Houston County system. The sheriff stores these records and makes them available for public access through searches and open records requests.
Warner Robins is closely tied to Robins Air Force Base, which sits just south of the city. Some areas around the base fall under federal jurisdiction. Arrests made by base security forces stay in the federal system and would not show up in Houston County booking records. City arrests by WRPD always go through the county jail.
For the full guide on Houston County booking releases, check the county page.
Warner Robins Police Department
The Warner Robins Police Department is the city's main law enforcement agency. The department covers all of Warner Robins and handles patrol, traffic, investigations, and other police duties. WRPD is one of the larger city police departments in the middle Georgia area.
When WRPD officers arrest someone, they take the person to the Houston County jail. The officer files an arrest report with the police department, and the jail creates a separate booking release record. These are two different documents. If you need the arrest report, contact WRPD. If you need the booking release, go to the Houston County Sheriff's Office.
The Houston County Sheriff's Office also has deputies who patrol the unincorporated parts of the county. Their arrests go through the same jail system. Whether the arrest was made by WRPD or the sheriff's deputies, the booking release record ends up in the same database.
How to Find Warner Robins Booking Releases
Check the Houston County Sheriff's online inmate search first. This tool lets you look up inmates by name and shows booking dates, charges, bond amounts, and release status. The online search covers current and recent inmates. It is free and runs at all hours.
For older records, submit an open records request. Under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70, you have the right to ask for booking release records. The Houston County Sheriff must respond within three business days. Send your request with the person's full name and any other details you have. Copies cost $0.10 per page.
The request process follows O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71. You can submit it in writing, by email, or in person at the sheriff's office. No reason is needed for the request. Staff handle these regularly and know the process.
Phone calls to the jail can also help for quick status checks. Give them the person's name and they can tell you if that person is currently in custody.
What Booking Releases Contain
A booking release record from the Houston County jail shows the inmate's full name, date of birth, physical traits, and booking photo. It lists every charge filed, the arresting agency (WRPD for Warner Robins arrests), the date and time of booking, and bond information. When the person is released, the record gets updated with the release date and method.
Booking photographs are covered by O.C.G.A. § 35-1-18, which sets rules on when and how mugshots can be shared. Houston County follows this law. Some records may be partially exempt under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72 if they involve sealed cases, juvenile records, or active investigations.
Most booking release records are public documents. The exemptions are specific and limited.
Statewide Booking Release Resources
If someone arrested in Warner Robins later went to state prison, use the Georgia Department of Corrections offender search. The tool shows inmates in the state system with their current facility, sentence, and projected release date.
The GBI's GCIC division manages criminal records at the state level in Georgia.
The GCIC handles statewide criminal history data that may include booking information from Houston County.
Track inmates with VINE to get alerts when someone is released from the Houston County jail. It is free and covers all Georgia jails. For state-level records, use the GDC Open Records portal or the GBI Open Records portal.
Nearby Cities
Macon is the closest large city to Warner Robins, about 20 miles north in Bibb County. Arrests in Macon go through the Bibb County jail, not Houston County.