Houston County Jail Mugshots

Houston County jail mugshots come from the detention center in Warner Robins, a facility that opened in 2002 and holds up to 665 inmates. The Houston County Sheriff's Office runs the jail and keeps booking records for all arrests in the county. Houston County is home to Robins Air Force Base, which makes it one of the more active areas in central Georgia. You can search for inmates online through the sheriff's office portal at no cost. This page covers how to find Houston County jail mugshots, what the search tools show, and the Georgia laws that apply to booking photos.

Houston County Detention Center

The Houston County Detention Center sits in Warner Robins and serves as the main jail for the county. You can reach the facility at (478) 218-4900. Major Brian Blanton heads operations, with Captain Michelle Westbrook as assistant administrator. The jail opened in 2002 and was built as a direct supervision facility, meaning officers work inside housing units alongside inmates rather than watching from a control booth.

The Houston County official website has links to county services, court info, and the sheriff's office. The jail houses males and females age 17 and older. It holds both pretrial detainees waiting for court and post-trial inmates serving sentences or awaiting transfer to state prison.

A 24-hour medical unit staffs the Houston County detention center. Correct Health provides mental health services for inmates who need them. The jail handles all bookings for arrests in Houston County, whether made by sheriff's deputies, Warner Robins police, Perry police, or state patrol. Each booking includes a mugshot as part of the intake process.

Search Houston County Jail Mugshots

The Houston County Sheriff's Office provides a free online inmate locator. You can search for current inmates at houston-so-ga.zuercherportal.com. The search tool lets you look up inmates by name and shows charges, booking dates, and bond info when available.

Results from the Houston County inmate locator cover people currently held at the detention center. Once someone is released, their record may not stay in the active search for long. For older booking records, you would need to file an open records request with the sheriff's office. The Houston County detention center page has more details about the jail and its services.

For people who were convicted in Houston County and transferred to state prison, use the Georgia Department of Corrections offender search. The GDC tool covers all state inmates across Georgia. The county search and the state search are two separate systems that do not share data with each other in real time.

Houston County Jail Visitation

The Houston County detention center offers both video and in-person visitation options. PayTel handles video visits at a rate of $0.30 per minute. Remote video visits last 20 minutes each. The jail also allows one 30-minute lobby visit per week for each inmate.

Lobby visits happen at the jail in Warner Robins. You should check with the detention center at (478) 218-4900 for the current schedule and sign-up rules. All visits are subject to monitoring by jail staff. Visitors must follow dress code rules and present valid ID. The jail can deny a visit for violations of these rules or for security concerns.

Note: Video visit rates through PayTel may change, so check the current pricing before scheduling a session.

Georgia Mugshot Laws in Houston County

Jail mugshots in Houston County fall under the same Georgia state laws as every other county. O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19 restricts how law enforcement agencies can share booking photos. The Houston County Sheriff's Office cannot post mugshots on websites unless they meet the conditions in the statute. If you request a mugshot, you must sign a written statement that the photo will not end up on a site that charges for removal.

The Georgia Open Records Act under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 gives you the right to request government records, including booking data from the Houston County detention center. But the specific rules for mugshot photos in § 35-1-19 add restrictions beyond what the Open Records Act allows for other types of records. You can get the booking record, but the photo has extra conditions on its use.

If charges against you were dropped or dismissed in Houston County, you might qualify for record restriction. Under O.C.G.A. § 35-3-37, eligible individuals can apply to seal their arrest records from public view. This covers the Houston County booking record, mugshot, and the statewide data held by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

Houston County Records Requests

Open records requests for Houston County jail records go through the sheriff's office. Georgia law requires a response within three business days. You can request booking records, arrest reports, incident reports, and other jail documents. The detention center address is in Warner Robins. Call (478) 218-4900 for details on how to submit your request.

Copy fees are capped at 10 cents per page under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71. If the request takes more than 15 minutes of search time, the agency can charge for that too. For statewide criminal history beyond Houston County records, the GBI's Georgia Crime Information Center has data from all Georgia counties. A full background check through the GBI requires fingerprints and a fee.

The Georgia Consumer Protection Division deals with complaints about commercial mugshot websites. If a site posts your Houston County booking photo and refuses to remove it after a written request, you can file a complaint with the state. Under O.C.G.A. § 10-1-393.5, these sites face penalties for not complying with removal requests.

Cities in Houston County

Houston County includes Warner Robins and Perry, among other communities. All arrests by city police in Houston County are booked at the county detention center. This qualifying city has its own page with local jail mugshot details.

Nearby Counties

These counties border Houston County in central Georgia. Check where the arrest happened to find the right county. Jail mugshots stay with the county that did the booking.