The Houston County Inmate Population
The Houston County inmate population is centered on the Houston County Detention Center in Warner Robins. The jail is run by the Houston County Sheriff's Office and is the primary local custody site for people arrested by the sheriff, Perry Police Department, Warner Robins Police Department, Robins Air Force Base-related authorities, and other agencies that book people into the county facility. The county jail page says the detention center houses people over age 17 who are awaiting trial, awaiting sentencing, or awaiting transfer.
The population is not one single group. Houston County lists male and female pretrial detainees, male and female misdemeanor-sentenced inmates serving one year or less, and male and female convicted felony inmates waiting for transfer to the Georgia Department of Corrections. That distinction matters for search results. A person may be visible first in the county jail roster, then later appear in the Georgia Department of Corrections offender search after sentencing and state transfer.
McEver Detention Center is also in Houston County, but it is a Georgia Department of Corrections facility in Perry. It is not a county jail annex. People in McEver are searched through the state system, not the Houston County jail roster.
Houston County Inmate Population Statistics
The researched figures are useful, but each has a narrow meaning. The official detention page gives the Houston County Detention Center capacity as 665 inmates. The public portal API returned 639 current roster records when inspected on June 4, 2026. That is a point-in-time operational count, not an annual average daily population. The Sheriff's Office HB 1105 Q1 2026 report listed 1,577 jail bookings, 1,577 LESC queries, and 8 ICE detainers for that quarter. Those are quarterly booking and immigration-compliance numbers, not a full-year total.
| Measure | Figure | Source and Date |
|---|---|---|
| Houston County Detention Center capacity | 665 inmates | Official detention page, inspected June 4, 2026 |
| Current roster count | 639 records | Public inmate portal API, inspected June 4, 2026 |
| Q1 2026 jail bookings | 1,577 bookings | Houston County Sheriff's Office HB 1105 Q1 2026 report |
| Q1 2026 ICE detainers | 8 detainers | Houston County Sheriff's Office HB 1105 Q1 2026 report |
The point-in-time roster count was about 96.1 percent of the stated jail capacity on the inspection date. That comparison should not be read as overcrowding proof, because the roster count changes and the county did not publish a daily population dashboard or a multi-year average-daily-population table in the official source set.
The official Houston County Detention Center page is the source for the county jail capacity and facility mission.
The detention page is also where the county publishes PayTel visitation information and HB 1105 report links tied to jail booking activity.
Houston County Inmate Population Trends
Official county sources did not publish a multi-year jail average-daily-population table, average length of stay, or complete annual booking total during the research pass. The strongest local trend data found is narrower: the county's HB 1105 Q1 2026 report and the live roster count captured on June 4, 2026. Those figures still help explain current pressure on the Houston County inmate population, but they should be labeled carefully.
| Period | Count | How to Read It |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 1,577 bookings | Quarterly bookings reported under HB 1105, not annual bookings |
| Q1 2026 | 1,577 LESC queries | Quarterly immigration-related law-enforcement support queries |
| Q1 2026 | 8 ICE detainers | Quarterly detainer count in the official sheriff report |
| June 4, 2026 | 639 roster records | Point-in-time current roster count from the public portal API |
Houston County Jail Population Makeup
The county jail population is defined more by custody status than by a public demographic dashboard. The official jail page says Houston County Detention Center houses male and female pretrial inmates, male and female misdemeanor inmates sentenced to one year or less, and male and female felony inmates waiting for transfer to GDC. The public roster exposes race, sex, and age fields, but it does not publish a public rollup showing totals by race, sex, or age group.
- Pretrial detainees: People held after arrest while court action is pending.
- Misdemeanor-sentenced inmates: People serving county-level sentences of one year or less.
- Felony transfer inmates: Convicted felony inmates waiting for Georgia Department of Corrections transfer.
- Other-agency holds: Records may show holds or held-for agency labels tied to courts, city police, state, federal, or outside agencies.
Houston County Inmate Records Law
Georgia public-record rules shape how the Houston County inmate population can be searched and requested. Georgia's Open Records Act generally allows inspection and copying of public records unless a specific exemption applies. The Georgia Attorney General open-government FAQ explains response timing, fees, denials, and exemptions. Jail custody data, booking records, and court records can be public, but access depends on the record type and any restriction that applies.
Key records rules:
Georgia Open Records Act - public records are generally open unless an exemption controls access.
O.C.G.A. 35-3-36 - agencies collect fingerprints and identifying data for reportable arrests, with photographs when equipped.
O.C.G.A. 42-4-14 - Georgia requires identity verification procedures for people confined in county and municipal detention facilities.
O.C.G.A. 35-1-19 - booking-photo release has special limits and commercial-use rules.
Houston County State Prison Population
Sentenced state custody is separate from the Houston County inmate population in the county jail. The Georgia Department of Corrections runs the statewide offender search and publishes the location page for McEver Detention Center in Perry. The GDC offender query begins with a disclaimer, then supports name, gender, race, age, institution, alias, ID, case-number, active status, and photo-display filters. GDC states that photographs display automatically if available and tells users to verify information through Inmate Records and Information in Forsyth.
The GDC offender query is the right search when a Houston County case has ended in a state sentence or the person has moved out of the county jail. The county roster remains the better source for pretrial jail custody and short county sentences.
Search Houston County Inmates
The official Houston County inmate search is the Zuercher/CentralSquare-style public portal at houston-so-ga.zuercherportal.com/#/inmates. The portal is free in the inspected public route and no login was observed for inmate search. It covers current Houston County jail custody and recent status, not every state, federal, or immigration detainee connected to a Houston County case.
- Open the official Houston County inmate portal and start with a last name or full name.
- Leave race and sex set to All unless the result list is too broad.
- Use In Custody On for a custody snapshot, but note that the county configuration limits that date field to the last 30 days.
- Use Arrest Date when the booking date is known.
- Use Held For Agency to separate sheriff, city police, court, state, federal, and outside-agency holds.
- Check GDC, BOP, ICE, or VINELink if the county roster does not match the custody type.
The official Houston County inmate-search portal is the main online roster for current jail custody.
The portal should be read as a county jail roster, not as a complete criminal-history, state-prison, federal, or immigration locator.
Houston County Roster Search Fields
The county inmate portal configuration is unusually specific. It exposes name, race, sex, in-custody date, arrest date, held-for agency, and release date filters. The public result columns enabled by the county are name, race, sex, age, arrest date, held-for agency, and release date. The controller caps displayed results at 50 per page or load, and the default sort is by name ascending.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Text | Optional | Free-text search; no separate first and last name labels are shown. |
| Race | Dropdown | Optional | Includes All, Black or African American, White, Asian, Unknown, and other configured options. |
| Sex | Dropdown | Optional | Includes All, Female, Male, Not Specified, and Unknown. |
| In Custody On | Date | Optional | Defaults to the current date and is limited to the last 30 days. |
| Arrest Date | Date | Optional | Single-date filter for known arrest dates. |
| Held For Agency | Dropdown | Optional | Includes Houston County Sheriff's Office, local police, courts, state, federal, and outside agencies. |
| Release Date | Date | Optional | Useful when a recently released record is still available. |
Houston County Inmate Record Fields
A Houston County inmate record can show more than a name. The returned record data includes race, sex, age, arrest date, held-for agency, mugshot image data when available, hold reasons, and release date. The public county configuration does not list mugshot or cell block as enabled visible columns, but sample records returned base64 mugshot data and a cell_block field. Hold reasons are often the richest part of the record because they can include warrant numbers, charge descriptions, Georgia offense codes, bond wording, and judge-setting text.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | Full inmate name in last-name-first format. |
| Age | Age instead of full date of birth under the county configuration. |
| Arrest date | Main arrest date tied to the custody record. |
| Held for agency | The agency tied to the hold, arrest, or custody record. |
| Hold reasons | Charge and hold narrative, including warrant, statute, bond, and judge text when present. |
| Release date | Date released if shown; current samples returned null. |
Past Houston County Inmate Records
Released and historical records require a fallback chain. The county roster is strongest for current custody and recent release-date filtering. The research did not locate a separate Houston County historical booking archive or daily booking report. When a needed booking record, incident report, accident report, warrant record, local criminal-history check, record restriction, or public-record request cannot be completed through the roster, the Sheriff's Records Division is the local records route.
The Records Division is at 201 Perry Parkway in Warner Robins, phone (478) 542-2130, and the official hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The page lists $5 for incident or offense reports, $5 for accident reports, $10 for a local criminal-history search, $25 for a record-restriction application, and $5 per fingerprint card. Local criminal-history checks are available only in person.
County Jail vs State Prison Lookup
A Houston County inmate search should start with custody type. The county jail roster covers the Houston County Detention Center. The GDC offender search covers sentenced state custody and state facilities such as McEver Detention Center. The BOP locator covers federal sentenced inmates, and ICE's locator covers immigration detention. VINELink can help with custody notification, but it is not a replacement for the sheriff, court clerk, or GDC.
| Custody Type | Where to Search | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| County jail | Houston County inmate portal | Pretrial detainees, short county sentences, and transfer waits at the county jail. |
| State custody | GDC offender query | Sentenced Georgia offenders and state facility records. |
| Federal custody | BOP inmate locator | Federal sentenced inmates, usually not county pretrial holds. |
| Immigration detention | ICE Online Detainee Locator | Immigration detention by A-number or biographical data. |
| Status alerts | VINELink | Custody notification when available for the agency and person. |
Houston County Detention Facilities
Two facilities belong in the Houston County inmate population map. They serve different systems, so they should not be searched in the same way. The primary county jail is run by the sheriff and uses the county roster. McEver is a GDC facility in Perry and uses state corrections search, visitation, records, and money rules.
- Houston County Detention Center - the primary county jail for pretrial detainees, short misdemeanor sentences, and felony-sentenced inmates awaiting GDC transfer.
- McEver Detention Center - a Georgia Department of Corrections probation detention center in Perry, searched through the GDC offender system.
Houston County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the Houston County inmate population? The best point-in-time county figure found was 639 public roster records on June 4, 2026, compared with a stated jail capacity of 665 inmates. The county did not publish an official average-daily-population trend table in the reviewed sources.
How do I search the Houston County inmate population? Use the official Houston County inmate portal for current county jail custody. If the person has been sentenced to state custody, use the GDC offender query. For federal or immigration custody, use BOP or ICE locators.
Do booking photos prove guilt? No. A booking photo is an arrest-stage record. Court records after a jail arrest should be checked for filed charges, dismissals, reductions, pleas, verdicts, and final disposition.
Is there a Houston County sheriff app? No official sheriff or police mobile app with an inmate roster, warrant lookup, most-wanted search, or records portal was confirmed in the official source set.
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