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Wyoming Department of Corrections

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The Wyoming Department of Corrections (WDOC) is a state agency of Wyoming that operates adult correctional facilities. It is headquartered in Suite 100 of the 1934 Wyott Drive building in Cheyenne.

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History

In November 1990 Wyoming voters approved a constitutional amendment that abolished the Wyoming State Board of Charities and Reform. The institutions of the former state agency were divided and given to other agencies; the Department of Corrections, created in 1991, took responsibility of the adult correctional facilities and also absorbed the adult parole functions of the Wyoming Department of Probation and Parole.

Facilities

Institutions include:

  • Wyoming State Penitentiary (Rawlins)
  • Wyoming Women's Center (Lusk; inmate capacity 261)
  • Wyoming Honor Farm (Riverton; inmate capacity 283)
  • Wyoming Honor Conservation Camp & Boot Camp (Newcastle; combined inmate capacity 261)
  • Wyoming Medium Correctional Institution (Torrington)
  • The grand opening and ribbon cutting occurred on January 6, 2010. It serves as an intake center for men who are not sentenced to death.

    • Fallen officers

    Since the establishment of the Wyoming Department of Corrections, two officers have died in the line of duty.

    References

    Wyoming Department of Corrections Wikipedia
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