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.^[1]

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.^[2]

Facilities

Institutions include:^[3]

• 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)^[4]
• Wyoming Medium Correctional Institution (Torrington)^[5]
  • 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.^[6]

Fallen officers

Since the establishment of the Wyoming Department of Corrections, two officers have died in the line of duty.^[7]

See also

• List of law enforcement agencies in Wyoming
• List of United States state correction agencies
• List of U.S. state prisons
• Prison

References

1. ↑ "Contact Us". Wyoming Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 22, 2010.
2. ↑ "About the Department of Corrections". Wyoming Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 22, 2010.
3. ↑ "Contact Institutions". Wyoming Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 22, 2010.
4. ↑ "Newcastle city, Wyoming". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.
5. ↑ "Wyoming Medium Correctional Institution (WMCI)". Goshen County GIS Department. 2009. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.
6. ↑ "Wyoming Medium Correctional Institution". Wyoming Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 22, 2010.
7. ↑ The Officer Down Memorial Page

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