Basic Facts About Prison and Wyoming
June 1, 2005 - 3:57pm
| Number of Prisons | 4 prisons including an Honor Farm, a Boot Camp, and one women's prison holding just over 100 women. |
| Number of Prisoners | Wyoming reported 1,923 prisoners to the Bureau of Justice Statistics for its mid-year 2004 report. (Link goes directly to a PDF file on the BJS site.) |
| Women Prisoners | Number not available on their website or through BJS |
| State Population | 501,000 (based on latest figures from the US Census) |
| DOC Budget | Not reported on their website or through BJS |
| DOC website | http://doc.state.wy.us/corrections.asp there is very little statistical info or budget info, and no visiting info except for addresses of prisons. |
| Death Penalty? | Yes |
| Newspapers | The main newspaper that covers stories related to prisons and corrections policy is the Billings Gazette (MT). You can see a fairly complete list of Wyoming newspapers here. |
| NIC Statistics | You can see the National Institute of Corrections stats on Wyoming here. The stats are mostly "per 100,000 people," based on the figures the state reports to the Federal Government. |
| WY stats | The University of Wyoming's Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center conducts some criminal justice research. |
| Drug Court Analysis | The WSAC has produced an evaluation of Wyoming's drug courts. This link takes you directly to a large PDF file, so your screen may appear to be blank while it loads. |
| Prison Expansion | Wyoming is currently planning to expand its prison system. |
