Department+of+Corrections

toc The Department of Corrections "is responsible for adult correctional institutions, community corrections center, out-of-state placements, staff training, and adult probation and parole services in the State of Wyoming. The Director is appointed by the Governor and serves as a member of the Governor’s cabinet. The Department of Corrections has four organizational sections: Office of the Director, Division of Central Services, Division of Field Services [formerly the Department of Probation and Parole], and Division of Prisons. The Office of the Director includes the Director, Deputy Director, public information, policy and planning and research, investigations, and victim services" //(2013 State Government Directory)//.
 * Department of Corrections **

Department of Corrections Unicover Building, Suite 100 1934 Wyott Drive Cheyenne 82002-3427 Phone (307) 777-7208, Fax (307) 777-7846 Website: [|corrections.wy.gov]

=Boards and Commissions=

Correctional Industries Advisory Board
The Correctional Industries Advisory Board recommends to the Governor and the Department of Corrections policies for correctional industries programs following criteria in the statutes. The Board was created in 1999 when the Correctional Industries Program legislation passed (W.S. 25-13-101 through W.S. 25-13-107). The Board consists of seven members appointed by the Governor, each serving a three-year term. Membership on the Board includes representatives of organized labor, business, the criminal justice system and the educational community. The Director of the Department of Corrections and the Director of the Department of Workforce Services, or their designees, serve as ex officio nonvoting members of the Board.


 * Contact information: **Unicover Building, Suite 100 Department of Corrections 1934 Wyott Drive Cheyenne 82002 Phone (307) 777-7208, Fax (307)777-7476
 * Website:** [|wybrandindustries.com] //(2015 State Directory)//

=Board of Parole=

The Board of Parole is a separate operating agency composed of seven part-time citizen members who are appointed by the Governor to serve six-year terms. The members conduct interviews with inmates in the custody of the Department of Corrections and make decisions regarding parole grants, sanctions and revocations for parole violations, commutation recommendations to the Governor, grants, removal of and restoration of good time credits and awards of parole good time. Additionally, the Board provides notification to certified victims of parole hearings and other related matters. The Board of Parole’s office is maintained in Cheyenne where seven full time employees provide administrative support to the Board under the direction of the Executive Director. The Board of Parole was created in 1941.

**Contact information:** 3120 Old Faithful Road, Suite 300 Cheyenne 82002 Phone (307) 777-5444, Fax (307) 777-5386
 * Website: **[|boardofparole.wyo.gov] (2015 State Directory)

=Institutions=

Wyoming Honor Farm
The Wyoming Honor Farm, created in 1931, is a minimum security facility for adult male offenders with a mission that provides educational, vocational, treatment and a variety of agricultural work programs. The Honor Farm has four full-time inmate forestry crews who fight wild fires in Wyoming and also provide community service work for governmental agencies and the local community. Another well-known program at the Honor Farm is the Wild Horse Program, operated in partnership with the Federal Bureau of Land Management, in which wild horses are gentled and then put up for adoption at scheduled times. The Honor Farm, originally called the Penitentiary Farm, was acquired by the Wyoming Legislature in 1931.


 * Contact information:** 40 Honor Farm Road Riverton 82501-9411 Phone (307) 856-9578, Fax (307) 856-2505

Wyoming Honor Conservation Camp
The Wyoming Honor Conservation Camp houses both a minimum security forestry camp for adult male offenders and a close custody youthful offender boot camp program. Inmates assigned to the conservation camp work in a variety of jobs both on-site and in conjunction with the Wyoming State Forestry Division. The forestry crews fight wild land fires in Wyoming and South Dakota as well as provide forestry management on state lands and community service projects for various governmental agencies. Programming and educational services are available for all 79 Honor Conversation Camp and Boot Camp, Wyoming, Cont.: custody level inmates. The Wyoming Boot Camp Program (WBC) is a diversionary incarceration program for youthful male offenders who have not attained the age of 25 and have not previously been incarcerated in an adult correctional institution. The Wyoming Boot Camp provides an alternative to long-term incarceration with a 180-day, intense paramilitary program with an emphasis on education and programming.

**Contact information:** 40 Pippen Road P.O. Box 160 Newcastle 82701-9708 Phone (307) 746-4436, Fax (307) 746-9316 **Website:** [|doc.state.wy.us/institutions/whcc/index.html] (2015 State Directory)

Wyoming Medium Correctional Institution
The Wyoming Medium Correctional Institution (WMCI) is a medium security men’s facility. It serves as the primary intake and assessment center for male inmates not sentenced to death. WMCI has been designed to serve those inmates with the high needs of protective custody, medical, mental, health, dental, substance abuse, life skills, cognitive/behavioral, and/or sex offender treatment services. It will also focus on education and vocational skills so that inmates can have a skill to make a livable wage when they reenter society. In addition, it houses the Department's initial reception and assessment process for all male offenders within the adult correctional system. The facility opened in January 2010 with a capacity of 720 beds.


 * Contact information: **7076 Road 55F Torrington 82240 Phone (307) 532-3198, Fax (307) 532-3240
 * Website:** [|doc.state.wy.us/institutions/wmci/index.html] (2015 State Directory)

State Penitentiary
The State Penitentiary, created in 1891, is a full service, secure correctional facility for adult male felons. The prison facility in operation now opened in July, 2001 and houses inmates in all custody levels including death row and those inmates with special needs. The facility offers a variety of programs including education, vocational education, cognitive development, substance abuse treatment, mental health, sex offender treatment, work programs, and a new and expanding correctional industries program.


 * Contact information:** P.O. Box 400 Rawlins 82301-0400 Phone (307) 328-1441, Fax (307) 328-7464
 * Website:** [|corrections.wy.gov] (2015 State Directory)

Wyoming Women's Center
The Wyoming Women’s Center (WWC) is a full service, secure correctional facility for female felons. It is the sole adult female facility in the State of Wyoming. Established by the Wyoming Legislature it was built in 1984 at a cost of $9 million with a design capacity for 84 inmates. The institution is located on 71 acres of state property. Expansion of the facility was completed in 2007, increasing the capacity to confine 295 inmates. The facility houses all security levels, minimum through maximum. WWC offers programming that addresses the assessed needs of the female felon. These include, but are not limited to, the following: living skills, drug, co-dependency, parenting, assertiveness, anger management and recovery groups dealing with emotional, physical and sexual abuse. The WWC also has a self-contained 54-bed intensive treatment unit (ITU) for the treatment of addiction. The ITU is a highly structured long term program based upon the therapeutic community treatment model. The program is tailored to provide gender specific services and is funded with a combination of state and federal resources.


 * Contact information:** 1000 West Griffith P.O. Box 300 Lusk 82225-0020 Phone (307) 334-3693, Fax (307) 334-2254
 * Website:** [|doc.state.wy.us/institutions/wwc/index.htm]l (2015 State Directory)

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