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Wyoming State Penitentiary

Why Wyoming sent 240 inmates to a Mississippi prison

• As the Department of Corrections deals with a 25% vacancy rate, 48 additional prisoners were transferred to jails in Lincoln and Sublette counties.   By Maggie Mullen, WyoFile.com –  The Wyoming Department of Corrections’ transfer of 240 inmates to…

Wyoming Department of Corrections recruiting amid labor shortage

  TORRINGTON (WNE) — Every industry is facing a nationwide labor shortage, and the Wyoming Department of Corrections is no exception. “The actual number of vacancies changes from day to day, from minute to minute almost,” said Paul Martin, WDOC…

Evanston man sent to prison for child porn

——————– EVANSTON (WNE) — A 51-year-old Evanston man has been sentenced to five to eight years in prison for sexual exploitation of a minor. Jesse E. Bott was sentenced in Third District Court on Friday, Aug. 7, following a plea…