Wyoming Department of Corrections
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]
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[edit] 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]
[edit] Facilities
Institutions include:[3]
- Wyoming State Penitentiary (Rawlins)
- Wyoming Women's Center (Lusk)
- Wyoming Honor Farm (Riverton)
- Wyoming Honor Conservation Camp & Boot Camp (Newcastle)[4]
- Wyoming Medium Correctional Institution (Unincorporated Goshen County)[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]
[edit] Fallen officers
Since the establishment of the Wyoming Department of Corrections, 2 officers have died in the line of duty.[7]
[edit] See also
- List of law enforcement agencies in Wyoming
- List of United States state correction agencies
- List of U.S. state prisons
- Prison
[edit] References
- ^ "Contact Us." Wyoming Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 22, 2010.
- ^ "About the Department of Corrections." Wyoming Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 22, 2010.
- ^ "Contact Institutions." Wyoming Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 22, 2010.
- ^ "Newcastle city, Wyoming." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.
- ^ "Wyoming Medium Correctional Institution (WMCI)." Goshen County GIS Department. 2009. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.
- ^ "Wyoming Medium Correctional Institution." Wyoming Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 22, 2010.
- ^ The Officer Down Memorial Page
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