Department of Corrections

The corrections chief testified as the committee meets in Cheyenne to discuss priorities for an upcoming session devoted primarily to the budget.

Beginning in February 2004, he was required to register as a sex offender for the remainder of his life.

The hunter education class was being held at the Department of Corrections training facility in Rawlins.

Per the statement, an autopsy has been ordered in accordance with departmental policy and an investigation into the death will be conducted.

The program offers offenders under the age of 25 a chance to reform themselves and become eligible for early release.

If the bill becomes law the state would contract with a private company to treat people convicted of a crime for substance abuse.

An inmate, serving a sentence on a murder charge has died in custody.

An internal review has found that  Wyoming Department of Corrections officials mistakenly released an inmate early even after he told a corrections officer that he still had at least five years left to serve on an aggravated assault sentence. Amy Richards has a report. The Wyoming Game and Fish Comm…