Tribes confront incarceration problem
“The numbers that you’re seeing in jail now are ... true numbers for this reservation,” a tribal judge said last month. Can tribal traditions help?
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Two Elk: The story behind the story
One reporter brought the Two Elk scandal to light and tracked the twisting tale of greed, fraud and government ineptitude for more than a decade.
Psych., drug treatment gaps drive Wyoming’s prison problem
Cops, docs and bureaucrats all agree holes in mental health and substance abuse treatment go hand-in-hand with Wyoming’s prison crowding problem.
Immigration debate hits hard in Evanston
A private immigration jail proposal has brought the tensions of a divided nation to bear on a town of 12,000.
Born behind bars: Wyoming’s approach to pregnancy in prison
Wyoming has purchased the tools to help incarcerated mothers and their children, but has failed to deploy them.
