Senate moves on criminal justice reform
The Wyoming Senate advanced bills to reduce imprisonment from probation violations as part of a years-long criminal justice reform effort.
Council of State Governments
New criminal justice reform package takes shape
Lawmakers advanced four bills suggested by CJR experts to stem Wyoming’s prison crisis.
North Dakota may hold key to Wyoming’s prison woes
North Dakota once had a crowded prison system driven in part by substance abuse issues and woefully inadequate treatment options. Sound familiar?
Criminal justice reform solutions await lawmaker action
Outside experts have found targeted solutions to Wyoming’s incarceration crisis. But will legislators move them forward?
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.
