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?
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Criminal justice reform solutions await lawmaker action
Outside experts have found targeted solutions to Wyoming’s incarceration crisis. But will legislators move them forward?
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.
House weighs in on proposed Evanston immigration jail
An amendment to a bill appropriating funds to local governments ignited criticism of the governor’s refusal to call a proposed immigration jail a prison.
Cuts to prison drug treatment come back to bite budget
Lawmakers’ and Gov. Matt Mead’s decision to cut $4.5 million from substance abuse programs in prisons is costing the state money, WDOC director said.
