Funding woes threaten criminal justice reform
An initial rejection of funding by the governor’s office and the death of a “sin tax” raise fears funding woes will kill Wyoming’s criminal justice reform before it’s begun.
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Wyoming prison crisis demands criminal justice reform
Opinion
by 2 Comments Shipping inmates to county jails or private out-of-state prisons won’t solve Department of Corrections’ problems.
‘Good time’ rolling soon to a jail near you?
Last year inmates spent two months on average in jails after sentencing, awaiting a prison bed and losing opportunities to reduce time with good behavior.
Let’s pay for education, not prisons
Opinion
by 1 Comment A good education costs plenty but it’s far cheaper than incarcerating the uneducated. More than one-third of Wyoming inmates dropped out of high school.
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.
