Quarantines but no new positive tests at women’s prison
Four staff members recently emerged from quarantine, two inmates have tested negative for COVID-19, two more tests are pending.
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Wyoming prison crisis demands criminal justice reform
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by 2 Comments Shipping inmates to county jails or private out-of-state prisons won’t solve Department of Corrections’ problems.
Prison chief: Staff shortage could create dangerous conditions
Low staffing at the Wyoming State Penitentiary and the Wyoming Women’s Center could jeopardize safety, prison director Bob Lampert told lawmakers Thursday.
Treatment or trauma? Prison addiction program scrutinized
In-prison drug treatment is critical to lowering recidivism rates in Wyoming, but some veterans of a women’s prison program say it does more harm than good.
Women’s prison conditions like ‘stockyard’ say former inmates
Released incarcerees of Wyoming’s only women’s prison denounce crumbling facilities, punitive use of jails.
