WY DOC - Wyoming State Penitentiary

State Prison

Last Updated: May 25, 2022
Address
PO Box 400 2900 S Higley Road, Rawlins, WY 82301-0400
Beds
750
County
Carbon
Phone
307-328-1441
Fax
307-328-7464
Email
joan.thayer@wyo.gov

WY DOC - Wyoming State Penitentiary is for State Prison offenders sentenced up to twelve months.

All prisons and jails have Security or Custody levels depending on the inmate’s classification, sentence, and criminal history. Please review the rules and regulations for State - maximum facility.

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If you are unsure of your inmate's location, you can search and locate your inmate by typing in their last name, first name or first initial, and/or the offender ID number to get their accurate information immediately Registered Offenders

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WY DOC - Wyoming State Penitentiary basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 307-328-1441

The inmates housed at WY DOC - Wyoming State Penitentiary located at PO Box 400 2900 S Higley Road in Rawlins, WY are placed according to their custody level (determined by a number of factors including the past criminal history and the length of their sentence). There are ample educational and vocational training programs for all inmates, especially ones that show a willingness to learn new things that will prepare them for a better life when they are released. The mission is to promote and prepare the offender to leave in better shape than when they arrived, giving them the best chance to never come back and thus lower the state's recidivism rate.

WY DOC - Wyoming State Penitentiary - Visitation
WY DOC - Wyoming State Penitentiary - Prison Policies

Offender Programs

PP 5.000 Prison Industries Enhancement Certification
PP 5.001 Correctional Industries Inmate Work & Compensation
PP 5.002 Approval of Offsite Inmate Work Crews
PP 5.003 Institutional Inmate Work and Programming
PP 5.004 Inmate Incentive Pay
PP 5.005 Industries Operations
PP 5.100 Academic and Vocational Technical Programs
PP 5.300 Inmate Recreation and Activities
PP 5.400 Inmate Visiting
PP 5.401 Inmate Mail
Form 520: Overview of Inmate Mail Regulations Affecting Friends and Family
PP 5.402 Inmate Telephone Access
PP 5.403 Inmate Access to Attorneys
PP 5.404 Furlough/Leave Program
PP 5.500 Library Services
PP 5.600 Inmate Religious Activities
PP 5.601 Religious Diet Program for Inmates

Wyoming State Penitentiary which is also referred to as the SouthFacility is a high security prison located in Rawlins,Wyoming. Wyoming State Penitentiary is responsible for housing all male death row inmates in the state.This facility holds a maximum of 670 adult male inmates. The original facility was known as the North Facility but was closed in 2001due to safety concerns, at that time the South Facility was opened.Inmates are offered educational programs that include English second language, adult basic education, GED courses, and correspondence college courses. Vocational opportunitiesat this facility include welding, carpentry, cabinetry, various construction trades, andcomputer literacy. Inmates at Wyoming State Penitentiary can work jobs within the facility which include kitchen and laundry duties. Offenders that are nearing their discharge date can take pre release programs to help prepare them for their re introductioninto society.

Inmate Locator

WY DOC - Wyoming State Penitentiary is a facility in the Wyoming Department of Corrections. The DOC publishes the names of their current inmates and identifies which of their locations the inmate is being held. Your search should start with the first DOC locator to see if your loved one is there. Begin with the first three letters of the offender's first and last name, it does not have to be spelled exactly.

The second box is the InmateAid Inmate Search. This database of inmates is user-generated content for the purpose of accessing and utilizing any or all of the InmateAid services. If you need our assistance creating your own inmate profile to keep in touch, email us at aid@inmateaid.com and we will assist you in locating your inmate.

As a last resort, you might have to pay for that information if we do not have it. The Arrest Record Search will cost you a small amount, but their data is the freshest available and for that reason, they charge to access it.

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Visitation Information

Wyoming State Penitentiary - Visitation

A1 - Sunday, Thursday

A2 - Sunday, Thursday

B1 - Saturday, Wednesday

B2 - Saturday, Wednesday

C1 - Monday*

Inmates on lockdowns, including special management will receive non-contact visits only.

Inmates on a segregated status will receive non-contact visitation only

C2 - Sunday, Tuesday

H1, Friday, Saturday

H2 - Monday (same as C1 inmates)

K1 - Tuesday, Friday, Saturday

K2 - Tuesday, Friday, Sunday

Morning visiting session starts at 8:00 a.m.

Afternoon visiting session starts at 1:00 p.m.

All visits end at 4:30 p.m. daily

Visitors will be allowed access into the Administration Building at 7:30 a.m. or 12:30 p.m. Visitors will be processed into the facility for 8:00 a.m and 1:00 p.m.

Visiting sessions - visitors may leave at any time during the visiting hours - but will not be allowed to come back until the next scheduled visiting session.

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