WDOC – Wyoming State Penitentiary

In 1980 the “new” Wyoming State Penitentiary was opened with the first inmates placed in “C” Block. The original housing capacity was 550 inmates. From that date through 1995 additional beds were added so that the total capacity was approximately 825. It was eventually determined that the safe housing capacity was 780 inmates.

In 1983 the West Tower was constructed and put into operation. In 1984 the East Tower was added to the perimeter security of the facility.

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In 1995 the Intensive Treatment Unit for long-term substance abuse was opened. During October 1998, the U.S. Department of Justice made the first of several site inspections under CRIPA (Civil Rights of Incarcerated Persons Act). When the DOJ issued their findings letter in Summer 1999, then State Attorney General Gay Woodhouse said that the factual information contained no surprises and that it documented issues that the department was working on before the DOJ visited the penitentiary. She added, however, that “while we disagree that any of the issues singly or together rise to the level of violating constitutional rights, we do agree with many of the recommendations in the letter. We will continue to work in cooperation with the Department of Justice to see that those recommendations are resolved.”

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When the High-Security Special Needs (HSSN) facility at the Wyoming State Penitentiary opened in Summer 2001, the 1980 facility came to be called the “North Facility,” and the HSSN facility became the “South Facility.”

At the time that the Wyoming Department of Corrections took possession of the new South Facility in Summer 2001 the department vacated the North Facility due to continuing life/safety issues that could not be immediately resolved. Inmates that would have been housed in the North Facility were moved to other WDOC facilities, to county jails, or to housing out-of-state.

In April 2002 the WDOC announced that the DOJ and the department had entered into a final agreement regarding the Wyoming State Penitentiary. It was noted that the State had one year to obtain substantial compliance with the terms of the agreement and one year to maintain compliance.

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2001 South Facility, Administration and Warehouse Buildings, Central Production Facility

When the High Security/Special Needs Facility (South Facility) was planned, a new warehouse and administration building were also planned. Both the warehouse and the administration building were designed to service the entire complex. These two buildings were occupied in March 2000.

The South Facility opened in July 2001 to house inmates that needed high security or had special medical or mental health needs. The South Facility capacity including K-Unit/CPF is 826 inmates. Due to the vacating of the North Facility, the South Facility currently also houses medium and minimum security inmates.

In August 2002 the new Central Production Facility opened (kitchen and laundry facility) and the original kitchen/laundry facility was closed in the North Facility. This brought an end to any occupancy of the North Facility.

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