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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 13 - Sentence and Imprisonment › Article 17 - 24/7 Sobriety Program › Section 7-13-1703 - 24/7 Sobriety Program Created.

7-13-1703. 24/7 sobriety program created.
(a) There is created a 24/7 sobriety program to be administered by the attorney general. The purpose of the program is to reduce the number of repeat crimes that are related to substance abuse by monitoring an offender's sobriety through intensive alcohol and drug testing and immediate and appropriate enforcement of violations.
(b) The program shall provide for frequent and certain testing for drug or alcohol use. The testing methods may include breath testing, drug patch testing, urinalysis, use of a remote breath testing device or a remote electronic alcohol monitoring device or other testing methods as provided by rule.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 13 - Sentence and Imprisonment › Article 17 - 24/7 Sobriety Program › Section 7-13-1704 - Inclusion in Program.

7-13-1704. Inclusion in program.
(a) Each county, through its sheriff, may take part in the program. A sheriff may designate an entity to provide the testing services or to take any other action authorized to be taken by the sheriff under this article with the exception of action taken to apprehend a violator under W.S. 7-13-1709.
(b) The sheriff shall establish the testing locations and times for his county but shall have at least one (1) testing location and two (2) daily testing times approximately twelve (12) hours apart unless the sheriff utilizes a remote electronic alcohol monitoring device that complies with rules promulgated by the attorney general pursuant to W.S. 7-13-1705.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 13 - Sentence and Imprisonment › Article 17 - 24/7 Sobriety Program › Section 7-13-1705 - Rulemaking Authority.

7-13-1705. Rulemaking authority.
(a) The attorney general shall adopt rules to implement this article. The rules shall:
(i) Provide for the nature and manner of testing and the procedures and apparatuses to be used for testing;
(ii) Establish fees and provide for the collection of fees. The fees shall be set as low as possible, but shall be set so that the total of fees and other funds credited to the program account defray the entire expense of the program, including all costs to the state; and
(iii) Establish a data management program to manage program data, including testing results, fees and required reports. The data management program shall be used by all counties taking part in the program.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 13 - Sentence and Imprisonment › Article 17 - 24/7 Sobriety Program › Section 7-13-1706 - Distribution of Testing Fees.

7-13-1706. Distribution of testing fees.
The sheriff shall collect and transmit testing fees to the state treasurer to be credited to the 24/7 sobriety program account created by W.S. 7-13-1707. The fees shall be distributed as provided by this article and the rules.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 13 - Sentence and Imprisonment › Article 17 - 24/7 Sobriety Program › Section 7-13-1707 - 24/7 Sobriety Program Account.

7-13-1707. 24/7 sobriety program account.
(a) There is created a 24/7 sobriety program account. The account shall be used by the attorney general to defray all the costs of the program to the state, including the costs of the attorney general in administering this article. Disbursements from the account shall not exceed the monies credited to it. All monies in the account are continuously appropriated to the attorney general to be used solely for the administration of the program and for no other purpose. After paying participating vendors, the attorney general shall return no less than seventy-five percent (75%) of the remaining fees collected under W.S. 7-13-1706 to the sheriff who collected the fee. The sheriff shall utilize the funds only to administer or enhance the county's 24/7 sobriety program. Notwithstanding W.S. 9-2-1008 and 9-4-207 funds in the account shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal period. Interest earned on funds in the account shall be deposited to the account.
(b) The attorney general may accept, and shall deposit in the account, any gifts, contributions, donations, grants or federal funds specifically designated for the benefit of the program.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 13 - Sentence and Imprisonment › Article 17 - 24/7 Sobriety Program › Section 7-13-1708 - Authority of Court to Order Participation in Program.

7-13-1708. Authority of court to order participation in program.
(a) Upon a charge or offense for conduct committed while intoxicated or under the influence of a controlled substance, a court may order participation in the program as a condition of pretrial release, bond, suspension of sentence, probation or other conditional release.
(b) Participation in the program may be imposed as a condition of release under the Wyoming Rules of Criminal Procedure, including rules 46.1 and 46.2.
(c) Before ordering participation in the program, a court may require the person to undergo a substance abuse assessment. The cost of the substance abuse assessment shall be paid by the offender.
(d) The state board of parole may require a parolee to participate in the program as a condition of parole.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 13 - Sentence and Imprisonment › Article 17 - 24/7 Sobriety Program › Section 7-13-1709 - Apprehension of Violators.

7-13-1709. Apprehension of violators.
(a) Upon the failure of a person to submit to a test under the program or upon a positive test for alcohol or controlled substance in violation of the program, a peace officer or a probation and parole agent shall complete a written statement establishing the person, in the judgment of the officer or agent, violated a condition of release by failing to submit to or pass a test. A peace officer shall immediately arrest the person without warrant after completing or receiving the written statement.
(b) A person taken into custody under this section shall appear before a court within a reasonable time and shall not be released unless the person has made a personal appearance before a court.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 13 - Sentence and Imprisonment › Article 17 - 24/7 Sobriety Program › Section 7-13-1710 - 24/7 Sobriety Program Director; Appointment.

7-13-1710. 24/7 sobriety program director; appointment.
The attorney general may appoint a director to administer the program. The appointment shall be subject to senate confirmation in the manner provided for in W.S. 28-12-101 and 28-12-102 for gubernatorial appointments. The director shall receive an annual salary determined by the department of administration and information human resources division.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 13 - Sentence and Imprisonment › Article 18 - Probation and Parole Incentives and Sanctions › Section 7-13-1801 - Incentives and Sanctions System; Duties of the Department of Corrections; Definitions.

7-13-1801. Incentives and sanctions system; duties of the department of corrections; definitions.
(a) The department shall by rule and regulation establish, maintain and implement an incentives and sanctions system to utilize as responses to positive and negative behavior by probationers, parolees and conditional releasees under the department's supervision. The system shall provide for graduated responses to compliance violations and other violations of supervision conditions in a swift, certain and proportional manner and shall include guidance and procedures to determine when and how to:
(i) Request a warrant;
(ii) Initiate and conduct any hearing required under W.S. 7-13-1803; and
(iii) Seek departmental approval to use custodial sanctions.
(b) To implement and continuously improve the incentives and sanctions system, the department shall:
(i) Provide information and training on the system to probation and parole agents and supervisors and to members and staff of the state board of parole;
(ii) Offer information and training on the system to the Wyoming supreme court, district court judges, circuit court judges, district attorneys, defense attorneys, law enforcement officers, corrections and detention officers, contracted service providers and other interested personnel;
(iii) Review the system at least one (1) time every five (5) years to ensure that the system adheres to evidence-based practices and that the use of incentives and sanctions by probation and parole agents is consistent throughout the state;
(iv) Ensure that the responses, guidance and procedures established in the system consider community safety and the needs of the victim and offender;
(v) Collect data relating to placement decisions determined by using the system;
(vi) Aggregate collected data and submit a report by September 1 of each year to the joint judiciary interim committee.
(c) As used in this article:
(i) "Cognitive-behavioral programming" means programming or therapy that utilize cognitive-behavioral and social learning theories to target a person's dysfunctional beliefs, thoughts and patterns of behavior that contribute or lead to criminal behaviors;
(ii) "Compliance violation" means as defined in W.S. 7-13-401(a)(xv);
(iii) "Department" means the department of corrections.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 13 - Sentence and Imprisonment › Article 18 - Probation and Parole Incentives and Sanctions › Section 7-13-1802 - Authorized Sanctions.

7-13-1802. Authorized sanctions.
(a) The sanctions authorized under W.S. 7-13-1801(a) may include:
(i) Loss or restriction of privileges;
(ii) Community service;
(iii) Placement in an intensive supervision program established under W.S. 7-13-1102 or a nonresidential community correctional program established under W.S. 7-18-103 or 7-18-104;
(iv) Custodial sanctions authorized under subsection (b) of this section, subject to any procedure required under W.S. 7-13-1803 and any rules promulgated under W.S. 7-13-1801(a).
(b) Subject to the requirements in W.S. 7-13-1803(c), custodial sanctions authorized by W.S. 7-13-1801(a) for compliance violations shall include one (1) or more of the following:
(i) A sanction of time served in custody between arrest and hearing or between arrest and the disposition of the alleged violation if a hearing is not held;
(ii) Immediate confinement in a consenting Wyoming county jail, to be imposed as a two (2) or three (3) day consecutive period;
(iii) Confinement in a consenting Wyoming county jail for up to fifteen (15) consecutive days in addition to any time served between arrest and hearing;
(iv) Confinement for up to ninety (90) days in a residential community correction program established under W.S. 7-18-103 or 7-18-104 coupled with substance abuse treatment, cognitive-behavioral programming to address criminal thinking or other programming that the department deems appropriate;
(v) Confinement for up to ninety (90) days in a consenting Wyoming county jail coupled with substance abuse treatment contracted with and paid for by the department;
(vi) Incarceration in a state penal institution for up to ninety (90) days coupled with substance abuse treatment, cognitive-behavioral programming to address criminal thinking or other programming that the department deems appropriate.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 14 - Remedy for Violation of Constitutional Rights › Section 7-14-101 - Definition of "This Act"; Commencement and Conduct of Proceedings.

7-14-101. Definition of "this act"; commencement and conduct of proceedings.
(a) As used in W.S. 7-14-101 through 7-14-108 "this act" means W.S. 7-14-101 through 7-14-108.
(b) Any person serving a felony sentence in a state penal institution who asserts that in the proceedings which resulted in his conviction or sentence there was a substantial denial of his rights under the constitution of the United States or of the state of Wyoming, or both, may institute proceedings under this act. The proceeding shall be commenced by filing with the clerk of the court where the conviction occurred a petition verified by affidavit. A copy of the petition shall be served by the inmate on the Wyoming attorney general by mail or by some other method reasonably calculated to assure prompt and verifiable service. The clerk shall docket the petition upon receipt and bring it promptly to the attention of the court.
(c) Unless otherwise inconsistent with the provisions of this act, proceedings under this act shall be conducted pursuant to the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure and the Wyoming Rules of Evidence, except:
(i) Any evidentiary hearing shall be conducted before the court without a jury; and
(ii) Rules 3, 4, 14, 22, 23, 24, 38, 39, 40.1, 42, 47, 48, 51, 55, 59 and 64 through 71.1 of the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure shall not apply to proceedings under this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 14 - Remedy for Violation of Constitutional Rights › Section 7-14-102 - Contents of Petition.

7-14-102. Contents of petition.
(a) The petition shall state:
(i) The proceeding in which the petitioner was convicted;
(ii) The date of the rendition of the final judgment;
(iii) The facts which show the petitioner's constitutional rights were violated; and
(iv) Any previous proceedings in which the petitioner has been involved to secure relief from his conviction.
(b) The petition shall be accompanied by affidavits, records or other evidence supporting the allegations or shall state why the same are not attached.
(c) The petition may contain argument, citations and discussion of authorities.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 14 - Remedy for Violation of Constitutional Rights › Section 7-14-103 - Claims Barred; Applicability of Act.

7-14-103. Claims barred; applicability of act.
(a) A claim under this act is procedurally barred and no court has jurisdiction to decide the claim if the claim:
(i) Could have been raised but was not raised in a direct appeal from the proceeding which resulted in the petitioner's conviction;
(ii) Was not raised in the original or an amendment to the original petition under this act; or
(iii) Was decided on its merits or on procedural grounds in any previous proceeding which has become final.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a)(i) of this section, a court may hear a petition based on any of the following:
(i) The petitioner sets forth facts supported by affidavits or other credible evidence which was not known or reasonably available to him at the time of a direct appeal;
(ii) The court finds from a review of the trial and appellate records that the petitioner's appellate counsel provided constitutionally ineffective assistance by failing to assert a claim that was likely to result in a reversal of the petitioner's conviction or sentence on his direct appeal. This finding may be reviewed by the supreme court together with any further action of the district court taken on the petition; or
(iii) The petitioner was represented by the same attorney in the trial and appellate courts.
(c) This act does not apply to claims of error or denial of rights in any proceeding:
(i) For the revocation of probation or parole;
(ii) Provided by statute or court rule for new trial, sentence reduction, sentence correction or other post-verdict motion.
(d) No petition under this act shall be allowed if filed more than five (5) years after the judgment of conviction was entered.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 14 - Remedy for Violation of Constitutional Rights › Section 7-14-104 - No Right to Appointed Counsel.

7-14-104. No right to appointed counsel.
(a) Repealed by Laws 1990, ch. 95, 2.
(b) Repealed by Laws 1990, ch. 95, 2.
(c) An indigent petitioner seeking relief under this act is not entitled to representation by the state public defender or by appointed counsel.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 14 - Remedy for Violation of Constitutional Rights › Section 7-14-105 - Answer by State; Withdrawal of Petition; Amendments and Further Pleadings.

7-14-105. Answer by state; withdrawal of petition; amendments and further pleadings.
(a) Within forty-five (45) days after being ordered to respond to the petition by the court, or within any further time as the court may fix, the attorney general on behalf of the state shall answer or move to dismiss the petition. No other or further pleadings shall be filed except as the court may order on its own motion or on that of either party.
(b) The court may grant leave to the petitioner, at any stage of the proceeding prior to entry of judgment, to withdraw the petition.
(c) The court may by order authorize:
(i) Amendment of the petition or any other pleadings;
(ii) The filing of further pleadings; or
(iii) An extension of the time for filing any further pleading other than the original petition.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 14 - Remedy for Violation of Constitutional Rights › Section 7-14-106 - Evidence Received by Court; Orders Entered Upon Favorable Finding; Contents of Final Judgment or Order.

7-14-106. Evidence received by court; orders entered upon favorable finding; contents of final judgment or order.
(a) The court may, if it determines it to be necessary, receive proof by affidavits, deposition, oral testimony or other evidence and may order the petitioner brought before the court for the hearing.
(b) If the court finds in favor of the petitioner, it shall enter an appropriate order with respect to the judgment or sentence in the former proceedings and any supplementary orders as to rearraignment, retrial, custody, bail or discharge as may be necessary and proper.
(c) The final judgment or order on a petition under this act shall state the basis for the court's decision and may contain findings of fact and conclusions of law.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 14 - Remedy for Violation of Constitutional Rights › Section 7-14-107 - Appellate Review.

7-14-107. Appellate review.
Any final judgment or order entered upon a petition under this act may be reviewed by the supreme court on writ of certiorari upon the petition of either party pursuant to the Wyoming Rules of Appellate Procedure.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 15 - Interstate Detainers › Section 7-15-102 - Additional Definitions; Short Title.

7-15-102. Additional definitions; short title.
(a) As used in W.S. 7-15-101 through 7-15-105:
(i) "Appropriate court" means district court when the reference is to a court of this state;
(ii) "This act" or "this agreement" means W.S. 7-15-101 through 7-15-105.
(b) This act may be cited as the "Agreement on Detainers".
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 15 - Interstate Detainers › Section 7-15-103 - Cooperation in Enforcement of Agreement.

7-15-103. Cooperation in enforcement of agreement.
All courts, departments, agencies, officers and employees of this state and its political subdivisions shall enforce the Agreement on Detainers and cooperate with one another and with other party states in enforcing the agreement and effectuating its purpose.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 15 - Interstate Detainers › Section 7-15-104 - Delivery of Inmate to Another State.

7-15-104. Delivery of inmate to another state.
It shall be lawful and mandatory upon the warden or other official in charge of a penal or correctional institution in this state to deliver an inmate of the institution to the proper authority of another party state if required under the Agreement on Detainers.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 15 - Interstate Detainers › Section 7-15-105 - Duties of Attorney General.

7-15-105. Duties of attorney general.
The attorney general shall act as coordinator of this agreement and, acting jointly with like officers of party states, shall promulgate rules and regulations to carry out more effectively the terms and provisions of this act, and shall provide within and without the state, information necessary to the effective operation of this agreement.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 16 - Labor by Prisoners › Article 1 - County Jail › Section 7-16-101 - Persons Subject to Required Work.

7-16-101. Persons subject to required work.
(a) The sentencing court may require the following persons to perform work pursuant to W.S. 7-16-101 through 7-16-104:
(i) Persons sentenced to a definite term of imprisonment in the county jail, whether or not a fine is imposed as a part of the sentence;
(ii) Persons committed to jail pursuant to W.S. 6-10-105 for refusal to pay a fine or costs; and
(iii) Persons for whom work is imposed as a condition of probation pursuant to W.S. 7-13-304(b).
(b) No person charged with a crime and awaiting the action of the grand jury or awaiting trial shall be required to perform work pursuant to W.S. 7-16-101 through 7-16-104.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 16 - Labor by Prisoners › Article 1 - County Jail › Section 7-16-102 - Restrictions; Supervision; Costs; Civil Liability.

7-16-102. Restrictions; supervision; costs; civil liability.
(a) No prisoner shall be required to perform work more than eight (8) hours in any one (1) calendar day or to work on any legal holiday.
(b) No person shall be required to perform work who is unable to do so due to physical or mental disability.
(c) The court shall direct whether the work shall be performed under the supervision of the county sheriff, the state probation and parole officer or some other responsible person approved by the court. No person shall be directed to perform work unless the court, after consultation with the sheriff or other entity or person to be charged with supervision, determines that adequate staffing is available to provide for the safe and secure supervision of the prisoner.
(d) Any additional expenses, including costs for guarding the prisoner, incurred by a county as a result of allowing a prisoner to perform work shall be paid by the board of county commissioners in which the labor is performed but may be assessed against any financial credit earned by the prisoner under W.S. 7-16-104. The court may also require that a reasonable sum for room and board be assessed against any credits earned by a prisoner.
(e) The person charged with supervising a prisoner's work shall keep an accurate record and account of all work performed and all credits received and shall make periodic reports as required by the court.
(f) The court may impose any other reasonable terms or conditions relating to the performance of work by prisoners and probationers, not inconsistent with W.S. 7-16-101 through 7-16-104.
(g) If any civil action is brought against any sheriff, his undersheriff, deputy, agent or employee, by reason of acts committed or alleged in the performance of necessary duties in connection with the care of a prisoner performing work pursuant to W.S. 7-16-101 through 7-16-104, the state shall indemnify and hold harmless the officers, agents or employees from all civil liability incurred or adjudged except for liability arising out of willful and wanton or malicious acts. Upon request, the state shall provide legal counsel at state expense to assist in the defense of any action covered by this subsection.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 16 - Labor by Prisoners › Article 1 - County Jail › Section 7-16-103 - Compensation of Sheriff.

7-16-103. Compensation of sheriff.
Except for reimbursement for additional expenses authorized by W.S. 7-16-102(d), a sheriff is not entitled to any extra compensation, fee or reward for supervising a prisoner performing work pursuant to W.S. 7-16-101 through 7-16-104.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 16 - Labor by Prisoners › Article 1 - County Jail › Section 7-16-104 - Credits.

7-16-104. Credits.
(a) The sentencing court may reduce the term of a sentence, fine, costs or attorney fees of a prisoner sentenced to imprisonment or placed on probation, for work performed under W.S. 7-16-101 through 7-16-104.
(b) If a reduction is ordered pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the reduction shall be:
(i) At the rate of one (1) day for each eight (8) hours of work performed under W.S. 7-16-101 through 7-16-104, provided the reduction in sentence shall not exceed one-half (1/2) of the original sentence;
(ii) In an amount equal to the federal minimum hourly wage for each hour of work performed provided that the total amount of reduction in the fine, costs or attorney fees shall not exceed one-half (1/2) of the total amount of the fine, costs and attorney fees.
(c) The court shall direct whether the credits under subsection (b) of this section shall apply against the prisoner's term of imprisonment, his fine, court costs, attorney fees or other fees imposed by the court.
(d) A person committed to county jail for refusal to pay a fine or costs shall, in addition to the credit allowed by W.S. 6-10-105, be granted a credit against his fine or costs in an amount equal to the federal minimum hourly wage for each hour of work performed.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 16 - Labor by Prisoners › Article 2 - Prison Labor › Section 7-16-201 - Contracting to Private Persons.

7-16-201. Contracting to private persons.
Except as authorized by W.S. 25-13-101 through 25-13-107, no person in charge of prisoners at any state penal institution shall contract to supply prisoner labor to any private person or private business entity.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 16 - Labor by Prisoners › Article 2 - Prison Labor › Section 7-16-202 - Persons Subject to Required Work.

7-16-202. Persons subject to required work.
(a) All prisoners sentenced to the custody of the department of corrections to serve a term of imprisonment in a state penal institution may be employed within the institution or in any work for the benefit of and use by the state or any of its agencies or political subdivisions.
(b) An inmate of a state penal institution shall be required to perform available hard labor which is suited to the inmate's age, gender, physical and mental condition, strength and attainments in the institution proper, in the industries established in connection with the institution, or at other places as provided in subsection (a) of this section. Substantially equivalent hard labor programs shall be available to both male and female inmates. Inmates performing hard labor at a location other than within or on the grounds of a state penal institution shall be attired in brightly colored uniforms that readily identify them as inmates of state penal institutions. The employment of inmates in hard labor shall not displace employed workers, shall not be applied to skills, crafts or trades in which a local surplus of labor exists, and shall not impair existing contracts for employment or services.
(c) For purposes of this section, "hard labor" means physical or mental labor which is performed for a period of time which shall average, as nearly as possible, forty (40) hours each week, and may include useful and productive work. "Hard labor" may include menial labor, any training necessary to perform any work required, and if possible, work providing an inmate with marketable vocational skills. "Hard labor" does not include labor which is dangerous to an inmate's life or health, is unduly painful or is required to be performed under conditions that would violate occupational safety and health standards applicable to such labor if performed by a person who is not an inmate.
(d) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, an inmate who has been determined by the institution administrator to be unsuitable for the performance of hard labor due to the inmate's age, gender, physical or mental condition, strength or security status shall not be required to perform hard labor.
(e) The department of corrections shall adopt rules to implement this section.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 16 - Labor by Prisoners › Article 2 - Prison Labor › Section 7-16-203 - Compensation.

7-16-203. Compensation.
(a) Persons in confinement in state corrections institutions may receive compensation as specified by the department of corrections for services performed under W.S. 7-16-202. In no case shall the total of all compensation credited exceed the general fund appropriation for that institution. The compensation rate to be paid to any prisoner shall not exceed the state minimum wage.
(b) The compensation limitations in subsection (a) of this section do not apply to correctional industries programs authorized under W.S. 25-13-101 through 25-13-107.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 16 - Labor by Prisoners › Article 2 - Prison Labor › Section 7-16-204 - Fines for Misconduct.

7-16-204. Fines for misconduct.
The department of corrections shall adopt rules and regulations to establish a system for punishing prisoner misconduct through the imposition of fines to be deducted from compensation earned as provided by W.S. 7-16-203. The rules shall provide for the distribution of the proceeds of fines collected under this section as special aid to discharged or paroled prisoners who are infirm or in any way incapable of earning a sufficient subsistence after their release.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 16 - Labor by Prisoners › Article 2 - Prison Labor › Section 7-16-205 - Disposition of Earnings; Confidentiality of Amount.

7-16-205. Disposition of earnings; confidentiality of amount.
(a) Payment for services performed by any prisoner under W.S. 7-16-202 shall be deposited in the trust and agency account at the institution and shall be disbursed for the purposes provided in this subsection and in the order specified:
(i) Unless the prisoner is serving a sentence of death or life without the possibility of parole or is subject to mandatory savings under W.S. 25-13-107(b)(i), ten percent (10%) shall be credited to the prisoner's personal savings account within the correctional facility's trust and agency account, until the prisoner's account has a balance of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). Once the prisoner's personal savings account balance reaches one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), the income otherwise distributed to the prisoner's savings account under this paragraph shall be distributed to the prisoner as provided by paragraphs (ii) through (vi) of this subsection. Funds in the prisoner's personal savings account shall be paid to the prisoner upon parole or final discharge;
(ii) Support of dependent relations of the prisoner;
(iii) Personal necessities and assessments of fees for programs, services and assistance pursuant to subsection (e) of this section;
(iv) Repealed By Laws 1999, ch. 62, 2.
(v) Court ordered restitution, fines, sanctions and reimbursement for the services of public defender or court appointed counsel, the surcharge imposed under W.S. 1-40-119, victims compensation obligations under W.S. 1-40-112(g) and the surcharge imposed under W.S. 7-13-1616;
Note: Effective 7/1/2024 this paragraph will read as:
(v) Court ordered restitution, fines, sanctions and reimbursement for the services of public defender or court appointed counsel, the surcharge imposed under W.S. 1-40-119, victims compensation obligations under W.S. 1-40-112(g) and the surcharge imposed under W.S. 5-12-118;
(vi) Remaining funds shall be paid the prisoner upon parole or final discharge.
(b) The amount in the trust and agency fund assigned to the credit of any prisoner is confidential information and is not subject to public inspection.
(c) Except as otherwise provided for correctional industries programs authorized by W.S. 25-13-101 through 25-13-107, any compensation earned by a prisoner while incarcerated shall be subject to the provisions of this section.
(d) The department of corrections shall establish regulations governing provisions for travel, clothing and cash needed by each prisoner upon release from any state penal institution.
(e) The department of corrections may establish regulations providing for assessment of fees to prisoners for self-improvement programs, services, including medical services, and assistance provided by the department when the inmate has money to pay for the programs, services and assistance.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 16 - Labor by Prisoners › Article 2 - Prison Labor › Section 7-16-206 - Permitted Institutional Industries; Powers of Department.

7-16-206. Permitted institutional industries; powers of department.
(a) The department of corrections, for purposes of assisting in the rehabilitation of residents of state penal institutions, may:
(i) Establish industries in state penal institutions that will result in the manufacture of products or the provision of services that may be used by any agency or political subdivision of this state, any agency of the federal government or any agency or political subdivision of another state;
(ii) Contract with private industry for the sale of products manufactured in state penal institutions and for the provision of services pursuant to W.S. 25-13-104;
(iii) Print and distribute catalogs describing goods manufactured in state penal institutions;
(iv) Fix the sale price for products manufactured or services produced at state penal institutions and purchased by the state of Wyoming or any of its political subdivisions, not to exceed open market prices for comparable goods and services;
(v) Provide for the repair and maintenance of property and equipment of state penal institutions by residents of those institutions;
(vi) Provide for the repair and maintenance of any state agency's furniture and equipment by residents of state penal institutions;
(vii) Sell on the open market products manufactured at state penal institutions; and
(viii) Pay a resident of a penal institution from the proceeds of products manufactured or services provided in a program in which the resident is working pursuant to this subsection.
(b) Payment for the performance of work authorized pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be based in part on the following criteria:
(i) Knowledge or skill;
(ii) Attitude toward authority;
(iii) Physical effort;
(iv) Responsibility for equipment and materials; and
(v) Regard for safety of others.
(c) A manufactured product shall not be sold under paragraph (a)(ii) or (vii) of this section if the same or comparable product is manufactured elsewhere in this state.
(d) The maximum rate of pay for work performed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be determined by the appropriation established for each program in accordance with W.S. 7-16-202 through 7-16-205.
(e) Proceeds from the sale of products manufactured or services provided at a state penal institution pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be deposited in the correctional industries account in accordance with W.S. 25-13-103(a).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 17 - Roadblocks › Section 7-17-101 - Definitions.

7-17-101. Definitions.
(a) As used in W.S. 7-17-101 through 7-17-103:
(i) "Peace officer" means as defined by W.S. 7-2-101;
(ii) "Temporary roadblock" means any device or means used by a peace officer to control all traffic through a point on any highway within the state whereby all vehicles may be slowed or stopped for the purposes defined in W.S. 7-17-102;
(iii) "Highway" means as defined by W.S. 31-1-101(a)(viii).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 17 - Roadblocks › Section 7-17-102 - Authority to Establish.

7-17-102. Authority to establish.
Peace officers may establish, in their respective or adjacent jurisdictions, temporary roadblocks upon the highways within this state for the purpose of apprehending persons reasonably believed by the officers to be wanted for violation of the laws of this or any other state, or of the United States, and who are using any highway within the state.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 17 - Roadblocks › Section 7-17-103 - Minimum Requirements.

7-17-103. Minimum requirements.
(a) For the purpose of warning and protecting the traveling public, the following minimum requirements shall be met by peace officers establishing temporary roadblocks if time and circumstances allow:
(i) The temporary roadblock shall be established at a point on the highway clearly visible at a distance of not less than two hundred (200) yards in either direction;
(ii) At the point of the temporary roadblock flashing warning lights shall be visible to oncoming traffic for a distance of not less than two hundred (200) yards. The display of flashing emergency warning lights on a marked law enforcement vehicle shall be sufficient under this paragraph; and
(iii) At least one (1) person working a temporary roadblock shall be in uniform and visible and at least one (1) vehicle used in a temporary roadblock shall be clearly marked as a law enforcement vehicle.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 18 - Community Corrections › Section 7-18-102 - Definitions.

7-18-102. Definitions.
(a) As used in this act:
(i) "Adult community correctional facility or program" means a community based or community-oriented facility or program which is operated either by a unit of local government or by a nongovernmental agency which:
(A) May provide residential and nonresidential accommodations and services for offenders, parolees and inmates;
(B) Provides programs and services to aid offenders, parolees and inmates in obtaining and holding regular employment, in enrolling in and maintaining academic courses, in participating in vocational training programs, in utilizing the resources of the community in meeting their personal and family needs and in participating in whatever specialized treatment programs exist within the community; and
(C) Provides supervision for offenders, parolees and inmates as required.
(ii) "Corrections board" means a community corrections board created pursuant to this act;
(iii) "Inmate" means an adult serving a felony sentence in any state penal institution or any correctional facility operated pursuant to a contract under W.S. 7-22-102, excluding any inmate who:
(A) At the time of consideration has any criminal proceedings pending against him which could affect his status as an inmate;
(B) Has been convicted of first degree murder;
(C) Is serving a term of life imprisonment; or
(D) Has been sentenced to death.
(iv) "Nongovernmental agency" means any person or organization other than a unit of local government and includes private profit and not for profit organizations;
(v) "Offender" means an adult who has entered a plea of guilty or has been convicted of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment or a felony, excluding any person who:
(A) At the time of consideration has any other felony criminal proceedings pending against him;
(B) Has been convicted of, or pled guilty to, first degree murder;
(C) Has been convicted of, or pled guilty to, a crime punishable by life imprisonment; or
(D) Has been convicted of, or pled guilty to, a crime punishable by death.
(vi) "Unit of local government" means a county, city or town;
(vii) "Department" means the state department of corrections;
(viii) "Parolee" means an adult who has been granted parole under W.S. 7-13-402;
(ix) "Validated risk-need assessment" means as defined in W.S. 7-13-1101(a)(iii);
(x) "This act" means W.S. 7-18-101 through 7-18-115.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 18 - Community Corrections › Section 7-18-103 - Establishment and Operation of Facilities and Programs by Local Governments; Screening Procedures; Acceptance or Rejection of Offenders, Parolees or Inmates.

7-18-103. Establishment and operation of facilities and programs by local governments; screening procedures; acceptance or rejection of offenders, parolees or inmates.
(a) Any unit of local government may establish, maintain and operate adult community correctional facilities and programs deemed necessary to serve its own needs and may enter into contracts or agreements with a corrections board for the placement of offenders, parolees and inmates in its adult community correctional facility or program.
(b) The unit of local government shall establish procedures for screening offenders, parolees and inmates who are to be placed in its adult community correctional facility or program. The screening shall take into account the risk the offender, parolee or inmate may present to himself and others as well as the aptitude, attitude and social and occupational skills of the offender, parolee or inmate.
(c) The unit of local government has the authority to accept, reject or reject after acceptance the placement of any offender, parolee or inmate in its adult community correctional facility or program pursuant to any contract or agreement with a corrections board. If an offender, parolee or inmate is rejected by the unit of local government after initial acceptance, the offender, parolee or inmate shall remain in the custody of the unit of local government for a reasonable period of time pending receipt of appropriate orders for transfer of the offender, parolee or inmate.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 18 - Community Corrections › Section 7-18-104 - Establishment and Operation of Facilities or Programs by Nongovernmental Agencies; Required Governmental Approval; Acceptance or Rejection of Offenders, Parolees or Inmates.

7-18-104. Establishment and operation of facilities or programs by nongovernmental agencies; required governmental approval; acceptance or rejection of offenders, parolees or inmates.
(a) If approved as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a nongovernmental agency may establish, maintain and operate an adult community correctional facility and program and may contract with a corrections board to provide services to offenders, parolees and inmates.
(b) The establishment of any nongovernmental adult community correctional facility or program shall be subject to approval of the board of county commissioners of the county and the governing body of the city or town in which the proposed facility or the situs of the program is to be located. Approval or denial of the establishment of the facility or program shall be made only after consultation with the corrections board and the department.
(c) The nongovernmental agency operating an adult community correctional facility or program has the authority to accept, reject or reject after acceptance the placement of any offender, parolee or inmate in its facility or program pursuant to any contract or agreement with a corrections board. If an offender, parolee or inmate is rejected by the nongovernmental agency after initial acceptance, the offender, parolee or inmate shall remain in the custody of the nongovernmental agency for a reasonable period of time pending receipt of appropriate orders for transfer of the offender, parolee or inmate.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 18 - Community Corrections › Section 7-18-105 - Establishment of County Boards; Membership; Terms of Office; Compensation; Meetings; Officers.

7-18-105. Establishment of county boards; membership; terms of office; compensation; meetings; officers.
(a) A county may establish, or two (2) or more counties may agree to establish jointly, a community corrections board in accordance with this act.
(b) A corrections board shall consist of nine (9) members appointed by the county commissioners. When two (2) or more counties have agreed to establish a corrections board, the county commissioners of each participating county shall appoint members as provided in the agreement of the counties. The corrections board shall be composed of:
(i) One (1) district judge designated by the chief justice of the Wyoming supreme court;
(ii) One (1) prosecuting attorney;
(iii) One (1) municipal law enforcement officer;
(iv) One (1) county law enforcement officer;
(v) One (1) probation and parole officer; and
(vi) Four (4) lay citizens, no more than two (2) of whom shall be from the same county if the corrections board is established by two (2) or more counties. If the community corrections board is established for a county in which a community college is located, one (1) of the four (4) lay citizen members shall be a representative of the community college.
(c) Members of community corrections boards shall serve for rotating terms of four (4) years. Of the members first appointed, one-third (1/3) shall be appointed for two (2) years, one-third (1/3) for three (3) years and one-third (1/3) for four (4) years.
(d) Members of a corrections board shall serve without compensation.
(e) A majority of the corrections board constitutes a quorum. All actions of the corrections board shall be approved by a majority of those present at the meeting.
(f) A corrections board shall annually elect from its members a chairman to preside at meetings, a secretary to maintain the records and a finance officer who shall file with the board a bond with an approved corporate surety in the penal sum designated by the corrections board.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 18 - Community Corrections › Section 7-18-106 - Powers and Duties of Boards.

7-18-106. Powers and duties of boards.
(a) Subject to this act, a corrections board may:
(i) Contract with the department to accept offenders, parolees and inmates for placement in an adult community correctional facility or program operating under a contract for services with the corrections board within the county or counties served by the corrections board;
(ii) Repealed By Laws 2003, Ch. 42, 2.
(iii) Accept, reject or reject after acceptance the placement pursuant to a contract with the department, of any offender, parolee or inmate in an adult community correctional facility or program. If an offender, parolee or inmate is rejected by the corrections board after initial acceptance, the offender, parolee or inmate shall be placed in the custody of a sheriff of a county served by the corrections board for a reasonable period of time pending receipt of appropriate orders for the transfer of the offender, parolee or inmate.
(b) A corrections board shall:
(i) Screen all offenders, parolees and inmates proposed to be placed in an adult community correctional facility or program taking into account the potential risk resulting from the placement of the offender, parolee or inmate as well as the aptitude, attitude and social and occupational skills of the offender, parolee or inmate;
(ii) Review, inspect and evaluate all adult community correctional facilities and programs operating within the county or counties served by the corrections board; and
(iii) If the offender is a convicted misdemeanant, obtain funding for the placement from nonstate sources.
(c) Notwithstanding W.S. 1-39-101 through 1-39-120 or any other provision of law and except for intentional torts or illegal acts, a corrections board and its members are immune from any liability, either as a board or individually, for any actions or omissions by the board or any member thereof pursuant to this act.