# Prisons and Jails in Wyoming: All 29 on a Map (List + Data) | InstaMaps

> Wyoming has 29 prisons and jails (0.6% of the US), #42 by count and #2 per person. From HIFLD Prison Boundaries. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Prisons and Jails in Wyoming

Wyoming has **29 prisons and jails**: 0.6% of the US total of 4,960\. That ranks **#42 by count** and **#2 per person** (4.94 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* Wyoming has 29 prisons and jails, 0.6% of the US total of 4,960.
* That ranks #42 of 51 by count and #2 per person (4.94 per 100,000 residents).
* Texas has the most, with 449.
* By type: 5 state prisons, 23 county jails.
* Source: HIFLD Prison Boundaries (U.S. Department of Homeland Security), final release, 2025.

#2

national rank (per capita)

29

prisons and jails

4.94

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: HIFLD Prison Boundaries (U.S. Department of Homeland Security), final release, 2025\. Each facility at the centre of its boundary, with its type (federal, state, county, local) and city. The Prison Policy Initiative counts 5,077 facilities (2026); counts differ by which kinds of facility are included.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[Wyoming: 29 rows (CSV)](/downloads/prisons-jails/wyoming.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/prisons-jails/us.csv)

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## All 29 prisons and jails in Wyoming

| #  | Name                                          | Details               |
| -- | --------------------------------------------- | --------------------- |
| 1  | Albany County Detention Center                | County · Laramie      |
| 2  | Big Horn County Jail / Sheriff                | County · Basin        |
| 3  | Campbell County Detention Center              | County · Gillette     |
| 4  | Carbon County Jail                            | County · Rawlins      |
| 5  | Casper Reentry Center                         | Multi-agency · Casper |
| 6  | Converse County Jail                          | County · Douglas      |
| 7  | Crook County Jail                             | County · Sundance     |
| 8  | Fremont County Detention Center               | County · Lander       |
| 9  | Goshen County Detention Center                | County · Torrington   |
| 10 | Hot Springs County Detention Center           | County · Thermopolis  |
| 11 | Johnson County Detention Center               | County · Buffalo      |
| 12 | Laramie County Jail                           | County · Cheyenne     |
| 13 | Lincoln County Detention Facility             | County · Kemmerer     |
| 14 | Natrona County Jail                           | County · Casper       |
| 15 | Niobrara County Detention Center              | County · Lusk         |
| 16 | Park County Detention Center                  | County · Cody         |
| 17 | Platte County Detention Center                | County · Wheatland    |
| 18 | Sheridan County Jail / Sheriff                | County · Sheridan     |
| 19 | Sublette County Detention Center              | County · Pinedale     |
| 20 | Sweetwater County Detention Center            | County · Rock Springs |
| 21 | Teton County Detention Center                 | County · Jackson      |
| 22 | Uinta County Jail                             | County · Evanston     |
| 23 | Washakie County Jail                          | County · Worland      |
| 24 | Weston County Detention Center                | County · Newcastle    |
| 25 | Wyoming Honor Conservation Camp and Boot Camp | State · Newcastle     |
| 26 | Wyoming Honor Farm                            | State · Riverton      |
| 27 | Wyoming Medium Correctional Institution       | State · Torrington    |
| 28 | Wyoming State Penitentiary                    | State · Rawlins       |
| 29 | Wyoming Women's Center                        | State · Lusk          |

Names as the source gives them. Coordinates for every one are in the CSV.

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