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The Wyoming Territorial Prison is a former federal government prison near Laramie, Wyoming. [1] Built in 1872, it is one of the oldest buildings in Wyoming. It operated as a federal penitentiary from 1872 to 1890, and as a state prison from 1890 to 1901.
It moved within Rawlins to a new location in 1981. In 2018, it is a Wyoming Department of Corrections state maximum-security prison for men. [1] Wyoming State Penitentiary is also the location of Wyoming's death row for men and execution chamber, which is located in the prison's parole board
Wyoming entered the Union in 1890. As a territory, inmates were held at the Wyoming Territorial Prison at Laramie. Work began for a state prison at Rawlins in 1888, but the facility did not open until 1901. The building had 104 cells and housed both male and female inmates. In 1909, female inmates were transported to Colorado to serve their ...
Only the Governor of Wyoming may grant commutation of a death sentence. Since 1977, no commutation has been granted. [4] Death row for men is located at the Wyoming State Penitentiary in Rawlins, and the location for women is at the Wyoming Women's Center in Lusk. The method of execution is lethal injection. Gas inhalation is provided as backup ...
The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Wyoming. A total of 7 men were executed prior to Wyoming becoming a State on July 10, 1890:
Wyoming Medium Correctional Institution (WMCI) is a prison for men located in Torrington, Wyoming, United States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] WMCI, a facility of the Wyoming Department of Corrections , serves as an intake center for men who are not sentenced to death.
Includes Wyoming history, art, natural history and fossils, industry, Native Americans, pioneers and cultural heritage Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site: Laramie: Albany: Southeast: Prison: Late 19th-century prison Wyoming Veterans' Memorial Museum: Casper: Natrona: Central: Military
Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site This page was last edited on 2 January 2014, at 13:59 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...