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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 ...
Sweetwater County was created on December 17, 1867, as a county within the Dakota Territory. [5] The county was formed of territory partitioned from Laramie County.The county was originally named Carter County for Judge W.A. Carter of Fort Bridger [6] In 1869, the newly established legislature of the Wyoming Territory renamed the county for the Sweetwater River.
Wyoming Highway Patrol Rock Springs Police Department Ed Cantrell (December 21, 1927 – June 11, 2004) was the public safety director of Rock Springs, Wyoming , a town tied to widespread corruption, who killed one of his own officers in 1978 but was acquitted after trial .
Transportation in Sweetwater County, Wyoming (22 P) Pages in category "Sweetwater County, Wyoming" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total.
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Wyoming's 12th State Senate district is one of 31 districts in the Wyoming Senate. The district encompasses part of Sweetwater County. [2] It is represented by Republican Senator John Kolb of Rock Springs. [2] [3] In 1992, the state of Wyoming switched from electing state legislators by county to a district-based system. [4]
People from Rock Springs, Wyoming (38 P) Pages in category "People from Sweetwater County, Wyoming" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
The Wyoming State Penitentiary is an American historic and current prison in Rawlins, Carbon County, Wyoming, which has operated from 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]