8/17/2010
For information contact: Dee Herdt, Field Public Information Officer, 307.532.6602 dherdt@wdoc.state.wy.us The quarterly meeting of the Prison Community Partnership Committee (PCPC) for the Wyoming Medium Correctional Institution (WMCI) in Torrington, Wyoming is on Wednesday, August 25 at 6:00 p.m.
8/13/2010
For information contact Cindy Ferguson, Wyoming Honor Farm, 307.856.9578, cferg1@wdoc.state.wy.us, or Cindy Wertz, BLM, 307.775.6014 On August 27 and 28, the Wyoming Honor Farm in Riverton, Wyoming, will host a wild horse adoption, one of two held at the facility each year, with 40 horses offered through the competitive bid process.
8/5/2010
For information contact: Chris Thayer, Field Public Information Officer, 307.334.3693, CTHAYE@wdoc.state.wy.us Corrections is the business of people.
8/4/2010
For more information contact: Leslie Hearn, Field Public Information Officer, (307) 777-5931, LSMIT1@wdoc.state.wy.us Jeri Smith in Wheatland Chosen as Employee of First Quarter at Wyoming Department of Corrections The Wyoming Department of Corrections announced on June 30, 2010 that Jeri Smith, Office Support Specialist for the Wheatland Field Services Office, has been selected as the Employee of the First Quarter representing the Division of Field Services, Southern Region.
7/30/2010
For information contact: Mark Horan, Field Public Information Officer, 307.777.5889, mhoran@wdoc.state.wy.us Michael Pacheco has been selected as the new Warden at the Wyoming Honor Farm in Riverton, according to Wyoming Department of Corrections (WDOC) Director Robert Lampert.
7/26/2010
For information contact: Josh Brown, Field Public Information Officer, 307.234.2261, jbrown@wdoc.state.wy.us The motto of the Wyoming Department of Corrections is "Excellence in Corrections Through Professional Performance." This credo is the motivating force behind all employees in the Department, but the Department is committed to highlighting those employees that exceed this standard through their Employee Recognition Program.
7/12/2010
For information contact: Betty Abbott, Education Programs Manager, 307.777.6104, babbot@wdoc.state.wy.us or Melinda Brazzale, Public Information Officer, 307.777.6085, mbrazz@wdoc.state.wy.us The Wyoming Department of Corrections today celebrated the completion of the new instructional mobile welding lab that will be used for training inmates.
7/8/2010
For information contact: Melinda Brazzale, Public Information Officer, 307.777.6085, mbrazz@wdoc.state.wy.us Chris Lansford has been named Marketing and Sales Manager for Wyoming Correctional Industries (WCI) at the Wyoming Department of Corrections.
7/6/2010
For information contact: Melinda Brazzale, Public Information Officer, 307.777.6085, mbrazz@wdoc.state.wy.us Visit the Wyoming Department of Corrections public webpage at http://corrections.wy.gov/doc/index.html to read a new article written by Les Pozsgi, Administrator, Division of Field Services.
7/2/2010
For information contact: Betty Abbott, Education Programs Manager, 307.777.6104, babbot@wdoc.state.wy.us or Melinda Brazzale, Public Information Officer, 307.777.6085, mbrazz@wdoc.state.wy.us The Wyoming Department of Corrections will celebrate the completion of the new instructional mobile welding lab that will be used for training inmates on Monday, July 12 in Cheyenne.
7/2/2010
For information contact: Melinda Brazzale, Public Information Officer, 307.777.6085, mbrazz@wdoc.state.wy.us The Wyoming Department of Corrections announced today that Sam Borbely, Treatment Programs Manager for the Division of Prisons, has been selected as the Employee of the First Quarter representing the Central Office (administrative offices) of the department, located in Cheyenne.
6/21/2010
For information contact: Heather Adams, Field Public Information Officer, Wyoming Women’s Center, 307.334.3693, HAdams@wdoc.state.wy.us or Melinda Brazzale, Public Information Officer, 307.777.6085, mbrazz@wdoc.state.wy.us The Aquaculture Program at the Wyoming Women’s Center in Lusk is an innovative program aimed at providing qualified inmates with valuable work skills they can use when they complete their sentences, thereby becoming productive citizens when they reenter society.
6/9/2010
For information contact: Cindy Ferguson, Field Public Information Officer, Wyoming Honor Farm, 307.856.9578, cferg1@wdoc.state.wy.us or Melinda Brazzale, Public Information Officer, 307.777.6085, mbrazz@wdoc.state.wy.us During their incarceration, Wyoming inmates give back to their communities in many ways.
5/25/2010
For information contact: Melinda Brazzale, Public Information Officer, 307.777.6085, mbrazz@wdoc.state.wy.us or Cindy Ferguson, Field Public Information Officer, Wyoming Honor Farm, 307.856.9578, cferg1@wdoc.state.wy.us On May 21 and 22, 2010, the Wyoming Honor Farm hosted a wild horse adoption, one of two that is held at that facility each year.
5/14/2010
For information contact: Melinda Brazzale, Public Information Officer, 307.777.6085, mbrazz@wdoc.state.wy.us Governor Dave Freudenthal named the week of May 3-7, 2010 as Wyoming Correctional Professionals’ Week and signed a proclamation to honor staff members at the Wyoming Department of Corrections.
5/12/2010
For information, contact Melinda Brazzale, Public Information Officer, 307.777.6085, mbrazz@wdoc.state.wy.us Go to the Wyoming Department of Corrections public webpage at http://corrections.wy.gov/doc/index.html to read two new articles: "Your Attitude Affects Your Altitude," by Director Bob Lampert Not everything we do in the field of corrections is black and white, however.