Governor Mark Gordon is calling on the Wyoming Legislature to take immediate action to support the Wyoming Department of Corrections (WDOC), citing pressing budget shortfalls and staffing challenges that affect the state’s criminal justice system.

In a recent statement, the governor highlighted the department’s role in housing and rehabilitating inmates, as well as supervising probationers and parolees, calling it “a model of efficiency and effectiveness.”

However, Gordon says the department’s budget now “needs immediate attention.” Chronic staffing shortages have prevented Wyoming from bringing all inmates currently held in out-of-state facilities back home. While the WDOC has used its flex authority to manage costs, the governor’s office reports the department now requires $9.3 million

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