Wyoming § 7-13-1801 Incentives and sanctions system; duties of the
department of corrections; definitions

Wyoming Statutes

§ 7-13-1801 — Incentives and sanctions system; duties of the department of corrections; definitions

Wyoming·Title 07 Criminal Procedure·Ch. 13 SENTENCE AND IMPRISONMENT·Art. 18 PROBATION AND PAROLE INCENTIVES AND SANCTIONS

(a)The department shall by rule and regulation establish, maintain and implement an incentives and sanctions system to utilize as responses to positive and negative behavior by probationers, parolees and conditional releasees under the department's supervision. The system shall provide for graduated responses to compliance violations and other violations of supervision conditions in a swift, certain and proportional manner and shall include guidance and procedures to determine when and how to:

(i)Request a warrant;

(ii)Initiate and conduct any hearing required under W.S. 7-13-1803; and

(iii)Seek departmental approval to use custodial sanctions.

(b)To implement and continuously improve the incentives and sanctions system, the department shall:

(i)Provide information and training on th

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(a) The department shall by rule and regulation establish,
maintain and implement an incentives and sanctions system to
utilize as responses to positive and negative behavior by
probationers, parolees and conditional releasees under the
department's supervision. The system shall provide for graduated
responses to compliance violations and other violations of
supervision conditions in a swift, certain and proportional
manner and shall include guidance and procedures to determine
when and how to:
(i) Request a warrant;
(ii) Initiate and conduct any hearing required under
W.S. 7-13-1803; and
(iii) Seek departmental approval to use custodial
sanctions.
(b) To implement and continuously improve the incentives
and sanctions system, the department shall:
(i) Provide information and training on the system to
probation and parole agents and supervisors and to members and
staff of the state board of parole;
(ii) Offer information and training on the system to
the Wyoming supreme court, district court judges, circuit court
judges, district attorneys, defense attorneys, law enforcement
officers, corrections and detention officers, contracted service
providers and other interested personnel;
(iii) Review the system at least one (1) time every
five (5) years to ensure that the system adheres to evidence-
based practices and that the use of incentives and sanctions by
probation and parole agents is consistent throughout the state;
(iv) Ensure that the responses, guidance and
procedures established in the system consider community safety
and the needs of the victim and offender;
(v) Collect data relating to placement decisions
determined by using the system;
(vi) Aggregate collected data and submit a report by
September 1 of each year to the joint judiciary interim
committee.
(c) As used in this article:
(i) "Cognitive-behavioral programming" means
programming or therapy that utilize cognitive-behavioral and
social learning theories to target a person's dysfunctional
beliefs, thoughts and patterns of behavior that contribute or
lead to criminal behaviors;
(ii) "Compliance violation" means as defined in W.S.
7-13-401(a)(xv);
(iii) "Department" means the department of
corrections.

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