Wyoming § 7-16-102 Restrictions; supervision; costs; civil
liability

Wyoming Statutes

§ 7-16-102 — Restrictions; supervision; costs; civil liability

Wyoming § 7-16-102

Title 07Criminal Procedure

Ch. 16LABOR BY PRISONERS

Art. 1COUNTY JAIL

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-16-102 (2026).

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(a)No prisoner shall be required to perform work more than eight (8) hours in any one (1) calendar day or to work on any legal holiday.

(b)No person shall be required to perform work who is unable to do so due to physical or mental disability.

(c)The court shall direct whether the work shall be performed under the supervision of the county sheriff, the state probation and parole officer or some other responsible person approved by the court. No person shall be directed to perform work unless the court, after consultation with the sheriff or other entity or person to be charged with supervision, determines that adequate staffing is available to provide for the safe and secure supervision of the prisoner.

(d)Any additional expenses, including costs for guarding the prisoner, incurred by

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(a) No prisoner shall be required to perform work more
than eight (8) hours in any one (1) calendar day or to work on
any legal holiday.
(b) No person shall be required to perform work who is
unable to do so due to physical or mental disability.
(c) The court shall direct whether the work shall be
performed under the supervision of the county sheriff, the state
probation and parole officer or some other responsible person
approved by the court. No person shall be directed to perform
work unless the court, after consultation with the sheriff or
other entity or person to be charged with supervision,
determines that adequate staffing is available to provide for
the safe and secure supervision of the prisoner.
(d) Any additional expenses, including costs for guarding
the prisoner, incurred by a county as a result of allowing a
prisoner to perform work shall be paid by the board of county
commissioners in which the labor is performed but may be
assessed against any financial credit earned by the prisoner
under W.S. 7-16-104. The court may also require that a
reasonable sum for room and board be assessed against any
credits earned by a prisoner.
(e) The person charged with supervising a prisoner's work
shall keep an accurate record and account of all work performed
and all credits received and shall make periodic reports as
required by the court.
(f) The court may impose any other reasonable terms or
conditions relating to the performance of work by prisoners and
probationers, not inconsistent with W.S. 7-16-101 through