§ 7-22-108 — Monitoring; right of access

(a) The contracting governmental entity at the
contractor's expense, shall employ an individual to be
responsible for monitoring all aspects of the private
contractor's performance under a contract for the operation of a
facility pursuant to W.S. 7-22-102. The individual employed as
contract monitor shall be qualified to perform this function by
reason of education, training and experience as determined by
the five (5) state elected officials. At a minimum, the contract
monitor shall have completed at least the same training required
by this article for detention officers and shall have served a
minimum of three (3) years as a detention officer. The monitor,
with the approval of the contracting governmental entity, shall
appoint staff as necessary to assist in monitoring at the
facility, which staff shall be at the contractor's expense and
will be solely responsible to the contract monitor. The monitor
or his designee shall be provided an on-site work area by the
contractor, shall be on-site on a daily basis, and shall have
access to all areas of the facility and to inmates and staff at
all times. The contractor shall provide any and all data,
reports and other materials that the monitor determines are
necessary to carry out monitoring responsibilities under this
section.
(b) The monitor or his designee shall be responsible to
and report to the state and any other contracting governmental
entity at least monthly, and more often as necessary to ensure
proper operation of the facility, concerning the contractor's
performance.
(c) Members of the public shall have the same right of
access to facilities operated by a private contractor pursuant
to this article as they do to state operated facilities.