§ 6-10-301 — Life imprisonment without parole; life imprisonment

(a) Pursuant to article 3, section 53 of the Wyoming
constitution, a sentence of life imprisonment without parole is
created for specified crimes designated in the Wyoming Criminal
Code.
(b) A person sentenced to life imprisonment without parole
shall not be eligible for parole and shall remain imprisoned
under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections during
the remainder of his life unless pardoned by the governor.
(c) Any sentence other than a sentence specifically
designated as a sentence of life imprisonment without parole is
subject to commutation by the governor. A person sentenced to
life imprisonment for an offense committed after the person
reached the age of eighteen (18) years is not eligible for
parole unless the governor has commuted the person's sentence to
a term of years. A person sentenced to life imprisonment for an
offense committed before the person reached the age of eighteen
(18) years shall be eligible for parole after commutation of his
sentence to a term of years or after having served twenty-five
(25) years of incarceration, except that if the person committed
any of the acts specified in W.S. 7-13-402(b) after having
reached the age of eighteen (18) years the person shall not be
eligible for parole.