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| Inmate information could be released |
| By The Gillette News-Record |
| Published: 01/30/2009 |
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WYOMING - A proposed state law would allow sheriffs to release booking photographs and other basic information about inmates housed in county jails. House Bill 72 has been endorsed by the House Judiciary Committee and is awaiting consideration by the full House of Representatives. As interpreted by most county attorneys, Wyoming law allows only the Department of Corrections, which operates state prisons, to publicly release information on inmates. The proposed bill would authorize county sheriffs to release the same basic data, including an adult inmate’s name, photo, reason for incarceration, sentencing details and release date. The Sheridan Press has filed a court petition seeking public access to booking photographs in the Sheridan County Sheriff’s Office. The newspaper contends booking photographs in the possession and control of the sheriff are subject to the Wyoming Public Records Act. Park County Attorney Bryan Skoric said he believes the information should be public. “The taxpayers built that jail, and they ought to know who is in it,” Skoric said, adding that the Wyoming Association of County Attorneys supports the bill. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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