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| Wyoming’s incarceration rate grows as crime falls |
| By wyomingnews.com- Lillian Schrock |
| Published: 07/05/2016 |
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CASPER – Every weekday at 2 p.m., men in orange jumpsuits file into a Casper courtroom for their first appearance before a judge. Some of the men face charges for violent crimes such as domestic abuse, assault, rape and, on a rare occasion, murder. Most, however, are there for nonviolent crimes: drunken driving, drug possession, shoplifting or burglary. Some of the inmates, both violent and nonviolent offenders, will eventually serve probation or spend time at a local halfway house, called the Casper Re-Entry Center. But statistics show many of them, however, will spend time behind bars. Read More. |
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