Wyoming Department of Corrections release:
As of yesterday, August 13, 2020, the number of active COVID cases (confirmed
positives) and recoveries (previously confirmed positives that have been cleared by the
Wyoming Department of Health to return to the general inmate population or to work) are as
follows:
Wyoming State Penitentiary (WSP) in Rawlins:
Inmate Population: 18 active cases and 11 recoveries
Staff Population: 5 active cases and 13 recoveries
Wyoming Medium Correctional Institution (WMCI) in Torrington:
Inmate Population: 0 active cases and 2 recoveries
Staff Population: 0 active cases and 3 recoveries
Wyoming Honor Farm (WHF in Riverton:
Inmate Population: 0 positive cases over time
Staff Population: 0 positive cases over time
Wyoming Honor Conservation Camp (WHCC) in Newcastle:
Inmate Population: 0 positive cases over time
Staff Population: 0 positive cases over time
Wyoming Women’s Center (WWC) in Lusk:
Inmate Population: 0 positive cases over time
Staff Population: 0 active cases and 1 recovery
Testing will take place next week for all inmates and staff at the Wyoming Women’s Center.
Once that occurs, all WDOC facilities will have gone through the mandatory testing process at
least once. Two full rounds of testing have been conducted at WSP.
The WDOC is continuing to conduct individual COVID tests as necessary, in accordance with
guidelines from the Wyoming Department of Health. In addition, random testing will be
conducted on an on-going basis as a precautionary measure.