Wyoming Boys' School

Wyo. Stat. Ann. tit. 25, ch. 3
in effect

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 25-3-101 Persons to be confined; notice; transportation to school.

(a) Any boy who has attained the age of twelve (12) years and who has been ordered committed in compliance with W.S. 14-6-229 may be committed to the Wyoming boys' school. The term of any boy committed shall be determined by the department of family services. (b) Any person may be sentenced or transferred to the boys' school pursuant to W.S. 7-13-101. (c) After a person is committed or sentenced to the Wyoming boys' school the clerk of court shall notify the department of family services and the superintendent of the institution. The department of family services shall arrange for transportation.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 25-3-103 Discipline to be reformatory; employment of residents; sale of products for public use or in open market; disposition of proceeds.

(a) The discipline in the Wyoming boys' school shall be reformatory. Residents of the school may be employed as a means of their support and reformation. (b) All articles manufactured and produced, or all agricultural products grown by or through the labor of residents of the school not required for use of the school, may be furnished to: (i) The state; (ii) Any public institution owned, managed or controlled by the state; (iii) The transportation commission for use on any roads or highways; (iv) The county authorities of any county. (c) The department of family services shall fix the prices of the articles and products which shall be paid upon requisition of the proper officials. The department may sell in the open market or any other manner any or all products grown or produced by residents within or without the boys' school that are not sold for public use. (d) All monies received by the department from the sale of products manufactured, produced or grown by the residents of the boys' school shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the general fund.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 25-3-104 Transfer of residents to state hospital; rules and regulations governing residents.

(a) The department of family services may, with the approval of the department of health, transfer any resident who becomes mentally incompetent to any appropriate acute placement facility based on a psychiatric evaluation. (b) The department shall make all rules and regulations necessary and proper for: (i) Employment, discipline, instruction and education of residents; (ii) Mental and physical health and welfare of residents; (iii) Transfer and return of residents; and (iv) Work release for residents who are not subject to home visitation or temporary residence outside the school enclosure.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 25-3-105 Control over residents; preparation of personal record; rehabilitation plan and periodic reviews thereof; contents of record.

The department of family services shall maintain control over all persons committed to the boys' school to prevent the persons from committing crime, best secure their self-support and accomplish their reformation. When a person is admitted to the school, the superintendent shall prepare a record of the personal history of the resident, including his age, family and social background, education and prior training and employment. Based upon all pertinent information available, the superintendent shall prepare an individualized rehabilitation plan which shall be part of the resident's record. Periodic reviews of the resident's progress and appropriate modifications of his rehabilitation plan shall be made by the superintendent and entered on the resident's record. The status of each resident shall be reported to him periodically. All orders affecting the resident, the circumstance of his final release and any new developments concerning his personal history shall be included in his record.

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 25-3-106 Release of resident.

After the department of family services has made a finding that a boy should be released from the Wyoming boys' school, it shall give advance notification of the pending release to the court which ordered commitment. Upon the boy's release the department shall issue him an administrative discharge.
Source: WY Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title25.pdfFetched: 10/4/2026

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