1. Phone the Detention Center at 307-332-1858.
2. Give the person's legal name, spelled out, plus their date of birth.
3. Ask if they're being held, the charge, and whether a bond amount has been set.
4. Check VINE as well. If it shows nothing, rely on what jail staff tell you.

Under W.S. 7-19-106(m), jails in Wyoming may share who is held, where, their photo and when they'll get out. Asking over the phone is a normal request.

• Booking takes a while. Photos, prints and forms can delay a new arrival for hours.
• They got out. Posting bond, signing a ticket or a court order can free someone quickly.
• A tribal or federal officer arrested them. Arrests on the reservation under tribal law are held at a separate federal lockup in Fort Washakie, not at the county jail.
• They're housed elsewhere. The county has paid other sheriffs, including Natrona and Sweetwater, to hold some of its prisoners.
• A different spelling or a middle name was used at booking.

The Sheriff's Office main line in Lander, 307-332-5611, can help sort out which agency has the person.

The county runs only the jail on Railroad Street. These jails sit near the county line:

• Natrona County Detention Center, 1100 Bruce Ln., Casper, WY 82601, 307-235-9521.
• Sweetwater County Detention Center, 50140 US Highway 191 South, Rock Springs, WY 82901, 307-352-4911.
• Hot Springs County Detention Center, 417 Arapahoe Street, Thermopolis, WY 82443, 307-864-3951.
• Washakie County Detention Center, 100 North 10th Street, Worland, WY 82401, 307-347-4581.
• Park County Detention Center, 1402 River View Drive, Cody, WY 82414, 307-527-8750.
• Carbon County Jail, 1302 East Daley Street, Rawlins, WY 82301, 307-324-2776.
• Sublette County Detention Center, 35 1/2 S. Tyler, Pinedale, WY 82941, 307-367-4378.
• Teton County Detention Center, 175 S Willow Street, Jackson, WY 83001, 307-733-2141.
• Wind River detention, run by the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Fort Washakie for tribal and federal offenders. Call the BIA Wind River Agency at 307-556-6209.

Booking photos are taken of everyone who's jailed. A Wyoming jail is allowed to share one but doesn't have to (W.S. 7-19-106(m)). Ask the Sheriff's Office at 307-332-5611 if a copy can be released.

Pictures of state prisoners are handled by the Department of Corrections at 307-777-5889. To get immigration paperwork, submit the ICE records request.

VINE will alert you by phone, text or email for free when someone is released or transferred. Look up the person on VINE and register, or call 866-994-8463. The County Attorney's victim program also points victims to VINE for release news. If you can't find the person there, ask the jail at 307-332-1858.

Bonds are paid at the county courthouse, 450 North 2nd Street, Lander, WY 82520, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. After 5 p.m., phone the jail at 307-332-1858 to learn how to post.

A circuit judge sets the amount. Smaller misdemeanors may follow Wyoming's bond schedule, while felony bond is set case by case. Ask the court clerk what kinds of payment are taken before you go. Our bail guide has the details.

Detention staff can give the booking charge. The prosecutor's filing in court is the official one. The county has two Circuit Court offices for misdemeanors and early felony steps:

• Courthouse office: 450 North 2nd Street, Room 230, Lander, WY 82520, 307-332-3239.
• Riverton office: 1160 Major Avenue, Suite 100, Riverton, WY 82501, 307-856-7259.
• Clerk of District Court for felonies after bind-over: Room 235 of the courthouse, 307-332-1134. A record search costs $10 per name.

Yes, for people short on money. They request one from the judge at the first appearance, and income is the test. People locked up with no money, or people on aid such as Medicaid, are presumed eligible (W.S. 7-6-106). To find out which public defender handles cases here, call the State Public Defender, 316 West 22nd Street, Cheyenne, WY 82002, 307-777-7519. Families may also hire private counsel.

Call the Detention Center at 307-332-1858 before you go. Ask these questions:

• Which days and times can my loved one have visitors?
• Are visits face to face, through glass or by video?
• Do I need to be on an approved list or book ahead?
• What ID should I bring, and can children come?

Plan to show a photo ID and to follow staff directions. Our visiting guide covers what usually happens.

• Online: use the commissary deposit website the jail works with.
• Mail: post a money order or a cashier's check addressed to 460 Railroad Street, Lander, WY 82520. Include your full name and return address.

The jail won't take cash or third-party checks by mail. For other questions, call 307-332-1858. Details are on our deposit page, and store items are on our commissary page.

To set up a phone account so an inmate can reach you, call 800-943-2189. Calls are recorded, so never talk about the case. Ask the jail at 307-332-1858 about video calls, messaging or tablets. Our phone guide and messaging guide explain the basics.

Send letters to the inmate's full name, 460 Railroad Street, Lander, WY 82520. Your full name and return address must be on the envelope.

The jail turns away these items, and others too:

• Books and photocopies
• Cards with glitter
• Letters or drawings done in marker, colored pencil or Sharpie
• Cash and third-party checks

Check with staff before mailing anything unusual. Our mail guide has extra pointers.

Property is bagged and stored when someone is booked. To ask about picking it up, what forms are needed, or what happens after a transfer, call the Detention Center at 307-332-1858. Some Sheriff's paperwork, like checks, is handed out upstairs in the administrative offices on weekdays, 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m.

The jail has to provide health care, and the county pays local clinics and the hospital system for inmate treatment. Call 307-332-1858 as soon as you can about medicine, an illness or an injury. Have the drug names, doses and their doctor's contact information on hand. If you still have concerns, contact the Sheriff's Office at 307-332-5611.

Deputies and police in Lander, Riverton and Shoshoni serve warrants here. Ask the Sheriff's Office in Riverton at 307-856-7200 about a county warrant. Riverton's municipal court also posts a list of outstanding city warrants. The state has no single warrant website, so clerks will look a name up for callers. The safest move is surrendering with a lawyer at your side. Some people request a rescheduled hearing through the clerk. The Riverton Circuit Court office is at 1160 Major Avenue, Suite 100, Riverton, WY 82501, 307-856-7259.

Their release or bond paperwork usually lists the date. If you don't have it, call a clerk:

• Circuit Court: 307-332-3239 for the courthouse, or 307-856-7259 for the Riverton office.
• District Court clerk: 307-332-1134, weekdays 8 to 5. A weekly schedule is also posted on the county website.
• Riverton Municipal Court, 816 North Federal Boulevard, Riverton, WY 82501: 307-856-0165. Arraignments are Wednesdays at noon.
• Lander Municipal Court, 250 Lincoln Street, Lander, WY 82520: 307-332-8179.
• Dubois Municipal Court: 307-455-2132.

Our court guide explains each hearing.

Major crimes on the reservation, and other federal cases, go to the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming. The closest clerk's office is 111 South Wolcott, Room 121, Casper, WY 82601, 307-232-2620. Whether they wait at home or in custody gets decided at a federal detention hearing (18 U.S.C. 3142).

The U.S. Marshals keep federal defendants until sentencing. They have a local office at 125 Sunflower Road, Room B, Lander, WY 82520, and a Casper office at 307-261-5411. After sentencing, the BOP locator lists the federal prison.

1. Immigration officials fax or deliver an I-247A detainer to the jail.
2. They may be held up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. Immigration officers then transport them.
4. The ICE Online Detainee Locator shows where they are. An A-number works best, though a name plus home country also works.

Immigration matters here go through ICE in Casper: 150 E. B Street, Room 1014, Casper, WY 82601, 307-261-6590.

People sentenced to prison for a felony are sent to the Wyoming Department of Corrections. Men start out at the Wyoming Medium Correctional Institution for intake. One state prison, the Wyoming Honor Farm, is in the county at 40 Honor Farm Road, Riverton, WY 82501. Use the WDOC locator to find where someone is. Our Wyoming prisons guide has a page for each prison. WDOC's head office is at 1934 Wyott Drive, Suite 100, Cheyenne, WY 82002, 307-777-7208.

In Wyoming, kids usually go home with a parent. A youth stays in custody only with a court order or when they could hurt someone or might run. Officers have to notify a parent quickly (W.S. 14-6-206). If the child isn't released, a judge must hold a detention hearing inside two business days (W.S. 14-6-209). District Court handles these cases privately.

Ask the Sheriff's Office at 307-332-5611 where a child was taken. The county also runs a Juvenile Treatment Court for ages 13 to 18. Family Services has two offices:

• 406 Center Street, Lander, WY 82520, 307-332-4038.
• 877 N. 8th West, 2nd Floor, Riverton, WY 82501, 307-856-6521.

There are six incorporated places: two cities and four towns. Here are the agencies to call:

• Sheriff's Office: 460 Railroad St., Lander, WY 82520, 307-332-5611. Its Riverton office is at 1160 Major Ave., Riverton, WY 82501, 307-856-7200. The Dubois office is 712 Meckem St., Dubois, WY 82513, 307-455-2226, by appointment.
• Riverton Police Department, 816 N. Federal, Riverton, WY 82501, 307-856-4891, open around the clock.
• City police in the county seat, 250 Lincoln St, Lander, WY 82520. City Hall answers at 307-332-2870.
• Shoshoni Police Department, reached through Town Hall, 102 E. 2nd, Shoshoni, WY 82649, 307-876-2515.
• Hudson and Pavillion have no police department of their own. Hudson Town Hall is at 333 South Main Street, Hudson, WY 82515, 307-332-3605.
• Bureau of Indian Affairs, Wind River Agency, 1st & Washakie Street, Fort Washakie, WY 82514, for law enforcement on the reservation.
• Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers make arrests on state highways.