You have two good options.

1. Use VINE. The county links to the statewide VINE search. Type a first and last name, then look for "in custody." VINE also has a phone line, 866-994-8463.
2. Phone the Sheriff's Office. Tell staff the name on their ID and their date of birth, and they'll say whether that person is booked.

Wyoming lets a jail share someone's name, photo, where they're held and when they leave (W.S. 7-19-106(m)). Charges and bond amounts aren't part of VINE, so ask staff about those.

• The booking just happened. Search results can lag for a few hours.
• They're out already. Some people get a ticket and a court date instead of a cell. Others post bond fast.
• A nickname or typo. Try their legal name and other spellings.
• They're a minor. Kids aren't in adult listings. Read the youth section near the end.
• They're in a different county or state. The next section lists nearby lockups.

Call the Sheriff's Office at 307-746-4441 when the search leaves you stuck. Someone picks up on weekdays from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. and from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.

The county has just one jail, the Detention Center on Sumner Avenue. People picked up on a road trip, or wanted by a neighbor county, may sit elsewhere:

• Crook County Detention Facility, 309 Cleveland Street, Sundance, WY 82729, 307-283-1225.
• Campbell County Detention Center, 600 W. Boxelder Road, Gillette, WY 82718, 307-687-6138.
• Converse County Detention Center, 1201 Mesa Drive, Suite C, Douglas, WY 82633, 307-358-4700.
• Niobrara County Jail, 416 South Elm Street, Lusk, WY 82225, 307-334-2240.
• Pennington County Jail in South Dakota, 307 Saint Joseph St, Rapid City, SD 57701, 605-394-6116.
• Lawrence County jail in South Dakota, 50 Tatanka Dr, Deadwood, SD 57732, 605-578-2230.

Sometimes a judge in another Wyoming county sets bond over video for someone held here. Then relatives get 24 hours to come up with the money before the person can be driven away (W.R.Cr.P. 46.1(g)).

Booking photo requests go through the Sheriff's Office. Wyoming permits jails to release booking photos, though each request is up to staff (W.S. 7-19-106(m)). Ask by calling 307-746-4441, or mail a letter to the Weston County Sheriff's Office, 25 North Sumner, Newcastle, WY 82701.

For a photo taken in state prison, try the Corrections public information office at 307-777-5889. For a photo ICE took, send a request through ICE's FOIA page.

Yes. On VINE, find the person, then sign up. You'll hear by phone, text or email if they're released, moved or escape. The service costs nothing and keeps your name private from the inmate. If you were harmed by the crime, the County Attorney's Victim/Witness program can help too: 204 W. Main Street, Newcastle, WY 82701, 307-746-9131.

Phone the Sheriff's Office at 307-746-4441. Ask for the bond on each charge, what kind of payment works and where to bring it. For small misdemeanors, a statewide chart sets amounts from $85 to $450. Bigger charges wait for a judge. The Clerk of District Court, 307-746-4778, collects bonds too. Our bail guide has the rest.

VINE won't show charges. The jail can read you the booking charge over the phone. After that, the court file is the real record. Circuit Court handles misdemeanors and fresh felony cases; it's in the courthouse basement at 1 West Main Street, Newcastle, WY 82701, 307-746-3547. Felonies bound over to District Court are with the clerk upstairs, 307-746-4778. The County Attorney can add, drop or change charges after reviewing police reports.

It can. When they first see the judge, they should say they can't pay. The judge compares their income with federal poverty guidelines to decide (W.S. 7-6-106). Hiring a private defense lawyer is the other path. To learn which public defender office covers this corner of the state, call the State Public Defender, 316 West 22nd Street, Cheyenne, WY 82002, 307-777-7519.

Visits are face to face, on two days:

• Wednesday: 7 to 9 p.m.
• Sunday: noon to 3 p.m.

On a visiting day, a person inside may have two visits of up to 30 minutes apiece. First, fill out a Visiting Privilege Application from the dispatch window, at least a day before. Leave no blank spaces. Wait for a phone call saying you're approved. An inmate can have five approved visitors at most. Only people who've been arraigned and aren't in disciplinary lockdown can have visits. Bring photo ID; a birth certificate works if you lack one. Leave purses, bags and phones in your car. Kids under 18 need a parent or guardian along. See our visiting guide too.

• By mail: a U.S. Postal Service money order or a cashier's check. Only approved visitors may mail funds.
• Dropped off: money orders and cashier's checks can be handed in at the jail.
• Cash: taken only in person at the Detention Center.

Personal checks get turned away. For anything else about deposits, call 307-746-4441. Extra tips are on our money page and our commissary page.

The jail sets its own phone rules, and staff can explain how accounts work. Call 307-746-4441 to ask how to receive calls and what they cost. Staff may listen in on any form of contact, so keep details of the arrest off the line. Our phone guide and messaging guide give general tips.

Write it like this:

Inmate's Complete Name
Weston County Detention Center
25 N. Sumner Ave.
Newcastle, WY 82701

Send it with the Postal Service. Mail can't be dropped off by hand. Put your first and last name and full address in the return corner. A letter missing that goes into locked property, not to the person. They may keep five photos at a time. Photos must not be Polaroids or sexual. Read our mail guide for more.

Belongings are logged and stored at booking. Most items come back on release day. To pick something up sooner, like car keys, call 307-746-4441 and ask what's needed. During visiting time, staff may approve a few clothing items: socks, underwear, white thermals and bras without underwire. Paperbacks, sealed puzzles, board games and playing cards can come in too, but they become jail property, except personal religious books.

Call the Sheriff's Office at 307-746-4441 right away. Ask for detention staff. Have ready a list of each drug, how much they take and their doctor's phone number. Prescription medicine brought by a visitor must be in its original bottle and approved by staff. For a concern that keeps going, the detention administrator's office line is 307-746-3820.

Sheriff's deputies carry out county warrants, while town officers in Newcastle and Upton handle warrants inside town limits. To ask if a person is wanted, phone the Sheriff's Office at 307-746-4441. No single warrant search covers all of Wyoming, so court clerks also check names by phone. Facing a warrant? Walking in with a lawyer beside you is the safest choice. You can also ask the clerk about setting a fresh court date. Circuit Court clerk: 1 West Main Street, Newcastle, WY 82701, 307-746-3547.

VINE won't list hearings. Look at the release papers, or call:

• Circuit Court (misdemeanors, plus felonies before bind-over): 307-746-3547
• District Court clerk, for felonies sent up and youth cases: 307-746-4778
• Newcastle town court: 307-746-3535
• Upton town court dates: 307-468-2221

Our court guide walks through what each hearing means.

The U.S. Marshals Service is responsible for anyone held on federal charges. You'll find its Casper office at 111 South Wolcott, Room 138, Casper, WY 82601, 307-261-5411. A federal judge decides at a hearing whether they're released or held until trial (18 U.S.C. 3142). Once the person is sentenced, try the federal BOP search.

1. Immigration agents file Form I-247A asking the jail to keep the person.
2. If so, they can stay up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. Officers then move them to immigration custody.
4. Search the ICE Online Detainee Locator with the A-number, or with the name and country of birth.

The ICE office covering northeast Wyoming is in Casper: 150 E. B Street, Room 1014, Casper, WY 82601, 307-261-6590.

Shorter sentences are usually done locally. Anyone sent to prison on a felony is in the custody of the Wyoming Department of Corrections. Look up a state prisoner on the WDOC inmate locator. Our Wyoming prison list describes each facility. WDOC headquarters: 1934 Wyott Drive, Suite 100, Cheyenne, WY 82002, 307-777-7208.

State law leans toward letting a parent take a child home. A child gets locked up only to keep people safe or stop them from running (W.S. 14-6-206). When a child is held, a parent must hear quickly, and a judge reviews the hold within 48 hours, though Saturdays, Sundays and official holidays aren't part of those hours (W.S. 14-6-209).

Parents who don't know where their child went should phone the Sheriff's Office at 307-746-4441. Family Services in Newcastle answers at 307-746-4657. Youth records are sealed from public view.

About 6,840 people live in the county. Newcastle is home to roughly 3,350 and Upton to about 900. Deputies cover spots outside town limits, such as Osage, Hill View Heights and Four Corners.

• Newcastle Police Department, 30 N. Summit, Newcastle, WY 82701, 307-746-4486.
• Upton Police Department, 520 Pine Street, Upton, WY 82730, 307-468-2475.
• County Sheriff's Office, 25 N. Sumner Ave., Newcastle, WY 82701. Fingerprint cards are by appointment at 307-746-3818.
• Wyoming Highway Patrol headquarters, 307-777-4301. Troopers work the state highways.