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Carbon County, Wyoming sentencing data

As of October 23, 2026, according to Wyoming Department of Corrections records, 101 people sentenced in Carbon County were held in Wyoming state prisons. Their median sentence is 8 years, about the same as the statewide median of 8 years. 27% are serving 20 years or more, compared with 25% statewide. Wyoming sentences have a minimum and a maximum term; figures here use the maximum. The most common offense is unlawful manufacture or delivery;schedule i or ii drugs.

101people in prison
8 yearsmedian maximum sentence (state: 8 years)
27%serving 20+ years (state: 25%)
11life sentences

Sentences by offense: Carbon County vs. Wyoming

Offenses with 10+ people. Median of the longest sentence from each person's most recent sentencing; life and death sentences not included.

OffensePeopleCarbon median (yrs)Wyoming median (yrs)
Unlawful Manufacture Or Delivery;Schedule I Or Ii Drugs107.58

Race

GroupPeopleShare
White6665%
Hispanic2929%

Groups with fewer than 10 people are not shown.

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About this data

Source: Wyoming Department of Corrections public inmate records. People currently in state prison custody whose longest sentence was imposed in Carbon County, one record per person, using the longest sentence from their most recent sentencing. Wyoming sentences have a minimum and a maximum term; figures here use the maximum. Criminal history is not in the data, so differences between counties can reflect prior records as well as sentencing practice.