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Sheridan County, Wyoming sentencing data

As of October 23, 2026, according to Wyoming Department of Corrections records, 120 people sentenced in Sheridan County were held in Wyoming state prisons. Their median sentence is 6.5 years, shorter than the statewide median of 8 years. 22% 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 theft.

120people in prison
6.5 yearsmedian maximum sentence (state: 8 years)
22%serving 20+ years (state: 25%)
10life sentences

Sentences by offense: Sheridan 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.

OffensePeopleSheridan median (yrs)Wyoming median (yrs)
Theft105.55

Race

GroupPeopleShare
White8974%
Indigenous1210%
Hispanic119.2%

Groups with fewer than 10 people are not shown.

Other Wyoming counties

About this data

Source: Wyoming Department of Corrections public inmate records. People currently in state prison custody whose longest sentence was imposed in Sheridan 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.