Wyoming State Penitentiary
Rawlins, Italy
The Wyoming State Penitentiary is an American historic and current prison in Rawlins, Carbon County, Wyoming, which has operated from 1901. It moved within Rawlins to a new location in 1981. In 2018, it is a Wyoming Department of Corrections state maximum-security prison for men. Wyoming State Penit
entiary is also the location of Wyoming's death row for men and execution chamber, which is located in the prison's parole board meeting room. No death sentences have been carried out in Wyoming since the 1992 execution of convicted murderer Mark Hopkinson, and, as of 2025, there are no inmates on death row.
Listen to the audio guide for Wyoming State Penitentiary Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen offNearby
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