The Detention Center
Albany County Detention Center
- Operated byAlbany County Sheriff's Office
- Address420 Ivinson Avenue, Laramie, WY 82070. Phone 307-755-3521, open 24 hours.
- Rated capacity and average daily population
- Annual detention budget and cost per inmate per day
- Deaths in custody, by year
- Federal per-diem contracts (US Marshals / ICE) and what they pay
- Whether an inmate can post a cash bond by card
Source: Albany County Detention Center, albanycountywy.gov · checked August 21, 2026
The Sheriff
Sheriff Aaron Appelhans
- Office525 E. Grand Avenue, Suite 101, Laramie, WY 82070.
- On the ballotThe county's own elected-officials roster lists the term as 2020–2026.
- Detention budget requested vs. approved, by year
- Jail staffing levels and vacancy rate
- Lawsuits and settlements involving the jail
Source: Albany County Sheriff, albanycountywy.gov · checked August 21, 2026
The Judges
Wyoming splits the bench. Circuit Court handles initial appearances — the first place bond is set. District Court takes felonies after bindover.
Circuit Court, 2nd Judicial District
- Hon. Robert J. Sanford — appointed July 2020; term expires January 2027
525 Grand Avenue, Room 400, Laramie, WY 82070
District Court, 2nd Judicial District
- Hon. Misha Westby — appointed August 2022; term expires January 2031
525 Grand Avenue, Suite 305, Laramie, WY 82070
- The county's bond schedule
- Share of the jail population held pretrial
- Median time from booking to first appearance
Source: Wyoming Judicial Branch, wyocourts.gov · checked August 21, 2026
Notes on the record
- The Wyoming Secretary of State's county-officials directory still names a former sheriff for this county. It was not used for any name here — the county's own pages were.
These three offices decide who sits in a cell in Albany County and what it costs the people who live here. Nationally, almost 77% of the people who died in local jails in 2019 had not been convicted of anything, and suicide was the leading single cause of those deaths (Bureau of Justice Statistics, Mortality in Local Jails, 2000–2019).
How much is your sheriff — and your judge — costing you?
Names verified August 21, 2026 · dollars and outcomes still being gathered