The Detention Center
Big Horn County Detention Center
- Operated byBig Horn County Sheriff's Office, Detention Division
- Address415 Murphy Street, Basin, WY 82410. Phone 307-568-9311.
- Opened2001. The county states an 86-bed capacity.
- Also calledThe county's own page headline says “Big Horn County Jail” while the text says Detention Center.
- Holds for othersThe county's page lists contracts to house prisoners for the U.S. Marshals Service (Montana and Wyoming), the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
- 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: Big Horn County detention, bighorncountywy.gov · checked August 21, 2026
The Sheriff
Sheriff Jason Beal
- OfficeP.O. Box 69, Basin, WY 82410. Phone 307-568-2324.
- Command staffChief Deputy Mark Raymond; Detention Captain Debbie Cook.
- Detention budget requested vs. approved, by year
- Jail staffing levels and vacancy rate
- Lawsuits and settlements involving the jail
Source: Big Horn County Sheriff's Office staff, bighorncountywy.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, 5th Judicial District
- Hon. Edward G. Luhm — appointed January 2019; term expires January 2029
- Magistrate Randy L. Royal — appointed July 2003; term expires January 2029
420 West C Street, Basin (also sits at 355 East 5th Street, Lovell)
District Court, 5th Judicial District
- Hon. Bobbi Overfield — appointed October 2018; term expires January 2027
420 West C Street, Basin, WY 82410
- 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 circuit court sits in two towns, Basin and Lovell, with the same judge and magistrate.
- Parts of the county's detention page are dated — it still cites jail revenue figures from fiscal year 2013–2014.
These three offices decide who sits in a cell in Big Horn 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