The Detention Center
Carbon County Jail and Communications Center
- Operated byCarbon County Sheriff's Office
- Address1302 East Daley Street, Rawlins, WY 82301 — a separate building from the sheriff's office and courthouse.
- Also calledThe county's own bid documents call it the “Carbon County Detention Facility (Jail).” Both names are the county's.
- 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: Carbon County inmate information, carboncountywy.gov · checked August 21, 2026
The Sheriff
Sheriff Alex Bakken
- Office415 W. Pine Street, Rawlins, WY 82301. Phone 307-324-2776.
- Detention budget requested vs. approved, by year
- Jail staffing levels and vacancy rate
- Lawsuits and settlements involving the jail
Source: Carbon County Sheriff, carboncountywy.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. Susan Stipe — appointed February 2018; term expires January 2029
415 West Pine Street, Suite 235, Rawlins, WY 82301
District Court, 2nd Judicial District
- Hon. Dawnessa Snyder — appointed July 2017; term expires January 2031
415 West Pine Street, Rawlins, WY 82301
- 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 county uses two different names for its own jail in its own documents. Both are shown above rather than picking one silently.
These three offices decide who sits in a cell in Carbon 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