The Detention Center
Fremont County Detention Center
- Operated byFremont County Sheriff's Office
- Address460 Railroad Street, Lander, WY 82520. Phone 307-332-1858.
- 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: Fremont County detention, fremontcountywy.org · checked August 21, 2026
The Sheriff
Sheriff Ryan Lee
- Took officeThe county states he was elected and sworn in January 7, 2019 as the 25th sheriff of Fremont County.
- Detention budget requested vs. approved, by year
- Jail staffing levels and vacancy rate
- Lawsuits and settlements involving the jail
Source: Fremont County Sheriff, fremontcountywy.org · 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, 9th Judicial District
- Hon. Jefferson Coombs (Lander) — appointed October 2021; term expires January 2027
- Hon. Daniel M. Stebner (Riverton) — appointed February 2023; term expires January 2029
Lander: 450 North 2nd Street, Room 230 · Riverton: 1160 Major Avenue, Suite 100
District Court, 9th Judicial District
- Hon. Jason M. Conder — appointed July 2019; term expires January 2027
450 North 2nd Street, Room 235, Lander, WY 82520
- 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
- Two circuit court locations — Lander and Riverton — each with its own judge. A first appearance could happen before either.
These three offices decide who sits in a cell in Fremont 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