The Detention Center
Hot Springs County Detention Center
- Operated byHot Springs County Sheriff's Office
- Address417 Arapahoe Street, Thermopolis, WY 82443. Phone 307-864-3951.
- SizeThe county describes a secure 32-bed facility.
- VisitsFace-to-face visitation has been eliminated; video kiosks only.
Source: Hot Springs County detention · checked August 21, 2026
Transparency rating
4/10Partial- ✓The jail is named
- ✗Who is in custody — not published
- ✓Beds and daily population
- ✓What it costs taxpayers
- ✗Deaths in custody — not published
- ✗PREA audits — not published
- ✗Independent inspection — not published
- ✗Who else it holds, and for how much — not published
- ✓How to post bond
- ✗Phone, video and commissary rates — not published
The Building
You paid for it. Here is what the record says it cost.
- Year builtNot found
- Original costNot found
- Paid for byNot found. The county's audit notes only that the law enforcement facility is operated jointly with the Town of Thermopolis.
- Beds32
Since then
- A major jail plumbing upgrade paid for with federal pandemic relief funds; year and cost not stated
- Roof repairs after a hailstorm, partly covered by insurance
The Sheriff
Sheriff Jerimie Kraushaar
- Note on spellingThe county writes the first name “Jerimie.”
- Detention budget requested vs. approved, by year
- Jail staffing levels and vacancy rate
- Lawsuits and settlements involving the jail
Source: Hot Springs County Sheriff, hscounty.com · 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
417 Arapahoe Street, Thermopolis, WY 82443
District Court, 5th Judicial District
- Hon. Bobbi Overfield — appointed October 2018; term expires January 2027
415 Arapahoe Street, Thermopolis, WY 82443
- The county's bond schedule
- Share of the jail population held pretrial
- Median time from booking to first appearance
Source: the state judiciary · checked August 21, 2026
The County Commissioners
They pay for the jail. The sheriff runs it.
- What they controlThe detention budget, the building itself, and the agreements that let other agencies rent its beds.
- What they don'tDay-to-day operations. The sheriff is separately elected and answers to voters, not to the board.
- The boardBoard of County Commissioners →
- Where the jail money is decidedAgendas and minutes →
Notes on the record
- The circuit court and the detention center share a building at 417 Arapahoe; the district court is next door at 415.
- Jail department budget: $846,149 adopted for FY2026–27, listed separately from the sheriff.
- Bond can be paid by cash or card in person, online, or by phone — one of the clearest bond pages in the state.
- Minutes are also archived year by year.
These three offices decide who sits in a cell in Hot Springs 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?
Your VOTE is POWERFUL.
The sheriff who runs this jail is elected. So are the commissioners who pay for it.
- Find your polling place — Wyoming Polling Place Locator →
- Your county clerk — the office that runs the election (PDF) →
- Register to vote in Wyoming →
In Wyoming the county clerk runs the election in Hot Springs County and prints the ballot the sheriff’s name is on. Links from the Wyoming Secretary of State and vote.gov.
Names verified August 21, 2026 · dollars and outcomes still being gathered