The Detention Center
Johnson County Detention Center
- Operated byJohnson County Sheriff's Office
- PhonesJail 307-684-5584; booking 307-425-6032.
- Where the name appearsThe county's detention page calls it only “Detention Center”; the full name appears on its PREA page.
- Accountability recordsThe county publishes PREA audit reports for 2022–2023 through 2024–2025.
- 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: Johnson County PREA page · checked August 21, 2026
The Sheriff
Sheriff Rod Odenbach
- Office639 Fort Street, Buffalo, WY 82834.
- Command staffUndersheriff Pat Monroe; Captains Leigh Braley and Wes Killian.
- Detention budget requested vs. approved, by year
- Jail staffing levels and vacancy rate
- Lawsuits and settlements involving the jail
Source: Johnson County Sheriff, johnsoncowy.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, 4th Judicial District
- Hon. Sheryl Smith Bunting — appointed January 2024; term expires January 2027
- Magistrate Jeremy Kisling — appointed January 2025; term expires January 2027
620 West Fetterman Street, Suite 108, Buffalo, WY 82834
District Court, 4th Judicial District
- Hon. Benjamin Kirven — appointed July 2022; term expires January 2031
620 West Fetterman Street, Suite 208, Buffalo, WY 82834
- 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
- A magistrate sits alongside the circuit judge here. In Wyoming, magistrates commonly handle initial appearances and can set bond.
- The justice center is governed by a joint powers board shared with the City of Buffalo, though the sheriff's office runs the detention center.
These three offices decide who sits in a cell in Johnson 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