The Detention Center
Laramie County Detention Center
- Operated byLaramie County Sheriff's Office
- Detention commandChief Deputy Aaron Veldheer is listed over Detention; Lt. Tim Johnson over the Juvenile Detention/Crisis Center.
- Also calledThird-party inmate-search sites call it the “Laramie County Detention Facility.” The county's own pages say Detention Center.
- 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: Laramie County Sheriff's Office — Inmate Programs · checked August 21, 2026
The Sheriff
Sheriff Brian Kozak
- Took officeElected November 8, 2022.
- Before thisChief of the Cheyenne Police Department, 2010–2021.
- Office309 W. 20th Street, Cheyenne, WY 82001.
- Detention budget requested vs. approved, by year
- Jail staffing levels and vacancy rate
- Lawsuits and settlements involving the jail
Source: Laramie County Sheriff's Office, laramiecountywy.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, 1st Judicial District
- Hon. Antoinette Williams — appointed December 2014; term expires January 2029
- Hon. Sean C. Chambers — appointed July 2020; term expires January 2027
- Hon. Timothy J. Forwood — appointed January 2025; term expires January 2027
309 West 20th Street, Room 2300, Cheyenne, WY 82001
District Court, 1st Judicial District
- Hon. Catherine R. Rogers — appointed April 2014; term expires January 2029
- Hon. Peter H. Froelicher — appointed March 2019; term expires January 2027
- Hon. Robin S. Cooley — appointed March 2024; term expires January 2027
- Hon. Nathaniel S. Hibben — appointed May 2025; term expires January 2027
309 West 20th Street, Room 3205, Cheyenne, WY 82003
- 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
- Whether an inmate here can post a cash bond by card is an open question, and the reason this county was documented first.
These three offices decide who sits in a cell in Laramie 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