The Detention Center
Natrona County Detention Center
- Operated byNatrona County Sheriff's Office
- Address1100 Bruce Lane, Casper, WY 82601.
- Also hereThe county runs a separately listed Juvenile 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: History of the Detention Center, natronacounty-wy.gov · checked August 21, 2026
The Sheriff
Sheriff John Harlin
- Where the name appearsThe county's own staff directory lists the sheriff as John Harlin.
- Detention budget requested vs. approved, by year
- Jail staffing levels and vacancy rate
- Lawsuits and settlements involving the jail
Source: Natrona County Sheriff, natronacounty-wy.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, 7th Judicial District
- Hon. Nichole Collier — appointed July 2022; term expires January 2029
- Hon. Kevin D. Taheri — appointed September 2023; term expires January 2029
- Hon. Cynthia K. Sweet — appointed March 2025; term expires January 2027
115 North Center Street, Suite 400, Casper, WY 82601
District Court, 7th Judicial District
- Hon. Catherine E. Wilking — appointed February 2011; term expires January 2031
- Hon. Dan Forgey — appointed August 2013; term expires January 2027
- Hon. Kerri M. Johnson — appointed January 2019; term expires January 2027
- Hon. Joshua Eames — appointed July 2022; term expires January 2031
115 North Center Street, Suite 100, Casper, WY 82601
- 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 state's own county-officials directory still names a previous sheriff for Natrona County. The county's live pages govern here.
These three offices decide who sits in a cell in Natrona 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