The Detention Center
Platte County Sheriff's Office Detention Center
- Operated byPlatte County Sheriff's Office, Detention Division
- OpenedJuly 2002. Eight pods, maximum 92 inmates.
- Holds for othersThe county states it fills vacant cells with contract prisoners from surrounding counties, the Department of Corrections and the U.S. Marshals Service, and has rented cell space for 22 years.
- 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: Platte County detention · checked August 21, 2026
The Sheriff
Sheriff Anthony “Tony” Krotz
- Took officeThe county states he was appointed sheriff on October 17, 2025, becoming the 16th sheriff of Platte County — appointed mid-term, not elected to the seat.
- Detention budget requested vs. approved, by year
- Jail staffing levels and vacancy rate
- Lawsuits and settlements involving the jail
Source: Platte County Sheriff · 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, 8th Judicial District
- Hon. Clark C. Allan — appointed January 2021; term expires January 2027
- Hon. Jacqueline K. Brown — appointed July 2025; term expires January 2027
- Magistrate Wendy Palen — no appointment or term date published
800 9th Street, Wheatland, WY 82201
District Court, 8th Judicial District
- Hon. F. Scott Peasley — appointed August 2017; term expires January 2031
- Hon. Edward A. Buchanan — appointed September 2022; term expires January 2031
800 9th Street, Wheatland, WY 82201
- 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 sheriff was appointed to fill a vacancy in October 2025 rather than elected; the seat is on the November 2026 ballot.
- The jail rents bed space to other counties, the state and the U.S. Marshals Service — a revenue line worth following.
These three offices decide who sits in a cell in Platte 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