The Detention Center
Washakie County Detention Center
- Operated byWashakie County Sheriff's Office
- Phone307-347-4581.
- Where the name appearsIn the sheriff page's contact block; the county has no standalone detention-center page.
- 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: Washakie County Sheriff · checked August 21, 2026
The Sheriff
Sheriff Austin T. Brookwell
- Phone307-347-2242.
- Detention budget requested vs. approved, by year
- Jail staffing levels and vacancy rate
- Lawsuits and settlements involving the jail
Source: Washakie 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, 5th Judicial District
- Hon. Edward G. Luhm — appointed January 2019; term expires January 2029
1001 Big Horn Avenue, Worland, WY 82401
District Court, 5th Judicial District
- Hon. Bobbi Overfield — appointed October 2018; term expires January 2027
1001 Big Horn Avenue, Suite 211, Worland, WY 82401
- 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
These three offices decide who sits in a cell in Washakie 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