The Detention Center
Weston County Detention Center
- Operated byWeston County Sheriff's Office
- SizeThe county describes a 38-bed facility at 25 N. Sumner Avenue, Newcastle.
- Detention administratorLt. Jason Jenkins.
- 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: Weston County Detention Center · checked August 21, 2026
The Sheriff
Sheriff Bryan Colvard
- Office25 N. Sumner Avenue, Newcastle. Phone 307-746-4441.
- Detention budget requested vs. approved, by year
- Jail staffing levels and vacancy rate
- Lawsuits and settlements involving the jail
Source: Weston 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, 6th Judicial District
- Hon. Lynda Bush — appointed May 2022; term expires January 2029
1 West Main Street, Newcastle, WY 82701
District Court, 6th Judicial District
- Hon. Matthew F.G. Castano — appointed March 2022; term expires January 2031
- Hon. James Michael Causey — appointed January 2022; term expires January 2031
- Hon. Stuart S. Healy III — appointed December 2020; term expires January 2029
- Hon. Michael J. McGrady — appointed July 2024; term expires January 2027
1 West Main Street, Newcastle, WY 82701
- 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 four district judges serve the whole 6th District and mostly sit in Gillette, not Newcastle.
These three offices decide who sits in a cell in Weston 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