Wyoming Honor Farm

The Wyoming Honor Farm is a minimum-security correctional facility for adult male inmates that is located in Riverton, Wyoming. This facility is operated by the Wyoming Department of Corrections and can house 283 inmates. 

The Honor Farm’s Wild Horse Program is an important part in inmate rehabilitation. It provides an opportunity for inmates to learn how to respect animals and people through day-to-day challenges. 

Over the past century, the Wyoming Honor Farm facility has expanded to fill an important position in the community, and given offenders opportunities to become law-abiding citizens, and successfully return to society.

Through upgrades and physical expansions, WHF has grown into a prison containing four dorms, having a facility capacity that has grown from 30 inmates in the earliest years, to nearly 300 today.

WHF facilities now include a warehouse, as well as programming, vocational, recreational, and educational space. The goal is to reduce recidivism through cognitive and behavioral intervention.

Prison Insights

Visiting Hours and Rules

Visiting Hours at Wyoming Honor Farm are:

Fridays:             5:30pm – 8:30pm  (Check in time is 5:15pm)
Weekends:       11:00am – 3:00pm (Check in time is 10:45am) &
                          5:30pm - 8:30pm  (Check in time is 5:15pm)

General Visiting Rules

You must fill out a visitor application and get approval before visiting an inmate at the Wyoming Honor Farm. Everyone over 16 must have a current photo ID to enter the visiting room.

All visitors are subject to random searches of their person, property, and vehicles, to include search by a WDOC canine team. By entering upon the property, you grant consent to be searched.

You can't bring property, including mail and photographs, to your inmate through the visiting process. Keep all of your personal property such as purses, keys, wallets, money, coats, hats, blankets, etc. in a visitor locker or leave these items locked in your vehicle.

No cash other than up to $20 in change, tokens, or other authorized cash substitute devices are allowed in the visiting room/area.

Baby-care items are permitted as follows per child: 

• up to six diapers
• up to two empty clear bottles (plastic) or one clear sippy cup
• one single layer blanket
• one pacifier
• two teething toys 
• one sealed, unopened carton/container of milk (not to exceed one-pint in size), or one sealed, unopened powdered milk container, or sealed unopened individual powder or liquid formula packs
• diaper wipes (in a clear plastic bag or in an unopened sealed package). 

All items are subject to search. No baby seats or carriers will be permitted. 

Visitors are not permitted to bring cameras, audio/video recording equipment, cell phones, or any other electronic devices into the visiting room. Money orders or cashier’s checks will be accepted from visitors during visitation for later posting to inmate’s accounts – NO CASH OR PERSONAL CHECKS WILL BE ACCEPTED. 

All money orders and cashier’s checks must be clearly marked with the inmate’s name and number and given to the receptionist, or placed into a designated secure drop box if so directed.

Dress Code

Visitors are encouraged to wear clothing that is conservative in nature in order to maintain a respectful visiting environment. Some types of clothing are prohibited to maintain the security of the facility. 

Visitors are not allowed to wear blue denim or other clothing that is similar to inmate attire. Children shorter than three feet tall are permitted to wear blue denim. 

Clothing that is suggestive or form fitting is prohibited. Dresses, skirts, jumpers, culottes, and shorts can't be worn more than two inches above the middle of the kneecap. 

Slit dresses/skirts are permitted only if the slit is not more than two inches above the middle of the kneecap. Wrap-around skirts are not permitted.

Clothing that exposes an undue amount of flesh (e.g., exposing chest, back, thighs, or midsection) is prohibited. Examples include: halter tops/dress, tube tops, see-through clothing, sheer fabrics, mini-skirts, shirts with low cut necklines, wrap around skirts, and crop tops. 

Visitors are required to wear undergarments.

Sweatshirts with hoods are not permitted inside the visiting area at any time.

Clothing, hairstyles, insignias or other paraphernalia associated with security threat groups (gangs) or that create undue attention or conflict are prohibited; i.e., clothing with slogans, suggestive, or controversial statements.

Footwear must be worn.

How to Call an Inmate

You can't call an inmate at Wyoming Honor Farm, but they do have access to phones. For complete details on how to call an inmate in Wyoming, please click here.

How to Send Money

You can send money to your inmate at Wyoming Honor Farm both online and over the phone with Access Corrections, or in person through their walk-in partners Ace Cash Express and CashPayToday.  

Toll-Free Phone Deposits            
As low as $3.95  
1-866-345-1884    

Internet Deposit
As low as $2.95
www.accesscorrections.com           

Walk-in Location
Flat fee of $5.95
www.cashpaytoday.com or www.acecashexpress.com

Access Secure Deposits takes all MasterCard and Visa debit and credit cards. Additional information is also located at www.accesscorrections.com under Frequently Asked Questions.

Programs For Inmates

• Drug and Alcohol Abuse Programs
• Education Programs
• Recreational Programs
• Faith Based Groups
• Cognitive Behavior Intervention Programs
• Habitat for Humanity
• Bicycle donations to the Women’s Shelter and Good Samaritan Shelter
• State Training School renovation
• Highway clean-up
• Inmate firefighting crew
• Assisting with move of state offices
• Riverton recreational area maintenance
• Annual donation of WHF grown pumpkins to local elementary schools
• Tent set-up for Fremont County Fair
• Modeler’s Park clean-up
• Fremont County Firefighters – Fire Hall
• Legionnaires Ball Field
• Lander Museum
• Rails to Trails, Riverton, Wyoming
• Rendezvous site clean-up
• Lander Parks and Recreation
• Holiday food baskets
• Fremont County Good Samaritan Center, improvements and repairs
• Wyoming Department of Game & Fish

Education Programs

• Adult Basic Education (ABE) and General Equivalency Diploma (GED) Preparation Program. For inmates who do not have a verified high school diploma or GED to enable them to successfully prepare for and pass the GED test.
• Vocational Education Programs. Designed to train inmates for jobs in the free world to assist with employment upon release. Some vocational training may be college credit or linked to an apprenticeship program. 
• English Language Learners. Inmates whose primary language is not English are provided an opportunity to attend ELL classes and improve their English language skills.

Wild Horse Program

The Wyoming Honor Farm's Wild Horse Program plays an important role in inmate rehabilitation. It provides an opportunity for inmates to learn how to respect animals and people through day-to-day challenges.

Inmates in the Wild Horse Program work together as a team and learn to respect the opinions and goals of others. Inmate trainers work with the wild horses that progress from round pen work to halter work, then into the saddling and rider acceptance process. This ensures that the horses are not saddled or ridden before the necessary groundwork has been completed. 

Clinton Anderson's training series is used as the main horse training system. When an Honor Farm inmate is assigned a job in the Wild Horse Program he begins work on the feed crew, which means his job is to feed the animals. During the day he will spend much of his time helping others work with the horses.

This process gives the inmate an opportunity to observe training techniques as well as become familiar with the animals. When they are ready, the inmate will progress to handling.

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Careers at Wyoming Honor Farm

If you are interested in a career with the Wyoming Department of Corrections and would like more information about job openings at the Wyoming Honor Farm, click here.