001-0 Wyo. Code R. § 1

Current through April 27, 2019
Section 1 - Authority

Pursuant to W.S. 7-13-420(a), "The governor, after consultation with the board and the department, shall adopt rules and regulations to establish a system of good time and special good time allowances for inmates of and parolees from any state penal institution, any institution which houses Wyoming inmates pursuant to W.S. W.S. W.S. 7-3-401 or any other correctional facility operated pursuant to a contract with the state under W.S. W.S. W.S. 7-22-102 or inmates or parolees transferred to a community correctional facility pursuant to W.S. W.S. W.S. 7-18-109 or 7-18-115. The rules may provide for either good time to be deducted from the maximum sentence or for good time to be deducted from the minimum sentence imposed by the court, or both, and may provide for the removal of previously earned good time allowances and the withholding of earned good time allowances."

(b) "The rules and regulations adopted by the governor as provided by this section shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state but shall at all times be considered rules relating to the internal management of state penal institutions and not affecting private rights of inmates. The granting, refusal to grant, withholding or restoration of good time or special good time allowances to inmates shall be a matter of grace and not that of right of inmates."

001-0 Wyo. Code R. § 1