Sheriff Orders Full Jail Shakedown and New Inmate Accountability Standards

Sheriff Brian Kozak and the staff of the Laramie County Sheriff’s Office conducted a facility wide shakedown of the Laramie County Detention Center on October 11th, 2023. Our deputies worked together with law enforcement from the Platte County Sheriff’s Office, Wyoming Highway Patrol and Wyoming Department of Corrections to search for contraband within the jail. This was the first time a full shakedown of the entire facility had been completed.

Each inspection team was assigned two K-9s certified in narcotic detection. The K-9s and their handlers searched each common area and cell within the f...