CHEYENNE — As staffing at the Wyoming Department of Corrections has increased, 30 more Wyoming inmates housed at the Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility in Tallahatchie, Mississippi, have been moved back to the Cowboy State.

WDOC sent 240 Wyoming inmates to TCCF in November 2023 because of staff vacancies. Since then, WDOC has anticipated maintaining inmates at TCCF until staffing increases within the agency.

“A great number of recruiting efforts have been undertaken, including a contract with a professional staffing and recruiting firm, higher starting wages, and training and development for staff,” WDOC Public Information Officer Stephanie Dack wrote in email correspondence with the Wyoming Tribune Eagle. “This has resulted in an increase in the number of correctional officers hi

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