As the nation's incarceration rate falls, Wyoming's is heading in the other direction

Star Tribune: Every weekday at 2 p.m. a metal door swings open in a Casper courtroom and people wearing shackles and orange jumpsuits shuffle inside. The defendants, mostly men, wait for a judge to call their case and read them their rights.

They’ll be asked about bond and whether they need an attorney. On a busy day, the process may repeat itself two dozen times.

Many will eventually be found guilty of a crime and serve probation or time in county jail.

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