Wyo. Stat. § 7-16-202 (2026)

(a) All prisoners sentenced to the custody of the
department of corrections to serve a term of imprisonment in a
state penal institution may be employed within the institution
or in any work for the benefit of and use by the state or any of
its agencies or political subdivisions.

     (b) An inmate of a state penal institution shall be
required to perform available hard labor which is suited to the
inmate's age, gender, physical and mental condition, strength
and attainments in the institution proper, in the industries
established in connection with the institution, or at other
places as provided in subsection (a) of this section.
Substantially equivalent hard labor programs shall be available
to both male and female inmates. Inmates performing hard labor
at a location other than within or on the grounds of a state
penal institution shall be attired in brightly colored uniforms
that readily identify them as inmates of state penal
institutions. The employment of inmates in hard labor shall not
displace employed workers, shall not be applied to skills,
crafts or trades in which a local surplus of labor exists, and
shall not impair existing contracts for employment or services.

     (c) For purposes of this section, "hard labor" means
physical or mental labor which is performed for a period of time
which shall average, as nearly as possible, forty (40) hours
each week, and may include useful and productive work. "Hard
labor" may include menial labor, any training necessary to
perform any work required, and if possible, work providing an
inmate with marketable vocational skills. "Hard labor" does not
include labor which is dangerous to an inmate's life or health,
is unduly painful or is required to be performed under
conditions that would violate occupational safety and health
standards applicable to such labor if performed by a person who
is not an inmate.
     (d) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, an
inmate who has been determined by the institution administrator
to be unsuitable for the performance of hard labor due to the
inmate's age, gender, physical or mental condition, strength or
security status shall not be required to perform hard labor.

     (e) The department of corrections shall adopt rules to
implement this section.