{"id":288243,"date":"2026-07-11T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/11\/laramie-county-sheriff-tables-tv-show-feature-offer-indefinitely-to-protect-privacy-of-inmates-news\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T07:40:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T11:40:09","slug":"laramie-county-sheriff-tables-tv-show-feature-offer-indefinitely-to-protect-privacy-of-inmates-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/11\/laramie-county-sheriff-tables-tv-show-feature-offer-indefinitely-to-protect-privacy-of-inmates-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Laramie County sheriff tables TV show feature offer indefinitely to protect privacy of inmates | News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Laramie County sheriff tables TV show feature offer indefinitely to protect privacy of inmates | News<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.wyomingnews.com\/laramieboomerang\/news\/laramie-county-sheriff-tables-tv-show-feature-offer-indefinitely-to-protect-privacy-of-inmates\/article_5829db15-469d-46e9-b055-fba0fa5a8ed2.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-07-11 07:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.wyomingnews.com<\/a><\/p>\n

CHEYENNE \u2014 Laramie County Sheriff Brian Kozak has decided to table an offer to have the county jail featured on a relatively new reality television program called \u201c120 Hours Behind Bars.\u201d<\/p>\n

The show, which airs on popular streaming platforms like Hulu, Discovery Plus and HBO Max, sends a film crew inside county jails and prisons across the country, documenting the lives of inmates, jail practices and the conditions of the facilities.<\/p>\n

The show\u2019s description states that \u201cOver five intense days, \u2018120 Hours Behind Bars\u2019 delivers an unfiltered look inside America\u2019s toughest jails \u2014 where officers are outnumbered, cellblocks are overcrowded and violence erupts without warning.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kozak previously told the Wyoming Tribune Eagle that producers initially reached out because they heard about the county\u2019s mental health unit that recently started in the jail.<\/p>\n

The mental health unit came out of Kozak\u2019s efforts to provide better care for inmates who come into the jail with mental health concerns, for the benefit of both inmates and staff.<\/p>\n

An item granting permission to allow the producers in the jail appeared on the Laramie County Board of County Commissioners\u2019 agenda June 16 for approval, but commissioners unanimously voted to delay the decision to the July 7 meeting due to the item being added at the last minute and without public notice.<\/p>\n

However, hours before Tuesday\u2019s meeting, the Laramie County Sheriff\u2019s Office sent out a press release detailing Kozak\u2019s decision to table the proposal indefinitely, resulting in its removal from the agenda.<\/p>\n

In an interview with the WTE on Wednesday, Kozak said his decision was solely to protect the privacy of inmates.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought about that a little bit more, and that was the reason,\u201d Kozak said. \u201cThe inmates are trying to do the right thing, they\u2019re trying to change their lives…<\/p>\n

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