SOBRIETY MANDATE NEXT? –
Nov. 11, 2021 – The News&Guide was the first Wyoming media outlet to report on potentially unconstitutional elements of the 24/7 program; stories have since been published and republished in several outlets across the state.
“The Wyoming 24/7 Sobriety Program also, in its application to pretrial participants, violates the Fourth and Fifth Amendments,” the letter states. “Most concerning are the constitutional violations that occur through the practices and policies adopted by the Teton County and Campbell County Sheriffs who arrest pretrial participants for merely being late to testing.” Amiotte wrote in the demand letter that the differences between 24/7 program enforcement across county lines point toward an unconstitutional element of the program.
For example, Campbell County does not have the same late policy as Teton County. In Campbell County, participants are held 12 hours the first time they are late and automatically released; 24 hours the second time and automatically released; and 48 hours the third time with a required hearing.
