Constitutional Rights & Wrongful Convictions

Anyone in Wyoming who believes their civil liberties or civil rights have been violated (free speech, voting rights, immigrants' rights, LGBTQ+ rights, Indigenous justice, privacy, racial justice, etc.) can reach out, but the ACLU only pursues cases that align with its impact-litigation and advocacy priorities.

The ACLU of Wyoming does not run a walk-in or phone-based client intake; access is primarily through its Legal Intake form or by writing to its Cheyenne mailing address. For non-legal matters, such as following campaigns or general questions, use the contact links on the website or email/social channels listed there. If you need direct legal help, submit the Legal Intake form rather than contacting the main office, since the organization states phone calls about complaint status will not be returned.

Confirmed: ACLU of Wyoming does not offer a phone intake line for case requests. Their own 'Cases We Accept' page explicitly states that phone calls about the status of a complaint will not be returned, and directs all requests for assistance to an online legal intake form at action.aclu.org/legal-intake/aclu-wyoming-legal-intake. General mailing address is P.O. Box 20706, Cheyenne, WY 82003; the state bar's Lawyer Referral Service (307-432-2107) is suggested as an alternative for deadline-sensitive matters.

Free. The ACLU does not charge for intake, and legal representation (if a case is accepted) is provided at no cost to the client.

Anyone who believes their civil liberties or civil rights were violated in Wyoming can submit an intake request, but this is a screening form, not a guarantee of representation — the ACLU of Wyoming is a small nonprofit and states it can only accept a small percentage of the very large number of matters brought to its attention.

Go to the online Legal Intake form at action.aclu.org/legal-intake/aclu-wyoming-legal-intake and fill it out completely: your contact information, where and when the incident occurred, a summary of the problem, who you're filing against, what outcome you want, whether you already have an attorney, and whether you have supporting documents. If you are incarcerated and complaining about conditions of confinement, you must first exhaust all internal grievance procedures before submitting. After submitting, completing the form does not create legal representation; if they believe they can assist, they will contact you — otherwise you will not hear back, and phone calls checking on status will not be returned. No specific response-time window is published, so pursue other options in parallel, especially if you have a statute-of-limitations concern.

No dedicated phone line for the intake form. Mailing address: ACLU of Wyoming, P.O. Box 20706, Cheyenne, WY 82003. Privacy questions: privacy@aclu.org.

Free to submit; there is no charge for the intake screening itself.

RMIC only considers post-conviction claims of factual, complete innocence (no involvement whatsoever) for a serious felony conviction in Wyoming, Utah, or Nevada, where the prisoner has more than seven years left on their sentence, trial and direct appeals are already finished, and significant new evidence of innocence exists. It excludes claims of self-defense, consensual sex, accessory/party-to-the-crime claims, and cases where exoneration wouldn't free the person from an unrelated sentence.

The incarcerated person (not family or outside advocates) should write directly to RMIC at 358 South 700 East, B235, Salt Lake City, UT 84102, to request a Screening Questionnaire/Waiver, or a supporter can download the Screening Cover Letter and Screening Questionnaire/Waiver (available in English and Spanish) from rminnocence.org/request-assistance/, print them, and give them to the prisoner to complete and mail back. RMIC's Case Oversight Committee screens the completed questionnaire against its strict criteria; if it qualifies, trained law students under supervision conduct a factual investigation, which can take anywhere from two years to decades. RMIC receives about 15-25 new requests per month and can accept only a small fraction. There is no phone intake or online case-submission form.

RMIC's own Contact Us page (rminnocence.org/contact-us) lists a general organizational phone number, (801) 355-1888, and email contact@rminnocence.org, but does not designate a separate case-intake phone line. Prisoners and family members seeking assistance are directed specifically to the 'Request Assistance' page/form on the site rather than to call in; the phone number is best treated as a general office line, not a staffed intake hotline.

Free. RMIC provides investigation and litigation services entirely pro bono.