Torrington Prison Inmate Commits Suicide Posted by John Axtell Date: November 30, 2020 760 Views The Wyoming Dept of Corrections says an inmate at the medium-security prison in Torrington died Thursday in an apparent suicide. 21-year old John Tygart, a native of Scottsbluff, NE, had served less than 2 months of a 2-to-4 year sentence for child abuse from Laramie County. Corrections department officials say an autopsy has been ordered as required by agency policy.