Who We Are

Dr. Robert S. Colter is Associate Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at the University of Wyoming, and has been involved in prison education through Wyoming Pathways from Prison since 2017. He published and researches in the areas of Ancient Greek Philosophy, Philosophical Pedagogy, and Prison Education. He is also the founder and director of Wyoming Stoic Camp, and was co-organizer of the 2019 UW Symposium on Transformative Education in Prison and Beyond.

Dan Fetsco is an attorney and faculty member in the Criminal Justice & Sociology Department at the University of Wyoming. He began his career as a public defender and prosecutor in Carbon County, Wyoming, before working at the Wyoming Attorney General's office, engaging in appellate prosecution in state and federal courts, in addition to serving as the legal representative for the Wyoming Department of Corrections. He then spent 10 years as the Deputy and Executive Director of the Wyoming Board of Parole. He served on the Correctional Industry Advisory Board (CIAB), having been appointed to the CIAB by the Governor in 2014. He is also member of the Association of Paroling Authorities International (APAI), having served as Secretary for 2 terms and contributing articles to the APAI newsletter. He has also authored several law review articles on parole, restitution repayment, and inmate reentry.