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Benson to Become CEO of Minnesota Sex Offender Program

By E.L. Lipman

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The Commissioner of Corrections announced this morning that her Deputy Commissioner for the Facilities Division, Dennis L. Benson, will be leaving the agency after 33 years of service to take a new assignment in the Department of Human Services. On March 5, Benson will become the Chief Executive Officer of the Minnesota Sex Offender Program (MSOP).

In this new role, Benson will oversee MSOP operations, strategic planning, facility development and a $60 million annual budget.

In my personal view, the Department of Human Services has made an inspired choice for a new executive. Benson, in his role at DOC, was one of the key architects of the inter-agency cooperation and joint planning that is now occurring between the adjacent DOC ? DHS facilities in Moose Lake, Minnesota; an effort that is certain save the state millions in construction and operational costs over the coming decades. Further, his keen understanding of the best security practices, and his ability to see beyond narrow bureaucratic boundaries toward a much broader forensic mission, will be a boost to our state?s sex offender treatment program.

January 9, Update: The Commissioner of Corrections announced today that Lynn Dingle, formerly the Warden of MCF-Oak Park Heights and currently the Warden of MCF-Stillwater, will succeed Benson in the post as Deputy Commissioner for the Facilities Division.

Full post as published by Within the Scope on January 08, 2008 (boomark / email).