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Dennis Benson, MSOP Executive Director

Jannine Hbert MA, LP, MSOP Executive Clinical DirectorRobin Vue-Benson, MSOP Legal Manager

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Early 1990s 1994 1994-2002Pre-1990 2012

PP Law:

Used sporadically

Functioned often as

diversion from sending

to prison

Special Session:

Established SDP/ SPP

categories

Surge in commitments:

Substantial increase in

commitments MSOP separated from State

Operated Services

Facility expansion

Concern over financial costs

Setting the Stage:

PP law used post-prison

DOC screening practices changed Commitments increase

1994 PP law upheld in 4-3 Minn.

Supreme Court decision (Blodgett)

What now?

20 Years of Sex Offender Civil Commitment

2003-2011

Challenges to Commitment:

Linehan series of cases in state

courts

Hendricks & Crane

Linehan 8th Circuit (2002)

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Current Issues

Responding to the 2011 report, CivilCommitment of Sex Offenders,: by the Office

of the Legislative Auditor

Focus on reintegration path for Alternative Clients

Operationalizing and measuring treatment and

outcomes

Collaborating on state-wide continuum of

treatment and management of sex offender

Separating and clarifying civil commitment

language

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20 States, plus DC (Federal), with

Sex Offender Civil Commitment Programs

.

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19 20

58

4332 30

8 13 14

170

145

170

150 151

114124

88

235

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Dec'03

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Data Source: Minnesota Department of Corrections

SPP/SDP Referrals from DOC to Counties

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Minnesota Counties from which MSOP Clients

have been committed As of Jan. 2012

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Moose Lake

St. Peter

MSOPFac i l i t y Si t es

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Moose Lake Main:(150 capacity)

Six 25 bed units

Mentally ill

Young Adult unit

Assisted Living unit

Behavioral unitPhase 2-Conventional Program units

Moose Lake Complex 1:

(400 capacity)

Two 98 bed wings, Three 68- bed wingsNon participants, Conventional programming, holds/admissions

MSOP/DOC site50 bed program

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St. Peter:

Pexton and Shantz Buildings

Six 28-36 bed units

(capacity 184)

Alternative Programand

Reintegration

MSOP Supervised Integration (MSI)

Community Preparation Services (CPS)

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Currently

34 Clients

Admissions

Moose Lake

MH screener &Referral Assessment &

Treatment Plan

Intro to MSOP

Treatment

Readiness

Currently

468 Clients

Phase I & II

Phase I =342 (64%)

Phase II=126 (24%)

Managing Behaviors

Skills Acquisition

Demonstrated Change

Core /

Psycho Ed Groups

Phallometric ,

Polygraph

Currently

24 Clients

Phase III

St. Peter

Maintain Change

Maintenance Plan

Development

Phallometric,

Polygraph

Privileges

GPS Monitoring

Currently

10 Clients

Community

Preparation

Services

(CPS) St. Peter

Reside outside Secure

Perimeter

Community Based

Programming

Polygraph

Provisional

Discharge

Discharge

REINTEGRATION

Minnesota Sex Offender Program

As of 01.01.2012

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Minnesota Sex Offender ProgramLength of Stay

Over 10Years

22%

7 to 10 Years

18%

3 to 6 Years

35%

Under 3Years

25%

January 2012

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