Division of Reentry and Rehabilitation Director
Dan Chesnut, a 20-plus year veteran of the Utah Department of Corrections, has been named as the new Division of Reentry and Rehabilitation Director, after serving as the Director of the Inmate Placement Program and the Division of Prison Operations for multiple years.
Chesnut has worked for the Department since 1996, working in the Training Academy. In 2001, he became and Adult Probation and Parole Agent involved in the initial implementation of the Drug Offender Reform Act (or DORA). He was promoted to supervisor in AP&P in 2008, and then again as an AP&P Assistant Regional Administrator in 2011 responsible for the Bonneville Community Correctional Center operations. He served as Director of the Inmate Placement Program, followed by leading the Division of Prison Operations before being named to his current role.
Chesnut has a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration.