foucha louisiana argued november decided may louisiana law criminal defendant found guilty reason insanity may committed psychiatric hospital hospital review committee thereafter recommends acquittee released trial must hold hearing determine whether dangerous others found dangerous may returned hospital whether mentally pursuant statutory scheme state ordered petitioner foucha insanity acquittee returned mental institution committed ruling dangerous basis inter alia doctor testimony recovered psychosis suffered upon commitment good shape mentally however antisocial personality condition mental disease untreatable involved several altercations institution accordingly doctor feel comfortable certifying danger people state appeal refused supervisory writs state affirmed holding among things jones require foucha release due process clause fourteenth amendment violated statutory provision permitting confinement insanity acquittee based dangerousness alone held judgment reversed reversed justice white delivered opinion respect parts ii concluding louisiana statute violates due process clause allows insanity acquittee committed mental institution able demonstrate dangerous others even though suffer mental illness although jones supra acknowledged insanity acquittee committed also held matter due process entitled release recovered sanity longer dangerous may held long mentally ill dangerous longer since state contend foucha mentally ill time trial hearing basis holding psychiatric facility insanity acquittee disappeared state longer entitled hold basis least three difficulties state attempt perpetuate confinement basis antisocial personality first even continued confinement constitutionally permissible keeping mental institution improper absent determination civil commitment proceedings current mental illness dangerousness vitek jones due process requires nature commitment bear reasonable relation purpose individual committed see jones state supra second longer held insanity acquittee mental hospital entitled constitutionally adequate procedures establish grounds confinement jackson indiana third substantive component due process clause bars certain arbitrary wrongful government actions regardless fairness procedures used implement zinermon burch although state may imprison convicted criminals purposes deterrence retribution louisiana interest since foucha convicted may punished jones moreover although state may confine person shows clear convincing evidence mentally ill dangerous louisiana carried burden furthermore salerno held certain narrow circumstances pretrial detainees pose danger others community may subject limited confinement save state statute unlike sharply focused statutory scheme issue salerno louisiana scheme carefully limited pp james manasseh argued cause petitioner briefs martin regan pamela moran argued cause respondent brief harry connick briefs amici curiae urging reversal filed american orthopsychiatric association et al james ellis barbara bergman american psychiatric association joel klein justice white delivered opinion except part iii defendant criminal case pending louisiana found guilty reason insanity committed psychiatric hospital unless proves dangerous whether insane commitment acquittee superintendent begins release proceedings review panel hospital makes written report patient mental condition whether released without danger others release recommended must hold hearing determine dangerousness acquittee burden proving dangerous found dangerous acquittee may returned mental institution whether mentally petitioner contends scheme denies due process equal protection allows person acquitted reason insanity committed mental institution able demonstrate dangerous others even though suffer mental illness petitioner terry foucha charged louisiana authorities aggravated burglary illegal discharge firearm two medical doctors appointed conduct pretrial examination foucha doctors initially reported trial initially found foucha lacked mental capacity proceed app four months later trial found foucha competent stand trial doctors reported foucha unable distinguish right wrong insane time offense october trial ruled foucha guilty reason insanity finding unable appreciate usual natural probable consequences acts unable distinguish right wrong menace others insane time commission crimes presently insane committed east feliciana forensic facility time doctors recommend released order superintendent feliciana recommended foucha discharged released panel convened institution determine foucha current condition whether released placed probation without danger others march panel reported evidence mental illness since admission recommended foucha conditionally discharged trial judge appointed sanity commission made two doctors conducted pretrial examination written report stated foucha presently remission mental illness certify constitute menace others released one doctors testified hearing upon commitment foucha probably suffered psychosis recovered temporary condition evidenced signs psychosis neurosis good shape mentally however antisocial personality condition mental disease untreatable doctor also testified foucha involved several altercations feliciana doctor feel comfortable certifying foucha danger people stipulated doctor present give essentially testimony ruled foucha dangerous others ordered returned mental institution appeal refused supervisory writs state affirmed holding foucha carried burden placed upon statute prove dangerous decision jones require foucha release neither due process clause equal protection clause violated statutory provision permitting confinement insanity acquittee based dangerousness alone case presents important issue decided manner arguably odds prior decisions granted certiorari ii addington texas held commit individual mental institution civil proceeding state required due process clause prove clear convincing evidence two statutory preconditions commitment person sought committed mentally ill requires hospitalization welfare protection others proof beyond reasonable doubt required proof preponderance evidence fell short satisfying due process person charged committed crime found guilty reason insanity however state may commit person without satisfying addington burden respect mental illness dangerousness jones supra verdict observed jones establishes two facts defendant committed act constitutes criminal offense ii committed act mental illness illness defendant adequately proved context preponderance evidence two facts properly inferred time verdict defendant still mentally ill dangerous hence committed held however committed acquittee entitled release recovered sanity longer dangerous acquittee may held long mentally ill dangerous longer relied donaldson held matter due process unconstitutional state continue confine harmless mentally ill person even initial commitment permissible constitutionally continue basis longer existed summary holdings opinion stated constitution permits government basis insanity judgment confine mental institution time regained sanity longer danger society jones error characterizing language jones merely interpretation pertinent statutory law district columbia constitutional significance case louisiana contend foucha mentally ill time trial hearing thus basis holding foucha psychiatric facility insanity acquittee disappeared state longer entitled hold basis supra state however seeks perpetuate foucha confinement feliciana basis antisocial personality evidenced conduct facility found rendered danger others least three difficulties position first even continued confinement constitutionally permissible keeping foucha mental institution improper absent determination civil commitment proceedings current mental illness dangerousness vitek jones held convicted felon serving sentence liberty interest extinguished confinement criminal transferred mental institution hence classified mentally ill without appropriate procedures prove mentally loss liberty produced involuntary commitment loss freedom confinement due process requires nature commitment bear reasonable relation purpose individual committed jones supra jackson indiana according testimony given hearing trial foucha suffering mental disease illness held held mentally ill person see jones supra jackson supra cf salerno schall martin second foucha longer held insanity acquittee mental hospital entitled constitutionally adequate procedures establish grounds confinement jackson indiana supra indicates much person criminal charges found incompetent stand trial committed regained sanity later determined nothing done cure detainee deaf mute state courts refused order release reversed holding state entitled hold person incompetent stand trial long enough determine cured become competent held longer state required afford protections constitutionally required civil commitment proceeding noted relying baxstrom herold convicted criminal allegedly mentally ill entitled release end term unless state committed civil proceeding conceivable basis distinguishing commitment person nearing end penal term civil commitments jackson indiana supra quoting baxstrom supra third due process clause contains substantive component bars certain arbitrary wrongful government actions regardless fairness procedures used implement zinermon burch see also salerno supra daniels williams freedom bodily restraint always core liberty protected due process clause arbitrary governmental action youngberg romeo clear commitment purpose constitutes significant deprivation liberty requires due process protection jones supra internal quotation marks omitted always careful minimize importance fundamental nature individual right liberty salerno supra state pursuant police power may course imprison convicted criminals purposes deterrence retribution constitutional limitations conduct state may criminalize see brandenburg ohio robinson california state punitive interest foucha convicted may punished jones supra louisiana reason acquittal exempted foucha criminal responsibility west requires see supra state may also confine mentally ill person shows clear convincing evidence individual mentally ill dangerous jones state carried burden indeed state claim foucha mentally also held certain narrow circumstances persons pose danger others community may subject limited confinement cases particularly salerno supra state relies case salerno unlike case involved pretrial detention observed salerno government interest preventing crime arrestees legitimate compelling statute involved constitutional implementation interest statute carefully limited circumstances detention sought involving serious crimes crimes violence offenses punishable life imprisonment death serious drug offenses certain repeat offenders narrowly focused particularly acute problem government interests overwhelming addition first demonstrating probable cause government required adversary hearing convince neutral decisionmaker clear convincing evidence conditions release reasonably assure safety community person arrestee presents identified articulable threat individual community furthermore duration confinement bail reform act act strictly limited arrestee entitled prompt detention hearing maximum length pretrial detention limited stringent time limitations speedy trial act arrestee convicted confined criminal proved guilty acquitted go free moreover act required detainees housed extent practicable facility separate persons awaiting serving sentences awaiting appeal salerno save louisiana detention insanity acquittees longer mentally ill unlike sharply focused scheme issue salerno louisiana scheme confinement carefully limited state statute foucha entitled adversary hearing state must prove clear convincing evidence demonstrably dangerous community indeed state need prove nothing justify continued detention statute places burden detainee prove dangerous hearing ended foucha recommital doctor person testified positively opinion foucha danger community let alone gave basis opinion description foucha behavior feliciana antisocial personality along refusal certify dangerous directly asked whether foucha dangerous ritter said think feel comfortable certifying danger people app louisiana statute enough defeat foucha interest physical liberty enough defeat foucha liberty interest constitution freed indefinite confinement mental facility furthermore foucha committed criminal acts feliciana assault state explain interest vindicated ordinary criminal processes involving charge conviction use enhanced sentences recidivists permissible ways dealing patterns criminal conduct normal means dealing persistent criminal conduct employed foucha assaulted inmates little doubt sane convicted incarcerated usual way emphasized salerno detention found constitutionally permissible strictly limited duration see also schall contrast state asserts foucha committed criminal act antisocial personality sometimes leads aggressive conduct disorder effective treatment may held indefinitely rationale permit state hold indefinitely insanity acquittee mentally ill shown personality disorder may lead criminal conduct true convicted criminal even though completed prison term also step away substituting confinements dangerousness present system narrow exceptions aside permissible confinements mental illness incarcerates proved beyond reasonable doubt violated criminal law society liberty norm detention prior trial without trial carefully limited exception salerno supra narrowly focused pretrial detention arrestees permitted bail reform act found one carefully limited exceptions permitted due process clause decline take similar view law like louisiana permits indefinite detention insanity acquittees mentally ill prove dangerous others iii apparent said earlier opinion louisiana statute also discriminates foucha violation equal protection clause fourteenth amendment jones established insanity acquittees may treated differently respects persons subject civil commitment foucha thought insane longer classified state nonetheless insists holding indefinitely one time committed criminal act prove dangerous louisiana law however provide similar confinement classes persons committed criminal acts later prove dangerous criminals completed prison terms obvious large category persons many likely suffer sort personality disorder foucha exhibits however state law allow continuing confinement based merely dangerousness instead state controls behavior similarly situated citizens relying means punishment deterrence supervised release freedom physical restraint fundamental right state must particularly convincing reason put forward discrimination insanity acquittees longer mentally ill furthermore civil commitment proceedings state must establish grounds insanity dangerousness permitting confinement clear convincing evidence addington similarly state must establish insanity dangerousness clear convincing evidence order confine insane convict beyond criminal sentence basis original confinement longer exists see jackson baxtrom cf humphrey cady however state claims may continue confine foucha considered mentally ill solely deemed dangerous without assuming burden proving even ground confinement clear convincing evidence gave convincing reason procedural safeguards unwarranted confinement guaranteed insane persons convicted may denied sane acquittee state done better foregoing reasons judgment louisiana reversed ordered footnotes panel unanimously recommended petitioner conditionally discharged recommendations placed probation remain free intoxicating substances attend substance abuse clinic regular basis submit regular random urine drug screening actively employed seeking employment app although panel recited charged determining dangerousness report expressly make finding regard justice thomas dissent complains foucha released based psychiatric opinion mentally ill opinion sufficiently precise psychiatry exact science psychiatrists widely disagree constitutes mental illness may true opinion reliable enough permit courts base civil commitments clear convincing medical evidence person mentally ill dangerous base release decisions qualified testimony person longer mentally ill dangerous also reliable enough state punish person preponderance evidence found insane time committed criminal act say nothing trying person time found incompetent understand proceedings point medical predictions dangerousness seem reliable enough justice thomas permit state continue hold foucha mental institution even psychiatrist say hesitate certify foucha dangerous others justice kennedy assertion overrule holding jones described paragraph fanciful best paragraph plainly shows question fully accept insanity acquittees may initially held without complying procedures applicable civil committees evident ensuing paragraph text also true holding jones justice thomas justice kennedy reject period time insanity acquittee may held mental institution measured length sentence might imposed convicted rather acquittee may held either mentally ill dangerous justices permit indefinite detention acquittee although state concedes mentally ill although doctors mental institution recommend release reason psychiatrist hesitates certify acquittee dangerous others justice kennedy asserts entertain proposition verdict guilty reason insanity differs conviction post jones however involved case accused found beyond reasonable doubt committed criminal act find sufficient negate difference conviction insanity acquittal rather observed person convicted crime may course punished ifferent considerations underlie commitment insanity acquittee convicted may punished justice kennedy observes proof beyond reasonable doubt commission criminal act permits state incarcerate hold offender reasonable basis doubt wide discretion determining punishment convicted offenders eighth amendment ensures discretion unlimited justice cites authority surely existed proposition defendant convicted crime sentenced term years may nevertheless held indefinitely likelihood commit crimes justice thomas dissenting suggests issue standards release us jones issue case however whether insanity acquittee must released hospitalized period longer might served prison convicted course deciding issue negative said detainee held longer mentally ill longer dangerous regardless long prison sentence might noted jones sought release based nonillness nondangerousness indicated text twice announced outside limits detention insanity acquittees justice wish away aspect jones case merely reflected essence prior decisions justice thomas dissent firmly embraces view state may indefinitely hold insanity acquittee found cured mental illness unable prove dangerous even though case finding dangerousness based solely detainee antisocial personality apparently caused engage altercations time time justice thomas however challenge holding cases convicted criminal may held mentally ill person without following requirements civil commitment permit detention based dangerousness alone yet surely strange release sane likely dangerous persons committed crime knowing precisely continue hold indefinitely insanity detainee committed criminal act time found know right wrong justice thomas rationale continuing hold insanity acquittee surely justify treating convicted felon way put appears permit indicated text consistent present system justice justice thomas relies heavily american law institute ali model penal code commentary however reliance model code misplaced quotation commentary importantly incomplete justice thomas argues louisiana statute follows current provisions model penal code fails mention current sense model code amended since approval therefore fails incorporate reflect substantial developments relevant decisional law intervening three decades thus although nowhere noted dissent explanatory notes expressly concede related similarly current provisions article unconstitutional see ali model penal code explanatory note noting permitting indefinite commitment mentally incompetent defendant without finding required civil commitment unconstitutional light jackson indiana decisions indeed justice thomas advert explanatory note even though note directly questions constitutionality provision heavily relies acknowledges justice thomas questionable whether state may use single criterion dangerousness grant discharge employs different standard release persons civilly committed justice thomas also recites commentary regarding however introductory passage justice thomas quotes prefaces important passage omits explaining rationale questionable provision commentary constitutional doubts exist criterion dangerousness person committed civilly must released longer suffering mental illness questionable whether person acquitted grounds mental disease defect excluding responsibility kept custody solely ground continues dangerous comment thus justice thomas argues louisiana statute relic bygone age principal support assertion provision model penal code whose constitutionality since openly questioned ali reporters similarly unpersuasive justice thomas claim regarding number allow confinement based dangerousness alone first assertion carries obvious unacknowledged corollary vast majority allow confinement based dangerousness alone second justice thomas description state statutes also importantly incomplete even argues scheme confinement based dangerousness alone relic bygone age justice thomas neglects mention two statutes relies amended justice notes justice thomas acknowledge least two statutes lists permitting confinement based dangerousness alone given contrary construction highest state courts found interpretation justice thomas cites impermissible see state fields lewis del quoting mills state del necessary implication danger referred must construed relate mental illness reason dangerousness without mental illness valid basis indeterminate confinement state hospital see also ali model penal code supra although provisions may face allow confinement based dangerousness alone virtually actual cases questions dangerousness continued mental disease likely closely linked widespread rejection standard confinement justice thomas justice kennedy argue demonstrates able protect safety public rights accused without challenging foundational principles american criminal justice constitutional law justice concurring part concurring judgment louisiana asserts may indefinitely confine terry foucha mental facility although mentally ill might dangerous others released reasons given part ii opinion contention rejected write separately however emphasize opinion addresses specific statutory scheme us broadly permits indefinite confinement sane insanity acquittees psychiatric facilities case require us pass judgment narrowly drawn laws provide detention insanity acquittees statutes provide punishment persons commit crimes mentally ill understand hold louisiana may never confine dangerous insanity acquittees regain mental health louisiana law defendants carry burden proving insanity preponderance evidence escape punishment affirmative defense becomes relevant prosecution establishes beyond reasonable doubt defendant committed criminal acts required level criminal intent state marmillion la although insanity acquittees may incarcerated criminals penalized asserting insanity defense see jones finding criminal conduct sets apart ordinary citizens noted jones judicial determination criminal conduct provides concrete evidence dangerousness contrast certain thing said present state knowledge therapy regarding mental disease science reached finality judgment quoting greenwood given uncertainty courts pay particular deference reasonable legislative judgments relationship dangerous behavior mental illness jones supra louisiana evidently determined inference dangerousness drawn verdict guilty reason insanity continues even clinical finding sanity judgment merits judicial deference might therefore permissible louisiana confine insanity acquittee regained sanity unlike situation case nature duration detention tailored reflect pressing public safety concerns related acquittee continuing dangerousness see salerno schall martin jackson indiana although dissenters apparently disagree see post opinion kennedy post opinion thomas think clear acquittees confined mental patients absent medical justification case necessary connection nature purposes confinement absent see vitek jones discussing infringements upon liberty unique commitment mental hospital jones supra brennan dissenting permissible treat acquittees alike without regard particular crimes example strong interest liberty person acquitted reason insanity later found sane might well outweigh governmental interest detention evidence dangerousness acquittee committed nonviolent relatively minor crime cf salerno supra interest pretrial detention overwhelming individuals arrested specific category extremely serious offenses detained congress specifically found individuals far likely responsible dangerous acts community arrest equal protection principles may set additional limits confinement sane dangerous acquittees although think unnecessary reach equal protection issues facts us permissibility holding acquittee mentally ill longer person convicted crimes imprisoned open serious question second point made holding places new restriction freedom determine whether extent mental illness excuse criminal behavior indicate must make insanity defense available see idaho code mental condition defense criminal charges ann evidence mental illness admissible prove absence state mind element offense likewise casts doubt laws providing prison terms verdicts guilty mentally see tit ch supp state concludes mental illness best considered context criminal sentencing holding case erects bar implementing judgment finally noted great majority adopted policies consistent holding justice thomas claims laws comparable louisiana see post even number overstates case two justice thomas mentions already amended laws provide release acquittees suffer mental illness may dangerous see cal penal code ann west supp effective ann supp effective july three others limit maximum duration criminal commitment reflect acquittee specific crimes hold acquittees facilities appropriate mental condition see west west supp understand opinion render laws necessarily invalid remaining six two condition commitment upon proof every element crime supp finding guilty reason insanity shall constitute finding acquitted person committed act constituting offense charged except person possess requisite criminal intent ann allowing commitment persons found guilty reason due mental disease defect defendant particular state mind essential element offense charged laws might well fail even dissenters theories see post kennedy dissenting post thomas dissenting today holding follows directly precedents leaves appropriate latitude care insanity acquittees way consistent public welfare accordingly concur parts ii opinion judgment justice kennedy chief justice joins dissenting incarceration persons common one feared instruments state oppression state indifference acknowledge outset freedom restraint essential basic definition liberty fifth fourteenth amendments constitution agree reaffirmation first premise submit respect majority errs failure recognize conditions incarceration imposed state case accord legitimate traditional state interests vindicated full fair procedures error results majority primary reliance cases donaldson addington texas define due process limits involuntary civil commitment majority relies civil cases overruling without mention one holdings recent significant precedent criminal context jones criminal case began one day petitioner brandishing revolver entered home married couple intending steal brief respondent chased home fired police officers confronted fled petitioner apprehended charged aggravated burglary illegal use weapon violation west la question petitioner committed criminal acts charged petitioner response deny criminal responsibility based mental illness committed acts contended mental illness prevented distinguishing right wrong regard conduct question mental illness may bear upon criminal responsibility general rule either two ways first may preclude formation mens rea disturbance profound prevents defendant forming requisite intent defined state law second may support affirmative plea legal insanity see lafave scott substantive criminal law pp hereinafter lafave scott depending content state law first possibility may implicate state initial burden winship prove every element offense beyond reasonable doubt second possibility patterson new york leland oregon power determine existence criminal insanity following establishment underlying offense well established leland oregon upheld state law required defendant prove insanity beyond reasonable doubt observing burden effect state initial burden prove every element underlying criminal offense burden proof guilt necessary elements guilt placed squarely upon state jury told burden shift rested upon state throughout trial according instructions appellant presumed innocent jury convinced beyond reasonable doubt guilty jurors consider separately issue legal sanity per se issue set apart crime charged introduced special plea decided special verdict footnotes omitted louisiana law follows pattern leland clarity precision pursuant art west petitioner entered dual plea guilty guilty reason insanity dual plea majority discuss even mention ensures winship burden remains state prove elements crime louisiana confirms recent case approving following jury instruction defense insanity case accused entered dual plea guilty guilty reason insanity consequence plea must first determine whether accused committed crime instructed convinced beyond reasonable doubt accused commit crimes one crimes must proceed determination whether sane time crime committed thereby criminally responsible committing state marmillion compliance standard proof beyond reasonable doubt defining central feature criminal adjudication unique criminal law addington effect symbolic practical statement values respect confidence criminal law winship apportionment risk favor accused harlan concurring often subjected heightened due process scrutiny regard purpose duration deprivations physical liberty imposed judgment rendered standard see state salerno jackson indiana cf jones proof beyond reasonable doubt acquittee committed criminal act distinguishes case jackson indiana jackson never affirmative proof accused committed criminal acts heightened due process scrutiny obtain though state met burden proof obtained adjudication well settled upon compliance winship state may incarcerate reasonable basis chapman williams illinois justice thomas observes dissent majority errs attaching talismanic significance fact petitioner adjudicated guilty reason insanity post verdict guilty reason insanity neither equivalent comparable verdict guilty standing alone allow state evade burden proof replacing criminal law civil system presumption innocence defendant burden proof entertain proposition case differs conviction guilty petitioner adjudged guilty reason insanity rather guilty insane petitioner suggested grounds distinguish liberty interests involved procedural protections afforded consequence state ultimate choice nomenclature due process implications vary circumstances criminal case state complied rigorous demands winship majority failure recognize criminal character proceedings concomitant standards proof leads conflate standards civil criminal commitment manner permitted precedents donaldson addington texas supra define due process limits involuntary civil commitment together stand proposition civil proceedings due process clause requires state prove insanity dangerousness clear convincing evidence see supra addington supra precedential value civil context beyond question error apply precedents majority today criminal proceedings treating criminal case civil one majority overrules principal holding jones jones considered system criminal commitment enacted congress district columbia congress provided acquittal reason insanity government shown beyond reasonable doubt defendant committed crimes charged cases acquittal reason insanity district law provided automatic commitment followed periodic hearings insanity acquittee given opportunity prove longer insane dangerous petitioner jones contended addington applied criminal proceedings well civil requiring government prove insanity dangerousness clear convincing evidence commitment rejected contention jones distinguished criminal civil commitment holding due process clause permits automatic incarceration criminal adjudication without process majority today effect overrules holding holds keeping foucha mental institution improper absent determination civil commitment proceedings current mental illness dangerousness ante see also ante holding jones clear contrary disregard controlling precedent respect opinion jones informed recognition distinction civil criminal commitment sound consistent precedent first described procedural protections afforded criminal commitment surpass civil commitment indeed procedural protections stringent known law second proof criminal conduct accordance winship eliminates risk incarceration mere idiosyncratic behavior criminal act definition within range conduct generally acceptable jones supra quoting addington supra criminal law defines discrete category conduct society reserved greatest opprobrium strictest sanctions past future dangerousness ascertained predicted civil proceedings different kind third state presents distinct rationales differing forms commitment civil context state acts large part basis parens patriae power protect provide ill individual criminal context state acts ensure public safety see addington brakel parry weiner mentally disabled law ed dismissive see ante overcome fundamental defects majority opinion majority opinion troubling level fails recognize account profound differences clinical insanity state law definitions criminal insanity well established insanity defined criminal law direct analog medicine science divergence law psychiatry caused part legal fiction represented words insanity insane kind lawyer catchall clinical meaning biggs guilty mind see also bouvier law dictionary ed legal medical ideas insanity essentially different difference one substance consistent general rule definition crimes defenses matter state law see patterson new york free recognize define insanity defense see fit nothing less fruitful impelled defining sort insanity test constitutional terms simply yet time write constitution formulas cast terms whose meaning let alone relevance yet clear either doctors lawyers powell texas plurality opinion see also constitution impose particular test criminal responsibility black concurring test insanity turns finding criminal irresponsibility time offense quite wrong place reliance fact majority louisiana contend petitioner insane see ante circumstance come surprise since petitioner competent time plea indeed entered plea otherwise see drope missouri present sanity relevance petitioner committed consequence civil proceedings dangerous conduct past used predict similar conduct future relevance however petitioner confined based predictions future behavior rather past criminal conduct unlike civil commitment proceedings attempt divine future past criminal trial whose outcome turns findings past insanity past criminal conduct possess intrinsic ultimate significance system described employed jurisdictions supplemented traditional test irresistible impulse test see lafave scott others adopted test proposed part model penal code see ibid still others abolished defense altogether see idaho code mont code ann since well accepted may define crimes defenses see supra point warrant mention fact majority loses sight describing decision jones majority relies statement verdict guilty reason insanity establishes defendant committed act mental illness ante quoting jones accurate statement jones defendant jones acquitted durham test insanity excludes punishment criminal conduct product mental disease defect see bethea see also durham app durham jurisdiction fair say jones defendant acquitted reason insanity committed act mental illness jones supra said insanity proves defendant distinguished right wrong small irony aspect jones majority places greatest reliance indeed cites example adherence jones bearing louisiana statute issue see ante establishment criminal act insanity regime provides legitimate basis confinement although louisiana chosen punish insanity acquittees state surrendered interest incapacitative incarceration constitution require particular model criminal confinement harmelin michigan kennedy concurring judgment federal state criminal systems accorded different weights different times penological goals retribution deterrence incapacitation rehabilitation williams new york upon compliance winship state may incarcerate reasonable basis see supra incapacitation protection society unusual ground incarceration solation dangerous always considered important function criminal law powell texas black concurring insanity acquittees special class offenders proved dangerous beyond ability comprehend wisdom incarceration circumstances demonstrated high level acceptance every state provides discretionary mandatory incarceration insanity acquittees lafave scott justice thomas observes dissent provisions like louisiana predicated dangerousness alone endorsed model penal code adopted legislatures fewer see post nn remains seen whether majority questioning legitimacy incapacitative incarceration puts doubt confinement persons insanity acquittees parole release provisions often place burden proof prisoner prove lack dangerousness use familiar example federal parole system place enactment sentencing guidelines inmate released parole unless established release jeopardize public welfare ed repealed stat see also cfr requirement reflected incapacitative aspect use imprisonment effect denying opportunity future criminality least time dept justice parole commission rules procedures manual july purpose consistent parole release provisions alabama colorado hawaii massachusetts michigan new york district columbia name see cohen gobert law probation parole difficult reconcile rationale incapacitative incarceration underlies regimes opinion majority discounts legitimacy also difficulty majority emphasis conditions petitioner confinement line justice concurring opinion see ante majority emphasizes fact petitioner confined mental institution see ante suggesting incarceration might unconstitutional undertaken elsewhere majority offers authority suggestion justice relies reading vitek jones rejected jones see ante citing jones supra brennan dissenting petitioner rely argument point proceedings authority make assumption matter law conditions petitioner confinement way infirm case vitek jones state stigmatized petitioner placing mental institution placed elsewhere jones explicit point criminal defendant successfully raises insanity defense necessarily stigmatized verdict thus commitment causes little additional harm respect case washington harper petitioner suffered deprivation liberty independent due process protections might attach fact conditions confinement attributable petitioner criminal conduct subsequent decision plead insanity extent majority relies conditions petitioner confinement decision without authority opinion nothing confusing dicta submit today decision unwarranted unwise share concerns risks inherent requiring committed person prove often imprecise justice thomas observes dissent case period confinement exceeds gravity offense reasons believe release proceedings pointless sham post petitioner incarcerated less statutory maximum offenses proved state see aggravated burglary illegal use weapon west light facts majority repeated reference indefinite detention apparent reference potential duration confinement lack fixed end point bearing case see ante cf ante curious suggestion confinement extended beyond initial term years also significant observe case incarcerated subject demonstrated nondangerousness within two months release hearing petitioner sent maximum security section feliciana forensic facility altercations another patient evidence record suggests petitioner initial claim insanity may feigned medical panel reviewed petitioner request release stated evidence mental illness indeed never evidence mental illness disease since admission app sum difficult conceive less compelling situation imposition sweeping new constitutional commands majority imposes today majority conflates standards civil criminal commitment treating criminal case though civil upsets careful balance relied upon determining conditions continuing confinement also defining defenses permitted mental incapacity time crime question view adopted traditional test determining criminal insanity complied rigorous demands winship state possesses constitutional authority incarcerate petitioner protection society submit respectful dissent justice thomas chief justice justice scalia join dissenting louisiana statutory scheme strikes today quirky relic bygone age codification current provisions american law institute model penal code invalidating quite reasonable scheme bad enough even worse failure explain precisely wrong parts opinion suggests scheme unconstitutional provides continued confinement insanity acquittees although still dangerous recovered sanity ante committed acquittee entitled release recovered sanity longer dangerous emphasis added internal quotation marks omitted parts opinion suggests concurrence explicitly constitutional flaw scheme provides confinement sane insanity acquittees allegedly provides indefinite confinement mental facility ante ante concurring part concurring judgment nothing constitution precedents society traditions authorizes invalidate louisiana scheme either grounds therefore affirm judgment louisiana errs large part fails examine detail challenged statutory scheme application case louisiana law verdict guilty reason insanity differs significantly verdict guilty simple verdict guilty following trial means state failed prove elements charged crime beyond reasonable doubt see state messiah la citing winship cf art west verdict guilty reason insanity contrast means defendant committed crime established incapable distinguishing right wrong respect criminal conduct west insanity words affirmative defense negate state proof merely exempt defendant criminal responsibility ibid louisiana summarized state traditional burden proof establish beyond reasonable doubt necessary elements offense rigorous burden proof met shown defendant committed crime defendant bear burden establishing defense insanity order escape punishment state marmillion emphasis added see also state surrency la louisiana law provides procedure judge render verdict guilty reason insanity upon plea without trial see art west supp trial apparently relied procedure committed foucha see la ordering two experts examine foucha trial issued following judgment considering law evidence adduced matter finds accused terry foucha unable appreciate usual natural probable consequences acts unable distinguish right wrong menace others insane time commission crimes presently insane app holding requisite hearings trial case ordered foucha committed feliciana forensic facility commitment foucha entitled upon request another hearing six months later yearly intervals see art west supp addition louisiana law provides release hearing must held upon recommendation superintendent mental institution see art early feliciana superintendent recommended foucha released panel met review case march panel issued report pursuant article panel concluded evidence mental illness app fact panel stated never evidence mental illness disease since admission ibid emphasis added although panel discuss whether foucha dangerous recommended trial conditionally released result recommendations trial scheduled hearing determine whether foucha released art west supp foucha burden hearing prove released without danger others appointed two experts doctors examined foucha time original commitment evaluate dangerousness doctors concluded foucha presently remission mental illness said certify constitute menace others released app november trial held hearing foucha represented counsel concluded foucha danger others ordered returned feliciana ii today concludes louisiana denied foucha procedural substantive due process view conclusions wrong shall discuss turn styles procedural due process analysis reality equal protection analysis first asserts contrary state law foucha held insanity acquittee becomes sane ante case entitled treatment civil committees foucha longer held insanity acquittee says entitled constitutionally adequate procedures afforded civil commitment proceedings establish grounds confinement ante emphasis added course equal protection argument rational distinction state must treat even pretend examine fairness release procedures state provided agree conclusion believe real legitimate distinction insanity acquittees civil committees justifies procedural disparities unlike civil committees found harmed society insanity acquittees found judicial proceeding committed criminal act distinction provided ratio decidendi relevant precedent jones case involved man automatically committed mental institution acquitted crime reason insanity district columbia given procedures afforded civil committees rejected procedural due process challenges commitment first held insanity acquittal justified automatic commitment acquittee even though might presently sane congress entitled decide verdict provided reasonable basis inferring dangerousness insanity time commitment government interest avoiding de novo commitment hearing following every insanity acquittal said outweighed acquittee interest avoiding unjustified institutionalization ibid second held constitution require predicate indefinite commitment insanity acquittees proof insanity clear convincing evidence required civil committees addington texas recognized important differences class potential candidates class insanity acquittees justify differing standards proof jones sharp contrast civil committee insanity acquittee institutionalized acquittee advances insanity defense proves criminal act product mental illness thus good reason diminished concern risk error ibid emphasis original important proof committed criminal act eliminates risk committed mere idiosyncratic behavior ibid thus concluded preponderance evidence standard comports due process commitment insanity acquittees nsanity acquittees constitute special class treated differently candidates commitment today attempts circumvent jones declaring state interest treating insanity acquittees differently civil committees evaporates instant acquittee becomes sane agree initial matter believe unwise given present understanding human mind suggest determination person regained sanity precise psychiatry exact science psychiatrists disagree widely frequently constitutes mental illness ake oklahoma indeed recognized repeatedly uncertainty diagnosis field tentativeness professional judgment certain thing said present state knowledge therapy regarding mental disease science reached finality judgment lesson drawn government may act face uncertainty rather courts pay particular deference reasonable legislative judgments jones supra quoting greenwood citations omitted distinction civil committees insanity acquittees turns considerations present sanity instead fact latter already unhappily manifested reality antisocial conduct dixon jacobs app leventhal concurring prior antisocial conduct insanity acquittee justifies treating person differently ones otherwise civilly committed purposes deciding whether patient released powell florida emphasis added see also ecker app cert denied state may renounce punitive interest offering insanity defense follow acquittee sanity restored state required ignore criminal act renounce interest protecting society state substantial interest avoiding premature release insanity acquittees committed acts constituting felonies declared dangerous society hickey morris furthermore federal constitution require state ignore danger calculated abuse insanity defense warren harvey quoting brown app state decides offer criminal defendants insanity defense defendant given choice invoking surely allowed attach defense certain consequences prevent abuse cf lynch overholser congress might considered appropriate provide compulsory commitment successfully invoke insanity defense order discourage false pleas insanity effect defendant raising defense insanity alone raise postpones determination present mental health acknowledges right state upon accepting plea detain diagnosis care custody mental institution certain specified conditions met ommitment via criminal process thus akin voluntary involuntary civil commitment goldstein katz dangerousness mental illness observations decision release persons acquitted reason insanity yale omitted american law institute explained seemed preferable institute make dangerousness criterion continued custody rather provide committed person may discharged released restored sanity defined mental hygiene laws although mental disease may greatly improved insanity acquittee may still dangerous factors personality background mental disease also standard provides means control occasional defendant may quite dangerous successfully feigned mental disease gain acquittal model penal code comment pp suggests alternative procedural due process theory anything even less persuasive principal theory eeping foucha mental institution improper absent determination civil commitment proceedings current mental illness dangerousness ante emphasis added cites vitek jones support two problems theory first illogical louisiana possibly extend foucha incarceration adding procedures afforded civil committees since impossible civilly commit someone presently mentally second theory supported vitek stigmatization concern vitek simply relevant consideration insanity acquittees involved explained jones criminal defendant successfully raises insanity defense necessarily stigmatized verdict thus commitment causes little additional harm respect see also warren harvey sharp contrast situations involving civil committees see addington vitek supra implausible view person chooses plead guilty reason insanity spends several years mental institution becomes unconstitutionally stigmatized continued confinement institution regaining sanity view procedural due process violation case articles louisiana code criminal procedure noted afford insanity acquittees opportunity obtain release demonstrating regular intervals longer pose threat society provisions also afford judicial review determinations pursuant procedures based upon testimony experts louisiana courts determined release foucha time evidence show ceased dangerous throughout proceedings foucha represented counsel see plausible argument procedures denied foucha fair hearing issue involved foucha needed additional procedural protections see mathews eldridge patterson new york cf addington supra jones supra benham ledbetter next concludes louisiana statutory scheme must fall violates foucha substantive due process rights ante disagree today thought analytical framework evaluating substantive due process claims relatively straightforward certain substantive rights recognized fundamental legislation trenching upon subjected strict scrutiny generally invalidated unless state demonstrates compelling interest narrow tailoring searching judicial review state legislation however exception rule democratic federal system consistently emphasized license invalidate legislation thinks merely arbitrary unreasonable regents university michigan ewing internal quotation marks omitted except unusual case fundamental right infringed federal judicial scrutiny substance state legislation due process clause fourteenth amendment exacting see bowers hardwick striking louisiana scheme violation substantive rights guaranteed due process clause today ignores analytical framework first never explains whether dealing fundamental right right second never discloses standard review applies indeed opinion contradictory critical points first point begins substantive due process analysis invoking substantive right reedom bodily restraint ante discussion proceeds problem foucha insanity acquittee continues confined recovering sanity ante thus contrasts case salerno case involving confinement pretrial detainees abruptly shifts liberty interests liberty interest stake told liberty interest free bodily restraint instead specific heretofore unknown liberty interest constitution freed indefinite confinement mental facility ante emphasis added see also ante concurring part concurring judgment problem case apparently louisiana continues confine insanity acquittees become sane although earlier opinion interprets decision jones held confinement unconstitutional see ante louisiana law sane insanity acquittees may held indefinitely mental facility second point dispute regarding appropriate standard review may strike lawyers quibble words metro broadcasting fcc dissenting standard review determines due process clause fourteenth amendment override state substantive policy choices reflected laws initially says ue process requires nature commitment bear reasonable relation purpose individual committed ante emphasis added later opinion however louisiana scheme violates substantive due process reasonably related state purposes instead detention provisions sharply focused carefully limited contrast scheme upheld salerno ante mean standard review applies applied salerno standard quite pointedly avoids answering questions similarly justice reveal exactly standard review believes applicable appears advocate heightened standard heretofore unknown case law ante might therefore permissible louisiana confine insanity acquittee regained sanity nature duration detention tailored reflect pressing public safety concerns related acquittee continuing dangerousness emphasis added extent invalidates louisiana scheme ground violates general substantive due process right freedom bodily restraint triggers strict scrutiny wrong dangerously extent suggests louisiana violated limited right freedom indefinite commitment mental facility right way never asserted foucha triggers unknown standard review also wrong shall discuss two possibilities turn fully agree ante justice kennedy ante freedom involuntary confinement heart liberty protected due process clause liberty interest per se thing fundamental right whatever exact scope fundamental right freedom bodily restraint recognized cases certainly defined exceedingly great level generality suggests today simply basis society history precedents support existence sweeping general fundamental right freedom bodily restraint applicable persons contexts convicted prisoners claim right example subject prison sentences strict scrutiny consistently refused see chapman critical question whether insanity acquittees fundamental right freedom bodily restraint triggers strict scrutiny confinement neither foucha provides evidence society ever recognized right contrary historical evidence shows many long provided continued institutionalization insanity acquittees remain dangerous see weihofen insanity defense criminal law goldstein insanity defense moreover never applied strict scrutiny substance state laws involving involuntary confinement mentally ill much less laws involving confinement insanity acquittees contrary today subjected substance laws deferential review thus jackson indiana held indiana provisions indefinite institutionalization incompetent defendants violated substantive due process bear reasonable relation purpose defendant committed similarly donaldson held confinement nondangerous mentally ill person unconstitutional state failed show compelling interest narrow tailoring state legitimate interest whatsoever justify confinement see see also burger concurring commitment must justified basis legitimate state interest reasons committing particular individual must established appropriate proceeding equally important confinement must cease reasons longer exist emphasis added similarly jones held addition procedural due process holdings described substantive due process bar holding insanity acquittee beyond period incarcerated convicted began explaining standard analysis due process clause requires nature duration commitment bear reasonable relation purpose individual committed emphasis added quoting jackson supra held light congressional purposes underlying commitment insanity acquittees district columbia identified treatment insanity acquittee mental illness protection acquittee society petitioner clearly errs contending acquittee hypothetical maximum sentence provides constitutional limit commitment emphasis added given commitment law reasonably related congress purposes basis invalidating matter substantive due process simply wrong assert today held jones committed acquittee entitled release recovered sanity longer dangerous ante quoting jones specifically noted jones issue regarding standards release insanity acquittees us question answering part jones quotes whether permissible hold insanity acquittee period longer incarcerated convicted whether permissible hold becomes sane noted substantive due process analysis jones straightforward means chosen congress commitment insanity acquittees recovered sanity longer dangerous reasonably fit congress ends treatment acquittee mental illness protection society dangerousness arguments louisiana chose place primary reliance decision salerno upheld provisions bail reform act allowed limited pretrial detention criminal suspects case notes ante readily distinguishable insanity acquittees sharp obvious contrast pretrial detainees day although convicted crimes neither exonerated upon determination guilty simpliciter insanity acquittees thus stand fundamentally different position persons adjudicated committed criminal acts distinguishes case distinguished jones salerno jackson indiana supra jackson salerno state proved beyond reasonable doubt accused committed criminal acts otherwise dangerous see jones supra disregards critical distinction apparently deems applicable scrutiny pretrial detainees persons determined judicial proceeding committed criminal act indeed means suggest restrictions freedom bodily restraint subject strict scrutiny minimum wrought revolution treatment mentally civil commitment know almost certainly unconstitutional rarest circumstances state able show compelling interest one served way involuntarily institutionalizing person procedures involving confinement insanity acquittees civil committees require revamping meet strict scrutiny thus take one obvious example automatic commitment insanity acquittees expressly upheld jones clearly unconstitutional since inconceivable commitment persons may well presently sane nondangerous survive strict scrutiny jones course applied scrutiny upheld practice justified compelling interest based reasonable legislative inferences continuing insanity dangerousness explained opinion profoundly ambiguous central question case must state louisiana release terry foucha regained sanity words defect louisiana statutory scheme provides confinement insanity acquittees recovered sanity instead allows state confine sane insanity acquittees indefinitely mental facility extent suggests former already explained wrong turn latter possibility also mistaken begin think somewhat misleading describe louisiana scheme providing indefinite commitment insanity acquittees explained insanity acquittees entitled release hearing every year request time request facility superintendent like district columbia statute issue jones louisiana statute provides indefinite commitment extent acquittee unable satisfy substantive standards release constitution require cap acquittee confinement jones require one justice basis suggesting either society part recognized general fundamental right freedom indefinite commitment case course jones involved strict scrutiny wrongly decided furthermore concerns indefinite commitment entirely hypothetical speculative foucha confined eight years convicted crimes charged incarcerated years see west thus find quite odd justice suggestion ante case might different louisiana like state washington limited confinement period defendant might imprisoned convicted foucha course precisely position today next years louisiana statute included cap thus apparently finds fault louisiana statute applied foucha unconstitutional manner imagine applied someone else unconstitutional manner goes first principles jurisprudence see salerno fact detention statute might operate unconstitutionally conceivable set circumstances insufficient render wholly invalid since recognized overbreadth doctrine outside limited context first amendment finally see basis holding due process clause per se prohibits state continuing confine mental institution federal constitutional definition remains unclear insanity acquittee recovered sanity noted many long provided continued detention insanity acquittees remain dangerous neither foucha present evidence traditionally transferred persons mental institutions detention facilities therefore simply basis recognize fundamental right sane insanity acquittee transferred mental facility attempt limit guide interpretation due process clause insisted merely interest denominated liberty fundamental concept isolation hard objectify also interest traditionally protected society michael gerald plurality opinion removing sane insanity acquittees mental institutions may make eminent sense policy matter due process clause require conform policy preferences federal judges vulnerable comes nearest illegitimacy deals constitutional law little cognizable roots language design constitution bowers idea facilities justice believe due process clause mandates confinement insanity acquittees presumably prisons since imprisonment generally regarded punishment may state designate wing mental institution prison sane insanity acquittees may state mix detainees neither constitution society traditions provide answer questions substantive due process prevents government engaging conduct shocks conscience rochin california interferes rights implicit concept ordered liberty palko connecticut salerno supra legislative scheme invalidates today least substantively reasonable due respect remotely think said laws question offen principle justice rooted traditions conscience people ranked fundamental snyder massachusetts therefore view entitled matter substantive due process strike art west supp criminal defendant apparently concedes committed crime advances insanity sole ground avoid conviction foucha challenge procedures whereby adjudicated guilty reason insanity deny committed crimes charged article provides pertinent part defendant found guilty reason insanity noncapital felony case shall remand parish jail private mental institution approved shall promptly hold contradictory hearing defendant shall burden proof determine whether defendant discharged released probation without danger others determines defendant released without danger others shall order committed proper state mental institution private mental institution approved custody care treatment determines defendant discharged released probation without danger others shall either order discharge order release probation subject specified conditions fixed indeterminate period shall assign written findings fact conclusions law however assignment reasons shall delay implementation judgment article provides person committed pursuant article may make application review panel discharge release probation application committed person may filed committed person confined period least six months original commitment review panel recommends person discharged conditionally unconditionally placed probation shall conduct hearing following notice district attorney recommendation review panel adverse applicant shall permitted file another application one year elapsed date determination article provides superintendent mental institution opinion person committed pursuant article discharged released probation without danger others shall recommend discharge release person report review panel comprised person treating physician clinical director facility person committed physician psychologist served sanity commission recommended commitment person member panel unable serve physician psychologist engaged practice clinical counseling psychology least three years experience field mental health shall appointed remaining members panel shall review reports received promptly review panel shall make recommendation person committed person mental condition whether discharged conditionally unconditionally placed probation without danger others review panel recommends person discharged conditionally unconditionally placed probation shall conduct contradictory hearing following notice district attorney article provides upon receipt superintendent report filed conformity article review panel may examine committed person report promptly whether safely discharged conditionally unconditionally safely released probation without danger others committed person district attorney may also retain physician examine committed person purpose physician report shall filed article provides considering report reports filed pursuant articles may either continue commitment hold contradictory hearing determine whether committed person discharged released probation without danger others hearing burden shall upon committed person prove discharged released probation without danger others hearing upon filing written findings fact conclusions law may order committed person discharged released probation subject specified conditions fixed indeterminate period recommitted state mental institution notice counsel committed person district attorney contradictory hearing shall given least thirty days prior hearing louisiana concluded trial abuse discretion finding foucha failed prove released without danger others art west supp see issue us relevant provision model penal code strikingly similar article louisiana code criminal procedure see supra provides part follows satisfied report filed pursuant subsection section testimony reporting psychiatrists deems necessary committed person may discharged released condition without danger others shall order discharge release conditions determines necessary satisfied shall promptly order hearing determine whether person may safely discharged released hearing shall deemed civil proceeding burden shall upon committed person prove may safely discharged released model penal code proposed official draft see cal penal code ann west supp insanity acquittee entitled release determines danger health safety others including tit insanity acquittee shall kept institutionalized satisfied public safety endangered release insanity acquittee entitled release satisfied acquittee may safely discharged released iowa rule insanity acquittee entitled release long finds continued custody treatment necessary protect safety acquittee self others supp insanity acquittee entitled release finds clear convincing evidence likely cause harm self others released discharged ann insanity acquittee entitled release proves may safely released west insanity acquittee entitled release discharge satisfied danger others supp insanity acquittee entitled release prove preponderance evidence longer dangerous others ann insanity acquittee entitled release proves insane mentally retarded discharge dangerous public peace safety emphasis added burden proof release hearing shall upon insanity acquittee show preponderance evidence may finally discharged without substantial danger persons without presenting substantial likelihood committing felonious acts jeopardizing public safety security supp insanity acquittee entitled release finds clear convincing evidence acquittee pose significant risk bodily harm others serious property damage conditionally released concurrence dispute list statutes ante ante concurring part concurring judgment note two enacted new laws yet effective modifying current absolute prohibitions release dangerous insanity acquittees courts two apparently held mental illness prerequisite confinement three place caps sort duration confinement insanity acquittees criticisms miss point cite state statutes show legislative judgments underlying louisiana scheme far unique freakish practice society either past present automatically releasing insanity acquittees foucha argued state procedures applied sham different case foucha established statutory mechanisms release nothing windowdressing state fact confined insanity acquittees indefinitely without meaningful opportunity review release explained procedural due process analysis essentially equal protection analysis first disregards differences sane insanity acquittees civil committees simply asserts louisiana deny foucha procedures gives civil committees plurality repeats analysis cumulative equal protection section see ante explained believe legitimate differences civil committees insanity acquittees even latter become sane therefore view louisiana denied foucha equal protection laws cf jones cites youngberg romeo support assertion reedom bodily restraint always core liberty protected due process clause arbitrary governmental action ante freedom bodily restraint meant case however completely different uses phrase mean youngberg involved substantive due process rights institutionalized mentally retarded patient restrained shackles placed arms portions day see meant freedom bodily restraint quite literally freedom physically strapped bed case way established broad freedom bodily restraint apparently meaning freedom involuntary confinement discusses today unless wishes overturn line cases substantive due process analysis must rest entirely fact insanity acquittee convicted crime conviction course significant event sure deserves talismanic significance state proves beyond reasonable doubt individual committed crime minimum obviously matter federal constitutional concern whether state proceeds label individual guilty guilty insane guilty reason insanity state may well decide label verdicts surely rather odd rules federal constitutional law turn entirely upon label chosen state cf railway express agency virginia constitutionality state action turn magic words really holding jones loss understand justice assertion today hold louisiana may never confine dangerous insanity acquittees regain mental health ante either true matter substantive due process insanity acquittee entitled release recovered sanity ante quoting jones apparently make mind may apparent discussion text entirely precise appropriate standard review legislation area cases donaldson used language rationality review others jackson indiana used language reasonableness may imply somewhat heightened standard still others jones used language rationality reasonableness clear cases appropriate scrutiny highly deferential strict need decide case precise standard applicable since laws attack least reasonable asserts principles set forth dissent necessarily apply insanity acquittees also convicted prisoners justice thomas rationale continuing hold insanity acquittee surely justify treating convicted felon way put appears permit ante obviously foucha convicted crimes charged sentenced statutory maximum years prison state entitled extend sentence end period obviously violate prohibition ex post facto laws set forth art cl foucha sentenced incarceration definite period time contrary pleaded guilty reason insanity ordered institutionalized able meet conditions statutorily prescribed release acknowledge constitutionally permissible state provide continued confinement insanity acquittee remains dangerous obviously quite different assert state allowed confine anyone dangerous long wishes fully agree justice ante serious question rationality louisiana sought institutionalize sane insanity acquittee period longer might imprisoned convicted simply case particular circumstances course may unconstitutional state confine mental institution person longer insane different case foucha challenged specific conditions confinement instance forced share cell insane person involuntarily treated recovering sanity foucha alleged nothing sort know state continues confine place called feliciana forensic facility means clear confinement invariably worse example confinement jail detention center know institution may provide quieter less violent atmosphere mean suggest case point issue resolved abstract