washington harper argued october decided february respondent harper ward washington state penal system since robbery conviction inmate temporarily parole received psychiatric treatment including consensual administration antipsychotic drugs engaged violent conduct condition deteriorated take drugs two occasions transferred special offender center soc center state institute convicted felons serious mental illness diagnosed suffering disorder center required take antipsychotic drugs pursuant soc policy policy provides inter alia psychiatrist orders medication inmate may involuntarily treated suffers mental disorder gravely disabled poses likelihood serious harm others hearing upon finding conditions met special committee consisting psychiatrist psychologist center official none may currently involved inmate diagnosis treatment may order involuntary medication psychiatrist majority inmate right notice hearing right attend present evidence witnesses right representation disinterested lay adviser versed psychological issues right appeal center superintendent right periodic review involuntary medication ordered addition state law gives right review committee decision involuntary treatment proceedings conducted accordance soc policy second stay center transfer state penitentiary harper filed suit state trial rejected claim failure provide judicial hearing involuntary administration antipsychotic medication violated due process clause fourteenth amendment state reversed remanded concluding clause state administer medication competent nonconsenting inmate judicial hearing inmate full panoply adversarial procedural protections state proved clear cogent convincing evidence medication necessary effective furthering compelling state interest held case rendered moot fact state ceased administering antipsychotic drugs harper live case controversy remains since evidence harper recovered mental illness continues serve sentence state prison system strong likelihood may transferred center officials seek administer antipsychotic medication pursuant policy thus alleged injury likely recur decision state pp due process clause permits state treat prison inmate serious mental illness antipsychotic drugs dangerous others treatment medical interest although harper liberty interest clause free arbitrary administration medication policy comports substantive due process requirements since reasonably related state legitimate interest combating danger posed violent mentally ill inmate policy rational means furthering interest since applies exclusively mentally ill inmates gravely disabled represent significant danger others drugs may administered treatment direction licensed psychiatrist little dispute psychiatric profession proper use drugs effective means treating controlling mental illness likely cause violent behavior harper contention precondition antipsychotic drug treatment state must find incompetent obtain approval treatment using substituted judgment standard rejected since take account state legitimate interest treating medically appropriate purpose reducing danger poses similarly shown alternatives physical restraints seclusion accommodate rights de minimis cost valid penological interests pp policy administrative hearing procedures comport procedural due process pp due process clause require judicial hearing state may treat mentally ill prisoner antipsychotic drugs harper insubstantial liberty interest considered government interests involved efficacy particular procedural requirements adequately protected perhaps better served allowing decision medicate made medical professionals rather judge assumed mentally disturbed patient intentions substituted judgment approximating intentions determined single judicial hearing apart realities frequent ongoing medical observation ignored requiring judicial hearings divert scarce prison resources care treatment mentally ill inmates moreover risks associated antipsychotic drugs part medical ones best assessed medical professionals policy contains adequate procedural safeguards ensure prisoner interests taken account particular independence decisionmaker adequately addressed since none hearing committee members may involved inmate current treatment diagnosis record devoid evidence staff members lack necessary independence provide full fair hearing pp policy procedures satisfy due process requirements respects provisions mandating notice specified hearing rights satisfy requirement meaningful opportunity heard vitiated prehearing meetings committee members staff absent evidence resulting bias actual decision made hearing hearing need conducted accordance rules evidence state clear cogent convincing standard proof neither required helpful medical personnel making judgment required policy inmate may obtain judicial review committee decision trial found record compiled policy adequate allow review policy deficient allowing representation counsel since provision independent lay adviser understands psychiatric issues sufficient protection given medical nature decision made pp kennedy delivered opinion unanimous respect part ii opinion respect parts iii iv rehnquist white blackmun scalia joined blackmun filed concurring opinion post stevens filed opinion concurring part dissenting part brennan marshall joined post william williams senior assistant attorney general washington argued cause petitioners briefs kenneth eikenberry attorney general glenn harvey assistant attorney general paul larkin argued cause amicus curiae urging reversal brief william bryson acting solicitor general brian reed phillips appointment argued cause respondent brief leonard rubenstein briefs amici curiae urging reversal filed state california john van de kamp attorney general richard iglehart chief assistant attorney general kenneth young assistant attorney general kristofer jorstad senior supervising deputy attorney general morris lenk karl mayer bruce slavin deputy attorneys general american psychiatric association et al joel klein robert luskin briefs amici curiae urging affirmance filed mental health legal advisors committee massachusetts judicial et al stan goldman robert fleischner steven schwartz national association protection advocacy systems et al arthur rosenberg new jersey department public advocate linda rosenzweig briefs amici curiae filed american psychological association clifford stromberg john roberts coalition fundamental rights equality peter margulies washington community mental health council et al barbara weiner justice kennedy delivered opinion central question us whether judicial hearing required state may treat mentally ill prisoner antipsychotic drugs resolution case requires us discuss protections afforded prisoner due process clause fourteenth amendment respondent walter harper sentenced prison robbery incarcerated washington state penitentiary time respondent housed prison mental health unit consented administration antipsychotic drugs antipsychotic drugs sometimes called neuroleptics psychotropic drugs medications commonly used treating mental disorders schizophrenia brief american psychiatric association et al amici curiae found trial effect similar drugs alter chemical balance brain desired result medication assist patient organizing thought processes regaining rational state mind see app pet cert respondent paroled condition participate psychiatric treatment parole continued receive treatment psychiatric ward harborview medical center seattle washington later sent western state hospital pursuant civil commitment order december state revoked respondent parole assaulted two nurses hospital seattle upon return prison respondent sent special offender center soc center correctional institute established washington department corrections diagnose treat convicted felons serious mental disorders center psychiatrists first diagnosed respondent suffering disorder first respondent gave voluntary consent treatment including administration antipsychotic medications november refused continue taking prescribed medications treating physician sought medicate respondent objections pursuant soc policy policy developed partial response decision vitek jones policy several substantive procedural components first psychiatrist determines inmate treated antipsychotic drugs inmate consent inmate may subjected involuntary treatment drugs suffers mental disorder gravely disabled poses likelihood serious harm others property psychiatrist may order approve medication second inmate refuses take medication voluntarily entitled hearing special committee consisting psychiatrist psychologist associate superintendent center none may time hearing involved inmate treatment diagnosis committee determines majority vote inmate suffers mental disorder gravely disabled dangerous inmate may medicated provided psychiatrist majority third inmate certain procedural rights hearing must given least hours notice center intent convene involuntary medication hearing time may medicated addition must receive notice tentative diagnosis factual basis diagnosis staff believes medication necessary hearing inmate right attend present evidence including witnesses staff witnesses assistance lay adviser involved case understands psychiatric issues involved minutes hearing must kept copy provided inmate inmate right appeal committee decision superintendent center within hours superintendent must decide appeal within hours receipt see app pet cert inmate may seek judicial review committee decision state means personal restraint petition extraordinary writ see rules app proc app pet cert fourth initial hearing involuntary medication continue periodic review respondent first refused medication committee composed nontreating psychiatrist psychologist center associate superintendent required review inmate case first seven days treatment committee reapproved treatment treating psychiatrist required review case prepare report department corrections medical director every days treatment continued case respondent absent members center staff met committee hearing committee conducted hearing accordance policy respondent present assisted nurse practitioner another institution committee found respondent danger others result mental disease disorder approved involuntary administration antipsychotic drugs appeal superintendent upheld committee findings beginning november respondent involuntarily medicated one year periodic review occurred accordance policy november respondent transferred center washington state reformatory took medication result condition deteriorated retransferred center one month respondent subject another committee hearing accordance policy committee approved medication respondent continued receive antipsychotic drugs subject required periodic reviews transferred washington state penitentiary june february respondent filed suit state ed various individual defendants state claiming failure provide judicial hearing involuntary administration antipsychotic medication violated due process equal protection free speech clauses federal state constitutions well state tort law sought damages declaratory injunctive relief bench trial march held although respondent liberty interest subjected involuntary administration antipsychotic medication procedures contained policy met requirements due process stated vitek appeal washington reversed remanded case trial agreeing trial respondent liberty interest refusing antipsychotic medications concluded highly intrusive nature treatment antipsychotic medications warranted greater procedural protections necessary protect liberty interests stake vitek held due process clause state administer antipsychotic medication competent nonconsenting inmate judicial hearing inmate full panoply adversarial procedural protections state proved clear cogent convincing evidence administration antipsychotic medication necessary effective furthering compelling state interest granted certiorari reverse ii respondent contends state ceased administering antipsychotic drugs case moot disagree even confine attention facts found record live case controversy parties remains evidence respondent recovered mental illness since sentenced prison diagnosed treated serious mental disorder even parole respondent continued receive treatment one point civil commitment order state mental hospitals time trial transfer center second time respondent still diagnosed suffering schizophrenia respondent continues serve sentence washington state prison system subject transfer center time given medical history fact transferred twice center state penal institutions period reasonable conclude strong likelihood respondent may transferred center given medical history likely absent holding washington center officials seek administer antipsychotic medications pursuant policy record us case moot alleged injury likely recur decision washington sufficiently overcomes claim mootness circumstances case precedents see vitek iii washington gave primary attention procedural component due process clause phrased issue whether prisoner entitled judicial hearing antipsychotic drugs administered however establish judicial procedures making factual determinations called policy required different set determinations set forth policy made precondition medication without inmate consent instead prove pursuant policy mentally ill inmate gravely disabled presents serious likelihood harm others required state prove compelling interest administering medication administration drugs necessary effective interest decisionmaker required consider make written findings regarding either inmate desires substituted judgment inmate analogous medical treatment decision incompetent person washington decision result substantive procedural aspects axiomatic procedural protections must examined terms substantive rights stake identifying contours substantive right remains task distinct deciding procedural protections necessary protect right substantive issue involves definition th protected constitutional interest well identification conditions competing state interests might outweigh procedural issue concerns minimum procedures required constitution determining individual liberty interest actually outweighed particular instance mills rogers citations omitted restated terms case substantive issue factual circumstances must exist state may administer antipsychotic drugs prisoner procedural issue whether state nonjudicial mechanisms used determine facts particular case sufficient washington effect ruled upon substance inmate right well procedural guarantees encompassed grant certiorari address questions beginning substantive one matter state law policy undoubtedly confers upon respondent right free arbitrary administration antipsychotic medication hewitt helms held pennsylvania created protected liberty interest part prison inmates avoid administrative segregation enacting regulations used language unmistakably mandatory character requiring certain procedures shall must employed administrative segregation occur absent specified substantive predicates need control threat serious disturbance citations omitted policy similarly mandatory character permitting psychiatrist treat inmate antipsychotic drugs wishes found mentally ill gravely disabled dangerous policy creates justifiable expectation part inmate drugs administered unless conditions exist see also vitek doubt addition liberty interest created state policy respondent possesses significant liberty interest avoiding unwanted administration antipsychotic drugs due process clause fourteenth amendment see youngberg romeo parham upon full consideration state administrative scheme however find due process clause confers upon respondent greater right recognized state law respondent contends state mandate due process clause may override choice refuse antipsychotic drugs unless found incompetent factfinder makes substituted judgment competent consent drug treatment disagree extent prisoner right clause avoid unwanted administration antipsychotic drugs must defined context inmate confinement policy review requires state establish medical finding mental disorder exists likely cause harm treated moreover fact medication must first prescribed psychiatrist approved reviewing psychiatrist ensures treatment question ordered prisoner medical interests given legitimate needs institutional confinement standards recognize prisoner medical interests state interests meet demands due process clause legitimacy necessity considering state interests prison safety security well established cases turner safley estate shabazz held proper standard determining validity prison regulation claimed infringe inmate constitutional rights ask whether regulation reasonably related legitimate penological interests turner supra true even constitutional right claimed infringed fundamental state circumstances required satisfy rigorous standard review estate shabazz supra washington declined apply standard review center policy reasoning liberty interest present distinguishable first amendment rights issue turner estate shabazz erred refusing apply standard reasonableness earlier determination adopt standard review based upon need reconcile longstanding adherence principle inmates retain least constitutional rights despite incarceration recognition prison authorities best equipped make difficult decisions regarding prison administration turner supra jones north carolina prisoners labor union two principles apply cases prisoner asserts prison regulation violates constitution prisoner invokes first amendment made quite clear standard review adopted turner applies circumstances needs prison administration implicate constitutional rights see turner task formulate standard review prisoners constitutional claims responsive policy judicial restraint regarding prisoner complaints need protect constitutional rights citation omitted pell jones bell already resolved question posed procunier martinez resolve prison regulation impinges inmates constitutional rights regulation valid reasonably related legitimate penological interests estate shabazz supra ensure courts afford appropriate deference prison officials determined prison regulations alleged infringe constitutional rights judged reasonableness test less restrictive ordinarily applied alleged infringements fundamental constitutional rights turner applied reasonableness standard prison regulation imposed severe restrictions inmate right marry right protected due process clause see turner supra citing zablocki redhail loving virginia precedents require application standard turner considered various factors determine reasonableness challenged prison regulation three relevant first must valid rational connection prison regulation legitimate governmental interest put forward justify quoting block rutherford second must consider impact accommodation asserted constitutional right guards inmates allocation prison resources generally third absence ready alternatives evidence reasonableness prison regulation mean prison officials set shoot every conceivable alternative method accommodating claimant constitutional complaint see also estate shabazz supra applying factors regulation us conclude policy comports constitutional requirements little doubt legitimacy importance governmental interest presented cases state interest combating danger posed person others greater prison environment definition made persons demonstrated proclivity antisocial criminal often violent conduct hudson palmer jones supra wolff mcdonnell confront state obligations interests state undertaken obligation provide prisoners medical treatment consistent medical interests also needs institution prison administrators interest ensuring safety prison staffs administrative personnel see hewitt also duty take reasonable measures prisoners safety see hudson supra concerns added weight penal institution like soc restricted inmates mental illnesses inmate mental disability root cause threat poses inmate population state interest decreasing danger others necessarily encompasses interest providing medical treatment illness soc policy rational means furthering state legitimate objectives exclusive application inmates mentally ill result illness gravely disabled represent significant danger others drugs may administered purpose treatment direction licensed psychiatrist considerable debate potential side effects antipsychotic medications little dispute psychiatric profession proper use drugs one effective means treating controlling mental illness likely cause violent behavior alternative means proffered respondent accommodating interest rejecting forced administration antipsychotic drugs demonstrate invalidity state policy respondent main contention precondition antipsychotic drug treatment state must find incompetent obtain approval treatment using substituted judgment standard suggested rule takes account legitimate governmental interest treating medically appropriate purpose reducing danger poses rule way responsive state legitimate interests proper accommodation rejected hand physical restraints seclusion alternative fully accommodat prisoner rights de minimis cost valid penological interests turner supra physical restraints effective short term serious physical side effects used resisting inmate see brief american psychiatric association et al amici curiae well leaving staff risk injury putting restraints tending inmate furthermore respondent failed demonstrate physical restraints seclusion acceptable substitutes antipsychotic drugs terms either medical effectiveness toll limited prison resources hold given requirements prison environment due process clause permits state treat prison inmate serious mental illness antipsychotic drugs inmate dangerous others treatment inmate medical interest policy comports requirements therefore reject respondent contention substantive standards deficient constitution iv determined state law recognizes liberty interest also protected due process clause permits refusal antipsychotic drugs unless certain preconditions met address next procedural protections necessary ensure decision medicate inmate neither arbitrary erroneous standards discussed washington held full judicial hearing inmate represented counsel required due process clause state administer antipsychotic drugs addition held state must justify authorization involuntary administration antipsychotic drugs clear cogent convincing evidence hold administrative hearing procedures set soc policy comport procedural due process conclude washington erred requiring judicial hearing prerequisite involuntary treatment prison inmates primary point disagreement parties whether due process requires judicial decisionmaker written policy requires decision whether medicate inmate made hearing committee composed psychiatrist psychologist center associate superintendent none committee members may involved time hearing inmate treatment diagnosis members disqualified sitting committee however treated diagnosed inmate past committee decision subject review superintendent inmate desires may seek judicial review decision state see supra respondent contends make decision medicate inmate procedural protections required due process clause must determined reference rights interests stake particular case morrissey brewer hewitt greenholtz nebraska penal inmates factors guide us well established mathews eldridge consider private interests stake governmental decision governmental interests involved value procedural requirements determining process due fourteenth amendment hewitt supra respondent interest avoiding unwarranted administration antipsychotic drugs insubstantial forcible injection medication nonconsenting person body represents substantial interference person liberty cf winston lee schmerber california purpose drugs alter chemical balance patient brain leading changes intended beneficial cognitive processes see supra therapeutic benefits antipsychotic drugs well documented also true drugs serious even fatal side effects one side effect identified trial acute dystonia severe involuntary spasm upper body tongue throat eyes trial found may treated reversed within minutes use medication cogentin side effects include akathesia motor restlessness often characterized inability sit still neuroleptic malignant syndrome relatively rare condition lead death cardiac dysfunction tardive dyskinesia perhaps discussed side effect antipsychotic drugs see finding fact app pet cert brief american psychological association amicus curiae tardive dyskinesia neurological disorder irreversible cases characterized involuntary uncontrollable movements various muscles especially around face see mills state respondent amici sharply disagree frequency tardive dyskinesia occurs severity medical profession ability treat arrest reverse condition fair reading evidence however suggests proportion patients treated antipsychotic drugs exhibit symptoms tardive dyskinesia ranges according american psychiatric association studies condition indicate tardive dyskinesia mild minimal effect may characterized severe brief american psychiatric association et al amici curiae see also brief american psychological association amicus curiae notwithstanding risks involved conclude inmate interests adequately protected perhaps better served allowing decision medicate made medical professionals rather judge due process clause never thought require neutral detached trier fact law trained judicial administrative officer parham though doubted decision medicate societal legal implications constitution prohibit state permitting medical personnel make decision fair procedural mechanisms see cf youngberg particularly patient mentally disturbed intentions difficult assess changeable event schwartz vingiano perez autonomy right refuse treatment patients attitudes involuntary medication hospital community psychiatry respondent history accepting refusing drug treatment illustrates point make facile assumption patient intentions substituted judgment approximating intentions determined single judicial hearing apart realities frequent ongoing clinical observation medical professionals holding parham judicial hearing required prior voluntary commitment child mental hospital based similar observations ue process violated use informal traditional medical investigative techniques mode procedure medical diagnostic procedures business judges although acknowledge fallibility medical psychiatric diagnosis see donaldson concurring opinion accept notion shortcomings specialists always avoided shifting decision trained specialist using traditional tools medical science untrained judge administrative hearing officer hearing even hearing nonspecialist decisionmaker must make decision common human experience scholarly opinions suggest supposed protections adversary proceeding determine appropriateness medical decisions commitment treatment mental emotional illness may well illusory real parham policy decisionmaker asked review medical treatment decision made medical professional review requires two medical inquiries first whether inmate suffers mental disorder second whether result disorder dangerous others property policy hearing committee reviews regular basis staff choice type dosage drug administered order appropriate changes risks associated antipsychotic drugs part medical ones best assessed medical professionals state may conclude good reason judicial hearing effective continuous probing administrative review using medical decisionmakers hold due process requires state attempt set high standard determining involuntary medication antipsychotic drugs permitted withstand challenge procedural safeguards ensure prisoner interests taken account adequate procedures exist particular independence decisionmaker addressed satisfaction procedures none hearing committee members may involved inmate current treatment diagnosis record us moreover limited hearings given respondent indication institutional biases affected altered decision medicate respondent trial made specific findings respondent history assaultive behavior doctors attribute mental disease policy requirements met see app pet cert found also medical treatment provided respondent including administration antipsychotic drugs times consistent degree care skill learning expected reasonably prudent psychiatrist state washington acting similar circumstances absence record evidence contrary willing presume members staff lack necessary independence provide inmate full fair hearing accordance policy previous cases involving medical decisions implicating similar liberty interests approved use similar internal decisionmakers see vitek parham supra cf wolff prison officials sufficiently impartial conduct prison disciplinary hearings reasoned vitek permitting persons connected institution make decisions courts able avoid unnecessary intrusion either medical correctional judgments vitek supra see turner procedures established center sufficient meet requirements due process respects reject respondent arguments contrary policy provides notice right present adversary hearing right present witnesses see vitek supra procedural protections vitiated meetings committee members staff hearing absent evidence resulting bias evidence actual decision made hearing allowing respondent contest staff position hearing satisfies requirement opportunity heard must granted meaningful time meaningful manner armstrong manzo reject also respondent contention hearing must conducted accordance rules evidence clear cogent convincing standard proof necessary standard neither required helpful medical personnel making judgment required regulations see vitek supra cf youngberg finally note state law inmate may obtain judicial review hearing committee decision way personal restraint petition petition extraordinary writ trial found record compiled policy adequate allow review see app pet cert respondent contends policy nonetheless deficient allow represented counsel disagree less crystal clear lawyers must available identify possible errors medical judgment walters national association radiation survivors emphasis original given nature decision made conclude provision independent lay adviser understands psychiatric issues involved sufficient protection see vitek supra powell concurring sum hold regulation us permissible constitution accommodation inmate liberty interest avoiding forced administration antipsychotic drugs state interests providing appropriate medical treatment reduce danger inmate suffering serious mental disorder represents others due process clause require certain essential procedural protections provided regulation us judgment washington reversed case remanded proceedings inconsistent opinion ordered footnotes since initial diagnosis respondent also thought suffering disorder current diagnosis schizophrenic policy definitions terms mental disorder gravely disabled likelihood serious harm identical definitions terms used state involuntary commitment statute see app pet cert mental disorder means organic mental emotional impairment substantial adverse effects individual cognitive volitional functions rev code gravely disabled means condition person result mental disorder danger serious physical harm resulting failure provide essential human needs health safety manifests severe deterioration routine functioning evidenced repeated escalating loss cognitive volitional control actions receiving care essential health safety likelihood serious harm means either substantial risk physical harm inflicted individual upon person evidenced threats attempts commit suicide inflict physical harm one self substantial risk physical harm inflicted individual upon another evidenced behavior caused harm places another person persons reasonable fear sustaining harm substantial risk physical harm inflicted individual upon property others evidenced behavior caused substantial loss damage property others policy later amended allow treatment days first hearing treatment authorized committee conducted second hearing written record thereafter treating psychiatrist required submit biweekly reports department corrections medical director end days new hearing required consider need continued treatment decided case due process grounds address respondent equal protection free speech claims us also concluded individual defendants entitled qualified immunity remanded case lower consideration respondent claims injunctive declaratory relief well claims state law see response questions oral argument counsel state informed us respondent transferred back center april involuntarily medicated pursuant policy september may counsel also informed us time oral argument respondent state mental hospital competency determination unrelated criminal charge regardless outcome criminal charge respondent return state prison system serve remainder sentence two questions presented state petition certiorari mirror division substantive procedural aspects case addition seeking grant certiorari question whether respondent entitled judicial hearing attendant adversarial procedural protections prior involuntary administration antipsychotic drugs state sought certiorari question assuming respondent possesses constitutionally protected liberty interest refusing medically prescribed antipsychotic medication whether state must prove compelling state interest whether reasonable relation standard turner safley control pet cert justice stevens contends soc policy permits respondent doctors treat antipsychotic medications without reference whether treatment medically appropriate see post various reasons disagree inmate mentally ill dangerous necessary condition medication sufficient condition hearing committee determines whether requirements met inmate treating physician must first make decision medication appropriate soc facility whose purpose warehouse mentally ill diagnose treat convicted felons desired goal recover point function normal prison environment app pet cert keeping purpose soc psychiatrist must first prescribe antipsychotic medication inmate inmate must refuse policy invoked unlike justice stevens assume physicians prescribe drugs reasons unrelated medical needs patients indeed ethics medical profession contrary see hippocratic oath american psychiatric association principles medical ethics annotations especially applicable psychiatry codes professional responsibility gorlin ed consideration supports interpretation state policy ensuring antipsychotic medications administered cases appropriate medical standards therefore agree state representations oral argument policy antipsychotic medications administered treatment purposes hearing committee reviewing doctor decision ensure prescribed appropriate see tr oral arg see brief american psychiatric association et al amici curiae psychotropic medication widely accepted within psychiatric community extraordinarily effective treatment acute chronic psychoses particularly schizophrenia brief american psychological association amicus curiae substantial evidence contrary see brief american psychiatric association et al amici curiae soloff physical controls use seclusion restraint modern psychiatric practice clinical treatment violent person roth ed documenting risks costs using physical restraints seclusion violent patients perhaps suggesting care given respondent center utilization policy may suspect justice stevens uses random citations exhibits documents submitted state trial using isolated quotations passages medical records running hundreds pages justice stevens risks presenting rather portrait contain overview extensive materials reveals respondent long history serious assaultive behavior evidenced least reported incidents serious assaults fellow inmates staff respondent doctors attributed incidents severe mental illness believed assaultive tendencies increased receive medication see app pet cert respondent opposition involuntary administration antipsychotic drugs premised least part upon desire street drugs especially cocaine see lodging filed kenneth eikenberry attorney general washington book july progress report finally records show without doubt respondent recipient painstaking medical diagnosis care soc event trial indicate portions records hearsay credited relied upon making findings reasons intend engage debate justice stevens respondent medical institutional records interpreted rely upon findings trial times relevant action respondent suffered mental disorder result disorder constituted likelihood serious harm others app pet cert medical treatment provided respondent defendants including administration medications consistent degree care skill learning expected reasonably prudent psychiatrist state washington acting similar circumstances ibid contrary justice stevens cramped reading last finding see post breadth meaning equals breadth language justice stevens concerned discount ing severity drugs see post discussion text indicates well aware side effects risks presented drugs also well aware disagreements medical profession frequency severity permanence side effects set forth fair assessment current state medical knowledge drugs justice stevens discount benefits drugs deference owed medical professionals full time responsibility caring mentally ill inmates like respondent possess courts requisite knowledge expertise determine whether drugs used individual case admitting proper administration antipsychotic drugs one effective means treating certain mental illnesses justice stevens contends drugs indicated patients questions appropriateness treatment provided respondent see post concede drugs approved treatment cases whether respondent medical treatment appropriate sanguine believe basis limited record us medical expertise knowledge necessary determine whether basis isolated parts respondent medical records care given consistent good medical practice must defer finding trial unchallenged party case medical care provided respondent appropriate medical standards see supra attempt prove internal decisionmakers lack independence necessary render impartial decisions respondent various amici refer us cases alleged antipsychotic drugs prescribed medical purposes control discipline mentally ill patients see brief respondent brief american psychological association amicus curiae rejected similar claim parham using much reasoning practice may take place institutions places affords basis finding washington program parham particularly light trial finding administration antipsychotic drugs respondent consistent good medical practice moreover practical effect mandating outside decisionmaker independent psychiatrist judge circumstances may chimerical review literature indicates outside decisionmakers concur treating physician decision treat patient involuntarily cases see bloom faulkner holm rawlinson empirical view patients exercising right refuse treatment law psychiatry independent examining physician used oregon psychiatric hospital concurred decision involuntarily medicate patients cases hickman resnick olson right refuse psychotropic medication interdisciplinary proposal mental disability law reporter independent reviewing psychiatrist used ohio affirmed recommendation internal reviewer cases review judges decisions override patient objections medication yields similar results appelbaum right refuse treatment antipsychotic medications retrospect prospect psychiatry comparison studies reveal review internal decisionmakers hardly lackluster justice stevens suggests see hickman resnick olson supra internal reviewer approved involuntary treatment cases zito lentz routt olson treatment review panel solution treatment refusal bull american academy psychiatry law internal review panel used minnesota mental hospital approved involuntary medication cases see generally appelbaum hoge right refuse treatment research reveals behavioral sciences law summarizing results studies various institutions review patients decisions refuse antipsychotic medications noting infrequency refusals allowed regardless system decisionmaker justice blackmun concurring join opinion difficult controversial character case illustrated simple fact american psychiatric association american psychological association respected knowledgeable informed professional organizations amici curiae pull opposite directions add caveat much difficulty lessened appropriate case mentally ill patient formally committed occasion may seem bother nuisance move protective concerned inmate institution staff physician state cf zinermon burch ante step avoided neglected significant indications incompetency present justice stevens justice brennan justice marshall join concurring part dissenting part join explanation case moot disagree evaluation merits undervalued respondent liberty interest misread washington involuntary medication policy misapplied decision turner safley concluded mock trial institutionally biased tribunal constitutes due process law errors merits separate discussion acknowledges fourteenth amendment respondent possesses significant liberty interest avoiding unwanted administration antipsychotic drugs ante virtually ignores several dimensions liberty physical intellectual every violation person bodily integrity invasion liberty invasion particularly intrusive creates substantial risk permanent injury premature death moreover action degrading overrides competent person choice reject specific form medical treatment purpose effect forced drugging alter mind subject constitutes deprivation liberty literal fundamental sense makers constitution undertook secure conditions favorable pursuit happiness recognized significance man spiritual nature feelings intellect knew part pain pleasure satisfactions life found material things sought protect americans beliefs thoughts emotions sensations conferred government right let alone comprehensive rights right valued civilized men olmstead brandeis dissenting record one walter harper involuntary medication hearings special offense center soc notes inmate harper stated rather die th take medication harper opposed taking psychotropic drugs surprising acknowledges drugs alter chemical balance patient brain cause irreversible fatal side effects prolixin injections harper receiving time statement exemplify intrusiveness psychotropic drugs person body mind prolixin acts levels central nervous system well multiple organ systems induce alter electroencephalographic tracings cause swelling brain adverse reactions include drowsiness excitement restlessness bizarre dreams hypertension nausea vomiting loss appetite salivation dry mouth perspiration headache constipation blurred vision impotency eczema jaundice tremors muscle spasms psychotropic drugs prolixin may cause tardive dyskinesia often irreversible syndrome uncontrollable movements prevent person exercising basic functions driving automobile neuroleptic malignant syndrome fatal suffer risk side effects increases time washington properly equated intrusiveness drug treatment electroconvulsive therapy psychosurgery agreed judicial massachusetts determination drugs profound effect person thought processes likelihood severe irreversible adverse side effects therefore treated manner treat psychosurgery electroconvulsive therapy quoting guardianship roe mass doubt state courts analyzed issue concluded competent individual right refuse medication fundamental liberty interest deserving highest order protection ii arguably three quite different state interests might advanced justify deprivation liberty interest state might seek compel harper submit drug treatment program punishment crime committed cure mental illness mechanism maintain order prison today recognizes harper liberty interest first justification forced administration antipsychotic medication may used form punishment conclusion follows inexorably holding vitek jones constitution provides convicted felon protection due process involuntary transfer prison population mental hospital psychiatric treatment explained appellants maintain transfer prisoner mental hospital within range confinement justified imposition prison sentence least certification qualified person prisoner suffers mental disease defect agree none decisions holds conviction crime entitles state confine convicted person also determine mental illness subject involuntarily institutional care mental hospital consequences visited prisoner qualitatively different punishment characteristically suffered person convicted crime cases recognize much reflect understanding involuntary commitment mental hospital within range conditions confinement prison sentence subjects individual baxstrom herold specht patterson humphrey cady jackson indiana criminal conviction sentence imprisonment extinguish individual right freedom confinement term sentence authorize state classify mentally ill subject involuntary psychiatric treatment without affording additional due process protections iven requirements prison environment due process clause permits state treat prison inmate serious mental illness antipsychotic drugs inmate dangerous others treatment inmate medical interest policy comports requirements therefore reject respondent contention substantive standards deficient constitution ante emphasis added standard upholds soc policy determining administrative scheme confers matter state law substantive liberty interest coextensive conferred due process clause ante whether state alleged interest providing medically beneficial treatment custody mentally ill may alone override refusal psychotropic drugs presumptively competent person plain reading policy reveals meet substantive standard set forth even terms policy constitutionally insufficient policy permits forced administration psychotropic drugs mentally ill inmate based purely impact disorder security prison environment provisions policy make reference expected benefit inmate medical condition policy requires order involuntary medication approved must demonstrated inmate suffers mental disorder result disorder constitutes likelihood serious harm others gravely disabled lodging book policy likelihood serious harm according policy means either substantial risk physical harm inflicted individual upon person evidenced threats attempts commit suicide inflict physical harm one self ii substantial risk physical harm inflicted individual upon another evidenced behavior caused harm places another person persons reasonable fear sustaining harm iii substantial risk physical harm inflicted individual upon property others evidenced behavior caused substantial loss damage property others although application policy requires medical judgment prisoner mental condition cause behavior policy require determination forced medication advance medical interest use psychotropic drugs state readily admits serves ease institutional administrative burdens maintaining prison security provides means managing unruly prison population preventing property damage focusing risk inmate mental condition poses people property policy allows state exercise either parens patriae authority police authority override prisoner liberty interest refusing psychotropic drugs thus unfortunately simply basis assertion medication policy must advance prisoner medical interest policy sweepingly sacrifices inmate substantive liberty interest refuse psychotropic drugs regardless medical interests institutional administrative concerns state clearly legitimate interest prison security administrative convenience encompasses responding potential risks persons property however extent recognizes prisoner medical interests state interests potentially independent justifications involuntary medication inmates seriously misapplies standard announced turner safley turner held prison regulation impinges inmates constitutional rights valid reasonably related legitimate penological interests test determined regulation barring correspondence adequately supported state institutional security concerns also unanimously concluded regulation prohibiting inmate marriage except consent prison superintendent made upon proof compelling circumstances exaggerated response prison claimed security objectives reasonably related articulated rehabilitation goal state advances security concerns justification forced medication two distinct circumstances soc policy provision issue case permits hours involuntary medication emergency basis inmate suffering mental disorder result disorder presents imminent likelihood serious harm others lodging book policy emphasis added contrast imminent danger injury triggers emergency medication provisions general risk injury property damage evidenced past behavior allows involuntary medication inmate psychotropic drugs policy ongoing interest security management penological concern constitutionally distinct magnitude necessity responding emergencies see whitley albers difficult imagine limits restrain general concern prison administrators believe prison environments definition made persons demonstrated proclivity antisocial criminal often violent conduct ante quoting hudson palmer rule allows prison administrators address potential security risks forcing psychotropic drugs mentally ill inmates prolonged periods unquestionably exaggerated response concern turner concluded record us marriage regulation written reasonably related penological interests obvious easy alternatives state failed rebut reference record today concludes alternatives psychotropic drugs impose de minimis costs state however record us establish narrowly drawn policy withdrawing psychotropics inmates actually refuse consent pose imminent threat serious harm increase marginal costs soc administration harper record reveals administrative segregation standard disciplinary sanctions frequently imposed forced medication thus add new costs lodging book similarly intramuscular injections psychotropics frequently forced harper book entail greater risk administration less dangerous drugs tranquilizers use psychotropic drugs simply suppress inmate potential violence rather achieve therapeutic results may also undermine efficacy available treatment programs better address illness careful differentiation turner state articulated goals security rehabilitation emulated case flaw washington policy basic error opinion today failure divorce two justifications forced medication consider extent policy reasonably related either interest state arguably allows soc blend state interests responding emergencies convenient prison administration individual interest receiving beneficial medical treatment result muddled rationale allows exaggerated response forced psychotropic medication basis purely institutional concerns serving institutional convenience eviscerates inmate substantive liberty interest integrity body mind iii procedures policy also constitutionally deficient whether state ever may order involuntary administration psychotropic drugs mentally ill person committed custody declared incompetent least clear decision approving drugs must made impartial professional concerned institutional interests individual best interests critical defect policy failure treatment decision made reviewed impartial person tribunal see vitek psychiatrists diagnose provide routine care soc inmates may prescribe psychotropic drugs recommend involuntary medication policy policy provides nonemergency decision medicate seven consecutive days must approved special committee hearing committee consists associate superintendent soc psychologist psychiatrist neither medical professionals may involved current diagnosis treatment inmate approval psychiatrist one committee member required sustain involuntary medication decision lodging book policy similarly composed committee required authorize long term involuntary medication lasting seven days policy bar current treating professionals previous committee members serving committee committee conduct new hearing merely reviews inmate file minutes hearing approval granted allows medication continue indefinitely review report treating psychiatrist every days book policy decisionmakers two disqualifying conflicts interest first panel members must review work treating physicians colleagues turn regularly review decisions system pits interests inmate objects forced medication judgment doctor often doctor colleagues furthermore conclusion one hearing committee members may involved inmate current treatment diagnosis ante overlooks fact policy allows treating psychiatrist participate initial medication approval revolving door operated harper case petrich treated harper recommended involuntary medication october lodging book loeken staff psychologist giles assistant superintendent stark authorized medication seven days hearing november petrich replaced loeken committee giles stark approved involuntary medication december solely authority petrich prescribed psychotropic medication harper december throughout following year second panel members regular staff center must concerned inmate best medical interests also convenient means controlling mentally disturbed inmate mere fact decision made doctor make certain professional judgment fact exercised youngberg romeo structure soc committee virtually ensures initial inquiry mental bases inmate behavior medical ultimate medication decision policy turns assessment risk inmate condition imposes institution prescribing physician member review committee must therefore wear two hats hybrid function disables independent exercise decisionmaker professional judgment structure review committee confuses objective inquiry two committee members trained licensed prescribe psychotropic drugs one medical expertise trump institutional interests dramatized fact appeals committee decisions policy made solely soc superintendent asserts indication institutional biases affected altered decision medicate respondent evidence antipsychotic drugs prescribed medical purposes control discipline mentally ill patients ante finding bias individual case unnecessary determine structure policy fails meet due process requirements fourteenth amendment addition harper record illustrates potential abuse psychotropics policy institutional ends example petrich added taractan psychotropic drug harper medication around october nothing goal increased medication sedate night relieve residents evening sic alike burden supervising intensely examination physicians also indicated harper prophylactically medicated absent symptoms qualify involuntary medication institutional bias inherent identity decisionmakers unchecked aspects policy committee need consider whether less intrusive procedures effective even prescribed medication beneficial prisoner approving involuntary medication findings regarding severity probability potential side effects drugs dosages required although policy prescribe standard proof necessary factual determination upon medication decision rests gratuitously advises clear cogent convincing standard adopted state unnecessary hearing likely raise issues fairly completely inmate recommended involuntary medication capable speaking effectively issues complex otherwise difficult develop present inmate recommended transfer mental hospital vitek powell concurring part although single doses psychotropic drugs designed effective full month inmate may refuse medication contesting hours hearing policy also allow inmate represented counsel hearings present adviser appointed soc lodging book policy pp advisers questionable loyalties efficacy provide independent assistance required inmate fairly understand participate hearing process addition although policy gives inmate limitable right present testimony witnesses confront witnesses next paragraph takes right away reasons include limited things irrelevance lack necessity redundancy possible reprisals reasons relating institutional interests security order rehabilitation lodging book policy finally policy provides hearing committee paper record committee inmate opportunity present objections crucial decision medicate basis sum difficult imagine committee convened policy conceivably discover much less persuaded overrule erroneous arbitrary decision medicate maintain specific dosage type drug see mathews eldridge institutional control infects decisionmakers entire procedure state courts reviewed comparable procedures uniformly concluded adequately protect significant liberty interest implicated forced administration psychotropic drugs agree conclusion although review procedure administered impartial nonjudicial professionals might avoid constitutional deficiencies policy affirm decision washington requiring judicial hearing attendant procedural safeguards remedy case continue believe even inmate retains unalienable interest liberty minimum right treated dignity constitution may never ignore meachum fano dissenting opinion competent individual right refuse psychotropic medication aspect liberty requiring highest order protection fourteenth amendment accordingly exception part ii respectfully dissent opinion judgment winston lee surgery youngberg romeo use physical soft restraints arms muffs hands see mills rogers recognizing battery unauthorized touchings physician assuming liberty interests implicated involuntary administration psychotropic drugs stanley concurring part dissenting part constitution promise due process law guarantees least compensation violations principle stated nuremberg military tribunals voluntary consent human subject absolutely essential satisfy moral ethical legal concepts doe bolton douglas concurring fourteenth amendment protects freedom care one health person emphasis deleted harper adjudged insane incompetent see also stanley georgia whole constitutional heritage rebels thought giving government power control men minds obligatory helsinki signatory manipulate minds citizens step man conscience god prevent thoughts finding expression peaceful action painfully aware furthermore governments systematically disregard rights people likely respect rights nations people hearings abuse psychiatry soviet union human rights international organizations house committee foreign affairs remarks max kampelman chair delegation plenary session commission security cooperation europe lodging filed kenneth eikenberry attorney general washington hereinafter lodging book hearing harper testified well want medicate medicating haldol paral zed right side body ou burning life ou burning freedom lodging includes books discovery material parties stipulated considered trial substantive evidence trial considered documents app pet cert hereinafter referred book number date entry applicable use lodging engage debate assessment harper treatment ante simply illustrate boundaries policy operation ante relies heavily brief american psychiatric association et al amici curiae psychiatrists brief see ante discount severity drugs however medical findings discussed briefs support conclusions washington challenge reliability psychiatrists brief example brief american psychological association amicus curiae psychologists brief points observation tardive dyskinesia increasing alarming rate since data relied psychiatrists brief chance suffering potentially devastating disorder greater one four psychologists brief see also brief coalition fundamental rights equality amicus curiae findings recent literature side effects brief national association protection advocacy systems et al amici curiae psychiatrists also may entirely disinterested experts psychologists charge psychiatrist written itigation patients suffering td tardive dyskinesia expected explode within next five years psychiatrists physicians continue minimize seriousness td despite continual warnings psychologists brief quoting simon clinical psychiatry law physician desk reference ed trial finding app pet cert guze baxter neuroleptic malignant syndrome new england med physician desk reference supra harper voluntarily took psychotropic drugs six years involuntary medication began time already exhibited dystonia acute muscle spasms akathesia agitation lodging book may see also trial findings app pet cert although avoidance akathesia risk tardive dyskinesia require reduction discontinuance psychotropics harper involuntary medication continuous november june except one month spent washington state reformatory lodging book trial findings app pet cert see large superior en banc riese mary hospital medical center cal app cal rptr dist review granted dism people medina en banc rogers commissioner dept mental health mass rivers katz mental health cf schuoler right refuse electroconvulsive therapy lodging book policy revised policy effective february retained substantive definitions lodging book policy reliance hippocratic oath save constitutionality policy unavailing ante whether oath binds treating physicians medical interest requirement prescribing medications bearing soc review committees governed solely administrative criteria policy authorizing involuntary medication possibly believe treatment talismanically patient medical interest treatment condition medication facilitates specific physiological result may may overall medical interest patient example patient medical interest reducing violence altering mental condition may often outweighed risk onset severe medical side effects see supra finally qualitative judgment patient best interest made without reference preferences policy account either physician determination medical interest inmate wishes see brief petitioners harper history assaultive behavior requires state exercise police power appropriately medicate protection others policy assists prison administrators meeting unquestioned duty provide reasonable safety residents personnel within institution see also brief amicus curiae paramount concerns running prison prison mental health facility maintaining institutional security preserving internal order establishing therapeutic environment goes without saying interest preventing violence maintaining order significantly amplified entire ward consists mentally ill prisoners soc trial attempt separate medical institutional objectives policy construe policy terms require inmate best medical interests served medication trial findings limited harper case findings app pet cert shed light whether harper doctors reasonably prudent psychiatrist state washington acting similar circumstances soc psychiatrist order medication combination therapeutic institutional concerns finding app pet cert ante conflates analysis suggesting state undertaken obligation provide prisoners medical treatment consistent medical interests also needs institution ante evidence small fraction inmates refuse drugs voluntary policy harper voluntarily took psychotropics six years intermittently consented lodging books see rogers okin supp mass institutionalized patients refused psychotropic drugs prolonged periods two years judicial restraining order effect modified vacated remanded sub nom mills rogers efficacy forced drugging also marginal involuntary patients poorer prognosis cooperative patients see rogers webster assessing treatability mentally disordered offenders law human behavior notes properly used drugs one effective means treating controlling certain incurable mental illnesses ante panacea care patients maintenance treatment literature shows many patients approximately relapse despite receiving neuroleptic medication neuroleptics withdrawn patients many months cases years without relapse standard maintenance medication treatment strategies though indisputably effective group comparisons may quite inefficient addressing treatment requirements individual patient lieberman et reply ethics drug discontinuation studies schizophrenia archives general psychiatry footnotes omitted uring time assaulted nurse cabrini neuroleptic medication yet indication psychotic however stay soc neuroleptic medications times shown preoccupation appearance psychosis become assaultive problems medication paradoxical effect neuroleptic medications may precipitated increased doses neuroleptic medications may cause exacerbation psychosis though harper focused psychosomatic problems neuroleptic medications per side effects real problem may psychosis exacerbated neuroleptic medications book may psychotropic drugs induce lethargy drowsiness fatigue physician desk reference ed form medical treatment may reduce inmate dangerousness improving mental condition simply sedating medication grossly excessive purpose example although psychotropic drugs mixed value treating harper condition supra became primary means dealing lodging book hearing petrich reports patient still able negotiate treatment staff work collectively idea extent psychosis working relationship upon build internal external controls book loeken reports lack participation therapy recommended involuntary medication policy continue use forcing psychotropics harper also provoked counterproductive behavior book report petrich harper assault male nurse damage television context complaining medication side effects overall issue involuntary medications side effects major issue management book therapist report harper indicated going destroy unit property medications stopped recently destroyed inmates stereo example youngberg romeo parham inapposite neither involved care presumptively competent individual romeo profoundly retarded adult mental capacity child committed state hospital treatment appellees children addition deprivations liberty issue cases use physical restraints youngberg institutionalization parham fall far short harper interest refusing drugs potentially permanent fatal side effects cf bee greaves ca forcible medication psychotropics reasonably related prison security cert denied necessary reach question whether decision force psychotropic drugs competent person must approved judge administrative tribunal professionals members prison staff order conclude mechanism policy violates procedural due process choice medical experts one hand judges choice decisionmakers biased revised policy authorizes consecutive days involuntary medication committee approval required adds committee hearing review continuing involuntary medication every days thereafter also bars current treating personnel sitting committee lodging book policy pp regular soc staff committee members susceptible implicit explicit pressure cooperation support orders support instructive month month year year review panel always voted medication despite scientific literature showing periodic respites drugs advisable prolonged use antipsychotic drugs proper medical need clear compelling psychologists brief omitted harper prescription entries november december made per dr petrich lodging book primary encounter reports harper return soc december loeken became primary physician committees approved involuntary medication although petrich committees sat next three review committees voting authorize forced medication january trial finding app pet cert cites vitek jones parham previous cases involving medical decisions implicating similar liberty interests approved use similar internal decisionmakers ante aside greater liberty interest implicated forced psychotropic medication soc decisionmakers face different demands professional counterparts vitek parham vitek nebraska state transfer policy issue affected prisoners determined mentally ill adequately treated within penal complex found determination necessity transfer treatment question essentially medical made fairly professionals meaningful hearing similarly understood civil commitment decision issue parham involve examination child review medical records diagnosis determination whether child likely benefit institutionalized care emphasizing hat best child individual medical decision child requires procedures sought reach accurate medical determination patient treatment needs without reference institution separate interests concluded despite positions inside nebraska prison georgia hospital medical professionals capable exercising independence professional judgment required due process none medical professionals soc charged making medication decisions light inmate impact institution needs claim independence lodging book policy notes inmate may bring personal restraint petition seek extraordinary writ rules app proc ante however involuntary medication decision demands existence soc policy attests meaningful administrative review deprivation liberty merely existence collateral judicial mechanisms cf ingraham wright lodging book indeed psychiatric security attendant doctor made first recorded request involuntary medication harper attempted pull guard hand food slot guard filed disciplinary infraction report concluded suggestion inmate need involuntary medication threat safety security institution book five days later petrich citing incident recommended involuntary medication book harper transferred november washington state reformatory psychiatrist multidisciplinary advisory committee found date exhibited behavior presence committee members custody staff qualify involuntary medication policy long history recurrent difficulty best tell soc instituted involuntary policy continued basis past bad faith however data available us book emphasis added ante addington texas held medical conditions civil commitment must proved clear convincing evidence purpose standard proof reduce chances inappropriate decisions less meaningful factfinders professionals judges jurors lodging book policy prolixin decanoate example highly potent behavior modifier markedly extended duration effect onset hours injection effects last weeks physician desk reference ed prisoner introduced may consult appointed adviser commencement hearing harper adviser november nurse practitioner washington state reformatory asked harper three questions hearing lodging book hearing five advisers appointed harper never spoke hearings five apparently staff soc soc psychiatric social worker hyden sat soc assistant superintendent next committee reapproved harper medication prison chaplain two registered nurses correctional officer book hearings many require judicial determination incompetence findings substituted judgment patient inmate refuses psychotropic drugs riese mary hospital medical center cal app cal rptr dist review granted dism people medina en banc boyd mental commitment ind rogers commissioner dept mental health mass jarvis levine opinion justices rivers katz mental health state ex rel jones gerhardstein harper due process claim ante first amendment equal protection state constitutional tort claims yet considered washington state courts