The Sexual Predator Treatment Program (SPTP) provides treatment to persons who are committed by the court pursuant to the Kansas Sexually Violent Predator Act. The program is located at Larned State Hospital (LSH). Treatment is provided in a safe, secure, and humane environment. The purpose of the SPTP is to change the behavioral, emotional, and thought patterns of adjudicated sexual predators so they are no longer considered a danger to others and are able to function successfully in their communities.
When an individual committed under this act is determined, through probable cause, that his mental abnormality or personality disorder has so changed that he is safe to place on transitional release or conditional release, the court may order such. At the point of transitional release, the individual moves from LSH to the community under a structured program of treatment. Currently, the transitional program is housed on the grounds of Osawatomie State Hospital.
Sexual Predator Treatment Program
Fiscal Year 2006 Ending Census 142
Actual Expenditures---SFY 2006 $9,173,183
Sate General Funds $9,173,183
"How does a person get into the SPTP? Why isn't this program managed by the Kansas Department of Corrections?"
Under the Sexually Violent Predator law, adjudicated offenders may be civilly committed to the program after they have completed the term of their criminal sentence at a Kansas Department of Corrections facility. This civil commitment is made by a court based on its determination that the person meets the criteria of a sexually violent predator. The program is not managed by Corrections because placement in the program is not a criminal proceeding, but a civil commitment to a treatment program, pursuant to law.