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. The transitional program is housed on the grounds of Osawatomie State Hospital.
Sexual Predator Treatment and Transition Program SFY 2010 Average Daily Census 202 Actual Expenditures $12,869,468
Sexual Predator Treatment and Transition Program SFY 2010
Average Daily Census 202
Actual Expenditures $12,869,468
"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, a person convicted of a sexually violent offense may be involuntarily civilly committed to the program upon their completion of confinement from a Kansas Department of Corrections facility or a State Mental Health Hospital. 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.
“How long does someone stay in the SPTP?”
The SPTP is a treatment program that consists of various levels and phases that those committed to the program must work through. The length of time in which it takes residents to complete SPTP depends on the individual progress that is made. There is no set length of time.