People v. Kastman

Defendant was found to be a sexually dangerous person and was committed to the guardianship and custody of the director of the Department of Corrections under the Sexually Dangerous Persons Act. Defendant was granted conditional release from institutional care and filed a petition requesting that the Department be compelled to provide financial assistance to cover his treatment costs and living expenses. The circuit court granted the petition over the Department’s objection. The appellate court affirmed and the supreme court granted the department’s petition for leave to appeal. The supreme court affirmed the judgments of the lower courts, finding that the circuit court reached the proper conclusion in holding that it had the authority under the Act to order the department to contribute financial assistance to the defendant while he was on conditional release. (ANNE M. BURKE, THEIS, MICHAEL J. BURKE, OVERSTREET, and CARTER, concurring. HOLDER WHITE took no part in the decision.)