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ALLISON v. SNYDER

No. 03-1570.

332 F.3d 1076 (2003)

Charles Peter ALLISON, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees. v. Donald N. SNYDER, Jr., Mark S. Carich, and Michael L. Holmes, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 19, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Whitney (argued), Speir & Whitney, Carbondale, IL, William Arthur Schroeder, Carbondale, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Nadine J. Wichern (argued), Office of U.S. Attorney General, Civil Appeals Div., Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before EASTERBROOK, MANION, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Persons charged with sex offenses in Illinois may be diverted before trial to civil confinement, if a mental illness of at least one year's duration led to the criminal conduct. Those who complete treatment successfully are released and the criminal charges dismissed. The Illinois Sexually Dangerous Persons Act, 725 ILCS 205/1.01 to 12, is described, and sustained against one constitutional challenge, in Allen v. Illinois,

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