In Vitek v. Jones, the United States Supreme Court interpreted the due process clause as requiring that certain procedures be followed before transferring prisoners to mental institutions. This Note analyzes the Court's reasons for concluding that the existing transfer procedures embodied in the state's commitment statutes infringed on the prisoner's liberty interests and, therefore, were constitutionally inadequate. It finds that not only was one of the grounds used by the Court to find a constitutionally protected liberty inappropriate, but the calculus that the Court employed in mandating additional procedures was incorrect. This Note suggests alternative methods of holding the statutes unconstitutional, methods that would not lead to markedly different procedures for committing prisoners and civilians. Finally, die Note examines the procedures that the Court actually prescribed and discusses their implementation.

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Vitek v. Jones：将囚犯转移到精神病院

在维泰克诉琼斯，美国最高法院将正当程序条款解释为要求在将囚犯转移到精神病院之前遵循某些程序。本说明分析了法院得出结论的理由，即国家承诺法规中体现的现有转移程序侵犯了囚犯的自由利益，因此在宪法上是不充分的。它认为，不仅法院用来认定受宪法保护的自由的理由之一不恰当，而且法院在强制执行额外程序时采用的计算方法也不正确。本说明提出了将法规视为违宪的替代方法，这些方法不会导致对囚犯和平民实施明显不同的程序。最后，