In the Matter of the Applications for the Commitment of S.L., A.F., P.M., F.G., R.B., E.A., C.S., J.A. and R.G., to…

Summary

The New Jersey Supreme Court held that individuals who no longer meet the statutory dangerousness standard for civil commitment cannot be continued in confinement solely for custodial purposes. It reversed the orders of continued commitment for four appellants and remanded their cases for immediate placement‑review hearings, remanded one appellant for a commitment‑review hearing, and declared the remaining appeals moot. The Court also declined to recognize a statutory "DPP" status, instead prescribing procedural guidelines for placement‑review hearings.