The "sexual psychopath laws" that were passed in the mid-1900s provided for

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The "sexual psychopath laws" passed in the mid-1900s provided for an indefinite period of hospitalization for sex offenders. This was in response to the belief that certain sexual offenders were not only criminals but also had a mental illness that made them likely to reoffend, which required treatment in a hospital setting. These laws were eventually replaced by more narrowly tailored civil commitment laws that required evidence of current dangerousness to justify continued hospitalization.

The "Sexual Psychopath Laws" That Were Passed in the Mid-1900s