A third group subjected an insanity acquittee to automatic, indefinite commitment, usually with periodic reviews to determine if commitment continued to be necessary.

He argued against the idea that indefinite commitment amounted to punishment.

He has repeatedly said that he does not favor an indefinite commitment in Iraq, but he has not offered a concrete alternative.

Because there is no schedule for their disengagement, the reconstruction teams require an indefinite commitment of men and equipment.

Thereupon the trial court ordered his indefinite commitment.

An indefinite commitment?

Washington State's 1990 Community Protection Act allows indefinite, involuntary civil commitment of violent sexual offenders who meet certain criteria.

He also claimed that what was essentially an indefinite commitment deprived him of due process and subjected him to cruel and unusual punishment.

Therefore, the Court ruled that Indiana's indefinite commitment of a criminal defendant solely because he lacks the capacity to stand trial violates due process.