Why Are Prisons and Jails Sometimes Referred to as America's

question 55

Multiple Choice

Why are prisons and jails sometimes referred to as America's "new asylums"?

• A)because in most correctional facilities, a majority of inmates will have some form of mental illness
• B)because prison life causes an exponential increase in mental illness
• C)because correctional officers are routinely trained as mental health practitioners
• D)because jails and prisons all provide exceptional mental healthcare to incarcerated individuals

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