Which of the following statements about mental illness and jails is true?

A. The closure of most state mental hospitals has led to a rise in the number of mentally ill people in jail.
B. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that it is a violation of civil rights to jail a mentally ill person.
C. Advances in the treatment of mental illness with drugs have dramatically reduced the number of mentally ill people in jail.
D. Most jails have programs that significantly help jail inmates with mental illness.


A. The closure of most state mental hospitals has led to a rise in the number of mentally ill people in jail.

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