The first Act for Regulating Madhouses, enacted in England, was created in part to:
A. improve the deplorable conditions of mental institutions.
B. reduce crime by removing unstable people from the streets.
C. provide jobs for poor people confined to madhouses.
D. promote public sympathy for the mentally ill.
Answer: A
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