Which of the following statements regarding mentally ill inmates is true?

A) The number of inmates suffering from severe mental illness is similar to the number in the general population.
B) Inmates suffering from significant mental illnesses do not account for a substantial number of incarcerated individuals.
C) Only a few states operate facilities specializing in psychiatric confinement of convicted criminals.
D) Incarcerated women are more likely than men to be mentally ill.


D) Incarcerated women are more likely than men to be mentally ill.

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