Public and private institutions for confining and imprisoning the mentally ill were first established in ________.
A) the Middle Ages
B) the nineteenth century
C) ancient times
D) the Renaissance

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Public and private institutions for confining and imprisoning the mentally ill were established as early as the Middle Ages, such as the Hospital of St. Mary of Bethlehem in London, which was founded in the 13th century and became a public asylum in the 16th century.

Public and Private Institutions for Confining and Imprisoning the Mentally