What has contributed to the increase in people with mental illness being incarcerated?
A) An increase in violence on television and in society
B) Overcrowding in correctional facilities
C) An increase in stress in people's lives
D) The deinstitutionalizing of the mentally ill

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Deinstitutionalizing the mentally ill has led to a decrease in available mental health treatment options, resulting in many individuals with mental illness being sent to correctional facilities instead of hospitals. This phenomenon is commonly known as the "criminalization" of mental illness.

What Has Contributed to the Increase in People with Mental