A sizeable percentage of those in jail are mentally ill because:
A) It is a criminal offense to be mentally ill in many jurisdictions
B) Mental hospitals were closed without sufficient community-based alternatives
C) Stricter regulations make it more difficult to commit someone to a mental hospital
D) A and B
E) B and C
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