According to the Insanity Defense Reform Act,a person who is deemed not guilty by reason of insanity
A) must be suffering from at least a moderate mental illness.
B) must be incarcerated for the maximum allowable time for their crime even if their mental health improves to the point where hospitalization is no longer needed.
C) must lack the overall capacity to appreciate the wrongfulness of their behavior.
D) all of the above.
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