Sam has been convicted of several violent crimes. However, the court has declared him to be mentally challenged. In a few weeks,

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Alchen [17]

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Sam has been convicted of several violent crimes. However, the court has declared him to be mentally challenged. In a few weeks,

Sam will be transferred to a medical facility. Until the transfer, in which type of jail would the court make Sam stay?

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aleksandr82 [10.1K] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-02T05:08:43+03:00

Psychiatric

Law-breakers who are deemed to be mentally unfit are sent to psychiatric prisons that are designed with resemblances to hospitals. Once there, the inmates, or patients, receive psychiatric help for their mental disorders. As with any prison that pursues methods of rehabilitation, psychiatric prisons are intended to try and help people as opposed to just confining them as a means of punishment.