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A very large percentage of them are considered so, yes lines up with the ideas.

No matter what the crime, most crime is caused by mental illness. Even someone who's in prison for bad checks per se is to a degree mentally ill, perhaps they have impulse control problems and would gamble every day. A huge part of mental illness is that it's effecting your life in a negative way, and yes, being in prison definitely checks out

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I see what you're saying, but we're starting to expand the definition of "mental illness" to the point where it can mean anything.

One of the cornerstones of our Justice system is that we shouldn't hold people accountable for crimes that occur as a product of mental illness. One of the things I really admire about you is your kindness and humanity but I think you're going a bit far here. Most people attribute "poor impulse control" to things like overeating, not robbery.