Prison vs. Hospital

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I've been reading up on the increasing number of people with mental illnesses being sent to prison (mostly in the US) which really got me thinking about the idea of prison itself. I made a few searches online and could not find any information on this so I'd like to get some input. Here goes:

Why do we have prisons?

Are people sent to prison because of their behaviour?

I`m not a psychologist but...isn`t behaviour (your body and what you do with it) essentially governed by your mind and/or brain? (that thing that makes your body move and creates/maintains your perception of reality)

So would`t that mean that every convict (especially those who committed violent offenses) has mental health issues? If so, why are prisons separate from hospitals?

Also, here`s a link that caught my attention: http://www.youtube.com/watch?f...ed&v=WkxVx-vOVWI

4/4/1311:29 AM

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