I think there are probably a lot of people in jails and prisons who have undiagnosed mental illness, though. I don't remember where I heard the following claim

I think there are probably a lot of people in jails and prisons who have undiagnosed mental illness, though. I don't remember where I heard the following claim: a substantial rate of death row inmates in some study were shown to have prefrontal cortical abnormalities. It's an interesting question if it's possible that understanding of the brain ever reaches a point where things of that nature can be detected and/or treated, either before or after a crime, instead of jailing people or sending them away.