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Mentally ill criminals should not be given an easier sentence, however the judicial system should consider the safety of the criminal and the inmates, the specific mental illness the criminal has and the fact that not all mental illnesses are black and white. Insanity Defense is when someone pleads insane and unable to decipher right from wrong when the crime took place. For someone to prove that they were “mentally insane” at the time of the crime the court will use on of 4 tests. ( Thomson Reuters) A few states in America do not even allow the Insanity Defense, such as Idaho, Kansas, Montana, and Utah (Thomson Reuters). These states don’t allow the insanity defense because many see them as an excuse defense, and a way to get out of a harsher sentence.