Concerns have been raised that people detained in secure hospitals after a criminal act spend longer in a locked institution than people sent to prison for similar offending, but research evidence is scarce and conflicting.

中文翻译：

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比监狱还长？非凶杀或未遂暴力犯罪者在中度戒备医院和监狱住院时间的比较

有人担心，犯罪行为后被拘留在安全医院的人在锁定机构中的时间比因类似罪行而入狱的人要长，但研究证据稀少且相互矛盾。