The evidence from the text supports the idea that "The crimes committed at the asylum against the patients were serious." The fact that a grand jury was impaneled to investigate implies that the issues uncovered were significant enough to warrant a formal legal investigation.
“. . . a grand jury was impaneled to investigate the abuses and poor treatments Bly uncovered at the asylum.”
Use the excerpt from the “How Nellie Bly went undercover to expose abuse of the mentally ill” article to answer the question.
Which of the following ideas does this evidence from the text support?
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The crimes committed at the asylum were simple to prosecute.
The crimes committed at the asylum were simple to prosecute.

The crimes committed at the asylum against the patients were serious.
The crimes committed at the asylum against the patients were serious.

The newspaper Bly worked for was in trouble for publishing her reports.
The newspaper Bly worked for was in trouble for publishing her reports.

Bly and other reporters needed help uncovering more evidence against the asylum.
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