{
  "id": 13880428,
  "title": "Harris wants early guilty pleas to count in more cases",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/harris-wants-early-guilty-pleas-to-count-in-more-cases",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T05:07:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jamaica Gleaner",
    "slug": "jamaica-gleaner",
    "url": "http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20261012/harris-wants-early-guilty-pleas-count-more-cases"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "President of the Advocates’ Association of Jamaica (AAJ), Tamika Harris, is calling for greater recognition of early guilty pleas in Jamaica’s criminal justice system, arguing that they can spare victims further trauma and help reduce court backlogs. “Encouraging early guilty pleas is not about rewarding criminal conduct. It is about promoting accountability, protecting victims and ensuring the…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}