{
  "id": 16404872,
  "title": "General : Drug Addiction Treatment, Aftercare Need Strengthening To Ease Prison Overcrowding – ExpertsÂ",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/general-drug-addiction-treatment-aftercare-need-strengthening-to-ease",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T23:24:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2625239"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 (Bernama) -- The approach to drug offenders should shift from imprisonment alone to addiction treatment and community-based aftercare to ease prison overcrowding and prevent former inmates from relapsing, experts say.",
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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."
}