{
  "id": 1657746,
  "title": "Mari‑Liis Sööt: When changing penal policy, we must keep a cool head",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/mari-liis-soot-when-changing-penal-policy-we-must-keep-a-cool-head",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T06:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ERR News Estonia",
    "slug": "err-news-estonia",
    "url": "https://news.err.ee/1610112217/mari-liis-soot-when-changing-penal-policy-we-must-keep-a-cool-head"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A punishment for a crime does not need to be light or harsh — it needs to be effective. Estonia's past success does not mean we can continue with an unchanged penal policy, writes Mari‑Liis Sööt.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}