{
  "id": 2108787,
  "title": "‘Breeding grounds for gangs’: Mkhwanazi warns SA prisons are making criminals worse",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/breeding-grounds-for-gangs-mkhwanazi-warns-sa-prisons-are-making",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T09:23:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2026-08-20-breeding-grounds-for-gangs-mkhwanazi-warns-sa-prisons-are-making-criminals-worse/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "KZN Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has warned that correctional facilities are becoming breeding grounds for gangs, saying offenders can leave prison more hardened than when they entered.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}