{
  "id": 8034007,
  "title": "Thobakgale tells Madlanga Commission prisons become training base for future crime bosses",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/thobakgale-tells-madlanga-commission-prisons-become-training-base-for",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T13:51:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2026-09-17-thobakgale-tells-madlanga-commission-prisons-become-training-base-for-future-crime-bosses/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Thobakgale warned that imprisonment does not necessarily sever criminals’ links to the outside world or bring their criminal ambitions to an end.",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "‘You leave or we are going to kill you’: Inmate escape linked to alleged threats, Madlanga commission hears",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/you-leave-or-we-are-going-to-kill-you-inmate-escape-linked-to-alleged",
        "published": "2026-09-17T13:21:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "Madlanga Commission hears officials can be manipulated by inmates",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/madlanga-commission-hears-officials-can-be-manipulated-by-inmates",
        "published": "2026-09-17T13:28:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}