{
  "id": 8620013,
  "title": "General : Proposed House Arrest Act Focuses On Remand Detainees, Prison Overcrowding",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/general-proposed-house-arrest-act-focuses-on-remand-detainees-prison",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T03:53:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2609434"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 (Bernama) -- The proposed House Arrest Act is aimed at addressing prison overcrowding, particularly involving remand detainees, who make up a significant proportion of the prison population while awaiting trial.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Proposed House Arrest Act targets prison overcrowding among remand detainees",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/proposed-house-arrest-act-targets-prison-overcrowding-among-remand",
        "published": "2026-09-20T04:12:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Saifuddin Nasution: Proposed House Arrest Act focuses on remand detainees and prison overcrowding",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/saifuddin-nasution-proposed-house-arrest-act-focuses-on-remand",
        "published": "2026-09-20T04:21:08.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}