{
  "id": 9172458,
  "title": "10/3 podcast: Treatment or prison? What happens when a killer is found mentally ill",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/10-3-podcast-treatment-or-prison-what-happens-when-a-killer-is-found",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T17:15:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "National Post",
    "slug": "national-post",
    "url": "https://nationalpost.com/news/10-3-podcast-treatment-or-prison-what-happens-when-a-killer-is-found-mentally-ill"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "On average, about 20 homicide cases every year in Canada wind up with the killer being found not criminally responsible, and sentenced to mental health treatment instead of jail. But how are these cases decided, and what is the fallout for families of the victims when the perpetrator isn’t sent to prison? Emma Jarratt, a […]",
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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."
}