Innocence Project: Historic Deception Bill Passes Illinois Legislature, Banning Police From Lying to Youth During Interrogations
June 01, 2021
June 01, 2021
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, June 1 (TNSPol) -- The Innocence Project issued the following news release on May 30, 2021:
On Sunday, Illinois became the first state ever to pass legislation prohibiting law enforcement officers from using deception while interrogating people under the age of 18. The bill bans commonly used deceptive interrogation tactics, including making false promises of leniency and false claims about the existence of incriminating evidence. Both of these tactics have lo . . .
On Sunday, Illinois became the first state ever to pass legislation prohibiting law enforcement officers from using deception while interrogating people under the age of 18. The bill bans commonly used deceptive interrogation tactics, including making false promises of leniency and false claims about the existence of incriminating evidence. Both of these tactics have lo . . .