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Gov JB Pritzker signs measure to ban deceptive interrogation

Gov JB Pritzker signs measure to ban deceptive interrogation
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Pritzker Signs Ban On Deceptive Interrogation Of Minors, Other Criminal Justice Reforms

/ Terrill Swift, who spent 15 years in prison after being coerced into confessing to a crime he did not commit, speaks at a news conference Thursday in favor of a law that bans the deceptive interrogation of minors by law enforcement. Terrill Swift spent 15 years in prison, convicted of a rape and murder which DNA evidence later proved he did not commit. On Thursday, he appeared alongside lawmakers and criminal justice reform advocates in support of a bill signed by Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker to ban deceptive police interrogation of minors. The measure, Senate Bill 2122, was unanimously approved by lawmakers earlier this year, and Illinois has been hailed as the first state in the nation to enact such a law.

Illinois becomes first state to ban police from lying to minors during interrogations

FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA Terrill Swift at his home in Lisle on Tuesday, February 28, 2017. Swift was exonerated for a murder and sexual assault he did not commit, yet his mugshot continues to appear on several websites portraying him as a criminal, including mugshots.com. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune/TNS) Illinois becomes first state to ban police from lying to minors during interrogations CHICAGO Police will be forbidden from using deceptive tactics while interrogating minors under a measure Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law Thursday, making Illinois the first state in the nation to ban the practice. Advocates of the new law say lying or using other means of deception while questioning a young person in police custody can lead to false confessions and ultimately wrongful convictions. That’s what Terrill Swift, who spent nearly 15 years in prison after falsely confessing to a 1994 rape and murder, says happened to him. DNA evidence later tied the crime to a previously

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