Illinois bans lying to minors during interrogation

“In Illinois alone, we have 100 wrongful convictions based on false confessions. And in 31 of those cases, the person who falsely confessed was a child, ”Nirider said. “A lot of children who falsely confess do so because they are told lies during questioning, statements like ‘Your DNA was found at the scene’ or ‘If you confess you can go home. “”