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Attorneys urge law to require counsel and recording during custodial interrogation of juveniles
5568827 · May 13, 2025
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Summary
CPCS and juvenile-justice advocates supported S.108 to require attorney presence and audio/video recording during custodial interrogations of youth, citing research on false confessions and adolescent vulnerability.
Attorneys and juvenile‑justice advocates told the committee that young people need special protections during custodial interrogation and asked lawmakers to pass legislation requiring attorney presence and audio/video recording of juvenile interrogations.
Jeff Richards of the Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS) described the problem: "A large…
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