Hennepin County prosecutors are aiming reduce false confessions by limiting the use of statements made during youth interrogations.
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office announced a new policy on statements made by children in custodial interrogations this week.
Under the new policy, which was compiled in collaboration with the Hennepin County Chiefs of Police Association, prosecutors will not introduce statements made by children under the age of 13 during a custodial interrogation as evidence in the courtroom…