Bill backed by Pritzker would require a lawyer for kids under 18 during interrogations

Source Chicago Sun-Times
Original Load Date Feb. 12, 2024, 8 a.m.
Last Updated Feb. 12, 2024, 8 a.m.
Original URL https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2024/02/12/bill-require-lawyer-kids-under-18-pritzer

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New legislation in Springfield backed by Gov. JB Pritzker would require a lawyer for young people under 18 during a police interrogation, an expansion of juvenile rights after video obtained by WBEZ showed a suburban Chicago detective extracting a teen’s false confession to a shooting. The bill, in...