Most people believe they would never confess to a crime they didn’t commit. The idea feels totally counterintuitive to most of us: why would anyone willingly admit to something that could lead to ...

The Hennepin County Attorney's Office will no longer use statements in court from children 13 and under. Prosecutors will only use statements from 14–17-year-old children if certain conditions are met ...

In 1995, Daniel Taylor was convicted of a double murder in Chicago in what seemed to be a clear-cut case: he gave police a signed confession. But now his supporters — including Northwestern University ...

AMES, Iowa – Imagine if you were wrongly accused of a crime. Would you be stressed? Anyone would be, but Iowa State University researchers found the innocent are often less stressed than the guilty.

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 ...

Sandra Hemme spent 43 years in a Missouri prison for a murder she did not commit. Some estimates suggest that a false confession played a role in almost a third of wrongful murder convictions. For ...

WAUPACA, Wis. (WBAY) - Testimony continued on Monday, in a Waupaca County double homicide cold case with the defense raising questions about how police conducted an interrogation. The trial, which has ...

AMES, Iowa – An Iowa State University psychology professor is leading an international research team developing new interrogation methods designed to reduce false confessions and more effectively ...

In 1982, after a deadly fire in Lowell, police told Victor Rosario that a witness placed him at the scene just before the blaze ignited, and he was later convicted of arson and murder. In 2002, State ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (AP) — Three men who were convicted ...

It is time for New York state to make a confession of its own: innocent people don't confess to crimes they didn't commit unless they are coerced, and a confession to a crime one didn't commit ought ...