Illinois is first state to bar police from lying to juveniles during interrogations

Effort aims to reduce false confessions, as other measures seek to reduce prison population and support restorative justice

The governor of Illinois has signed the country's first law prohibiting police from lying to juveniles during criminal interrogations.

The measure, which is intended to reduce false confessions by young people, was one of four pieces of legislation JB Pritzker, a Democrat, signed, he said, to change the laws that have failed the people they serve".