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Posted by: Kate Prince on Apr 15, 2021

A bill that would require police to record interrogations of juveniles was unanimously approved by the Tennessee Senate yesterday, the Daily Memphian reports. Sen. Raumesh Akbari, D-Memphis, and Rep. London Lamar, D-Memphis, sponsored Senate Bill 1435/House Bill 340, which they say would increase transparency and end both coerced confessions and false accusations against police. General Assembly budget analysts estimated the bill would cost about $40,200 for law enforcement agencies across the state to buy equipment in the first year, and $6,700 thereafter for data storage and equipment maintenance. The House Finance, Ways and Means Committee will hear the measure after the legislature handles budget bills.