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A new Department of Justice policy says federal agents must record interrogations, as a way to protect against coercion and false confessions.

A new Department of Justice policy says federal agents must record interrogations, as a way to protect against coercion and false confessions.

by Joaquin Sapien ProPublica, May 23, 2014, 12:49 p.m.

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Attorney General Eric Holder has ordered federal law enforcement agents to record all interrogations with suspects in custody.

The policy was outlined in a memo sent to the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the Drug Enforcement Administration; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; and the U.S. Marshals Service.

It comes at a time when the recording of interrogations has become increasingly widespread among state and local law enforcement as a means to prevent false confessions and coercion.

Currently, 18 states require interrogations to be taped, along with hundreds of local police departments and prosecutors around the country.

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