From Lauren McGaughy's 3-11-21 DALLAS MORNING NEWS article entitled "Texas Rangers Stop Using Hypnosis After Dallas Morning News Investigation Reveals Dubious Science":
The Texas Department of Public Safety has ended the controversial practice of using hypnosis to investigate crimes.
A department spokesman said the hypnosis program ended in January 2021, more than forty years after its inception, because its officers are now relying on better investigative practices.
The decision comes less than a year after The Dallas Morning News published a two-part series, “The Memory Room,” which raised serious questions about the efficacy of using hypnosis on criminal cases. The News investigation found Texas built one of the most prolific programs for police hypnosis in the country, repeatedly doubling down on the practice despite scientific evidence that hypnosis can distort witness memories and lead to false convictions [...].
“The Memory Room,” published in April of last year, revealed that Texas officers continue to turn to the debunked technique, sending dozens of men and women to prison and some to their deaths. The Texas Rangers are among the most prolific hypnotists in the state, The News found, performing at least 1,700 hypnosis sessions since the 1980s.
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