Members of the state's Black and Latino Legislative Caucus say it's time for police and prosecutors to stop being deceptive when trying to wrangle confessions from criminal suspects.

"Right now it is legal for law enforcement to lie to an individual that is accused of a crime. We are saying when interrogated law enforcement should tell you the truth," said Senator Zellnor Myrie.

The senators and assembly members are proposing a package of bills that would ban authorities from deceiving suspects and mandate courts to consider if confessions have been coerced.

They were joined by members of the Central Park 5 who as teenagers were convicted of raping a jogger in Central Park almost 30 years ago. They said the police had used deception to coerce them into confessing to a crime they did not commit. Their convictions were vacated years later, and the city paid them $41 million to settle a lawsuit.

"I want folks to realize and remember that we were children, we were children. We were 14 and 15 and 16-year-old," said Yusef Salaam, one of the exonerated men.

The package also would require a lawyer be present before a minor can give a confession, another protection not available to members of the Central Park Five.

The legislation also limits how police can collect DNA samples.

Advocates and elected officials say they are fighting against the NYPD's collecting and storing DNA samples of adults and teenagers who haven't been convicted of any crimes.

They cited one case where the NYPD was sued to remove a boy's DNA from police records, DNA obtained without his consent.

"An innocent 12-year-old had DNA taken from him from a straw surreptitious while being questioned in a precinct," said Dawne Mitchell, Legal Aid Society.

"We need to shut down the city and all municipal databases for DNA evidence and rely solely on the states DNA databases which has the accountability," said Senator Brad Hoylman.

Lawmakers say if a person is wrongfully convicted for any reason, the government should pay up.

"We want to make sure that there is a million dollars per year for every year of wrongful incarceration," said Senator Brian Benjamin.

They also propose the CUNY and SUNY systems provide free education to anyone wrongfully imprisoned.