Ainsworth v. Stanley.

• Position: CIVIL RIGHTS - Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

SELF-INCRIMINATION

PROGRAMS

Ainsworth v. Stanley, 317 F.3d 1 (1st Cir. 2002). Convicted sex offenders sued a state corrections department alleging violation of their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. The department required offenders to disclose their histories of sexual misconduct without offering immunity for statements made in connection with the program, in order to participate in the department's sex offender program. The district court dismissed the action and the appeals court affirmed. The United States Supreme Court granted certiorari, vacated, and remanded for reconsideration in light of McKune v. Lile. On remand, the appeals court held that the program did...