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AINSWORTH v. RISLEY

No. 00-1678.

244 F.3d 209 (2001)

Wayne AINSWORTH, et al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. Henry RISLEY, Commissioner, New Hampshire Department of Corrections, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided April 3, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Sheehan for appellants.

Andrew B. Livernois, Attorney, New Hampshire Civil Bureau, with whom Philip T. McLaughlin, Attorney General, New Hampshire was on brief, for appellee.

Before TORRUELLA, Chief Judge, BOUDIN, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.

LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

A group of convicted sex offenders claim, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, that the New Hampshire Department of Corrections violated their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination by requiring them to disclose their histories of sexual misconduct to participate in a sex offender treatment program. The plaintiffs argue that the required disclosures are incriminating because they could lead to future prosecutions or perjury charges, or...

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