mckune warden et al lile argued november decided june respondent convicted rape related crimes years scheduled release prison officials ordered respondent participate sexual abuse treatment program satp part program participating inmates required complete sign admission responsibility form accept responsibility crimes sentenced complete sexual history form detailing prior sexual activities regardless whether activities constitute uncharged criminal offenses information obtained satp participants privileged might used future criminal proceedings evidence however incriminating information ever disclosed satp officials informed respondent refused participate satp prison privileges reduced resulting automatic curtailment visitation rights earnings work opportunities ability send money family canteen expenditures access personal television privileges also transferred potentially dangerous unit respondent refused participate satp ground required disclosures criminal history violate fifth amendment privilege compelled brought action injunctive relief district granted summary judgment affirming tenth circuit held compelled prohibited fifth amendment established penalties constitute deprivations protected liberty interests due process clause ruled automatic reduction respondent prison privileges housing accommodations penalty substantial impact declared respondent information sufficiently incriminating admission culpability regarding crime conviction create risk perjury prosecution concluded although satp served kansas important interests rehabilitating sex offenders promoting public safety interests served without violating constitution treating inmate admissions privileged granting inmates use immunity held judgment reversed case remanded reversed remanded justice kennedy joined chief justice justice scalia justice thomas concluded satp serves vital penological purpose offering inmates minimal incentives participate amount compelled prohibited fifth amendment pp satp supported legitimate penological objective rehabilitation satp lasts months involves substantial daily counseling helps inmates address sexual addiction understand thoughts feelings behavior dynamics precede offenses develop relapse prevention skills pp mere fact kansas offer legal immunity prosecution based statements made course satp render program invalid inmate ever charged prosecuted offense based information contention program mere subterfuge conduct criminal investigation rather refusal offer use immunity serves two legitimate state interests potential additional punishment reinforces gravity participants offenses thereby aids rehabilitation state confirms valid interest deterrence keeping open option prosecute particularly dangerous sex offender pp satp consequences nonparticipation combine create compulsion encumbers constitutional right incriminate oneself pp prison context important weighing respondent constitutional claim broad range choices might infringe constitutional rights free society fall within expected conditions confinement lawfully convicted limitation prisoners privileges rights also follows need grant necessary authority capacity officials administer prisons see turner safley holding sandin conner challenged prison conditions give rise due process violation unless constitute atypical significant hardship inmates relation ordinary incidents prison life may provide precise parallel determining whether compelled provide useful instruction prison clinical rehabilitation program acknowledged bear rational relation legitimate penological objective violate privilege compelled adverse consequences inmate faces participating related program objectives constitute atypical significant hardships relation ordinary incidents prison life baxter palmigiano pp respondent decision participate satp extend prison term affect eligibility credits parole instead complains possible transfer unit program conducted less desirable unit transfer however intended punish prisoners exercising fifth amendment rights rather incidental legitimate penological reason due limited space inmates participate respective programs must moved facility programs held make room inmates decision house inmates core prison administrators expertise see meachum fano respondent also complains privileges reduced essential tool prison administration however authority offer inmates various incentives behave constitution accords prison officials wide latitude bestow revoke perquisites see fit see hewitt helms respondent fails cite single case holding denial discrete prison privileges refusal participate rehabilitation program amounts unconstitutional compulsion instead relies penalty cases see spevack klein involved free citizens given choice invoking fifth amendment privilege sustaining economic livelihood see cases involve legitimate rehabilitative programs conducted within prison walls easily extended prison context inmates surrender rights pursue livelihood contract freely state pp determining constitutes unconstitutional compulsion involves question judgment courts must decide whether consequences inmate choice remain silent closer physical torture constitution clearly protects de minimis harms sandin framework provides reasonable means assessing whether response prison administrators correctional rehabilitative necessities ordinary one sensibly say rise level unconstitutional compulsion pp prison context respondent choice marked less compulsion choices held give rise claim cost respondent exercising fifth amendment privilege denial certain perquisites make life prison tolerable much less borne defendant mcgautha california upheld procedure allowed statements made criminal defendant mitigate responsibility avoid death penalty used evidence guilt hard choices faced defendants baxter palmigiano supra ohio adult parole authority woodard minnesota murphy illustrate consequences respondent faced amount unconstitutional compulsion respondent attempt distinguish latter cases dual grounds penalty followed automatically decision remain silent participation satp involuntary unavailing neither distinction justify departing precedents pp respondent position prevail serious doubt constitutionality federal sex offender treatment program comparable kansas program respondent mistaken well concentrate distinction illusory baseline change prison conditions must measured finally respondent analysis call question constitutionality accepted feature federal criminal law downward adjustment sentence acceptance criminal responsibility pp justice acknowledged divided appropriate standard evaluating compulsion purposes fifth amendment privilege prison setting concluded need resolve dilemma case indisputably involves burdens rather benefits penalties assessed respondent result failure participate sexual abuse treatment program satp compulsive reasonable test fifth amendment text prohibit penalties levied response person refusal incriminate prohibits compulsion testimony penalty cases establish potential loss one livelihood loss employment uniformed sanitation men commissioner sanitation city new york loss right participate political associations hold public office lefkowitz cunningham capable coercing incriminating testimony penalties however far significant facing respondent reduction incentive level corresponding transfer medium maximum security practical terms changes involve restrictions respondent prison privileges living conditions seem minor prison responsible caring respondent basic needs ability support implicated reduction prison wages visitation reduced still retains ability see attorney family clergy limitation possession personal items well amount allowed spend canteen may make prison experience unpleasant seems unlikely actually compel incriminate burden prove compulsion may assumed prison capable controlling inmates respondent personal safety jeopardized placed maximum security least absence proof contrary finally mere fact penalties facing respondent imposed prison disciplinary violations make coercive thus although plurality failure set forth comprehensive theory fifth amendment privilege troubling determination decision reversed correct pp kennedy announced judgment delivered opinion rehnquist scalia thomas joined filed opinion concurring judgment stevens filed dissenting opinion souter ginsburg breyer joined david mckune warden et petitioners robert lile writ certiorari appeals tenth circuit june justice kennedy announced judgment delivered opinion chief justice justice scalia justice thomas join respondent robert lile convicted sex offender custody kansas department corrections department years respondent scheduled reenter society department officials recommended enter prison treatment program rape upon release appears difference opinion among experts field kansas officials officials administer prison system made determination considerable importance program participant admit committed crime treated past offenses first many ways crucial step kansas rehabilitation program thus requires participant confront past crimes begin understand motivations weaknesses initial step difficult one kansas offers sex offenders incentives participate program respondent contends incentive system violates fifth amendment privilege kansas rehabilitation program however serves vital penological purpose offering inmates minimal incentives participate amount compelled prohibited fifth amendment respondent lured high school student car returning home school gunpoint respondent forced victim perform oral sodomy drove field raped sexual assault victim went school crying upset reported crime police arrested respondent recovered person weapon used facilitate crime state lile although respondent maintained sexual intercourse consensual jury convicted rape aggravated sodomy aggravated kidnaping kansas federal district concluded evidence sufficient sustain respondent conviction charges see supp years respondent scheduled released prison officials ordered participate sexual abuse treatment program satp part program participating inmates required complete sign admission responsibility form discuss accept responsibility crime sentenced participating inmates also required complete sexual history form details prior sexual activities regardless whether activities constitute uncharged criminal offenses polygraph examination used verify accuracy completeness offender sexual history information obtained participants advances satp rehabilitative goals information privileged kansas leaves open possibility new evidence might used sex offenders future criminal proceedings addition kansas law requires satp staff report uncharged sexual offenses involving minors law enforcement authorities although evidence incriminating information ever disclosed satp release information possibility department officials informed respondent refused participate satp privilege status reduced level iii level part reduction respondent visitation rights earnings work opportunities ability send money family teen expenditures access personal television privileges automatically curtailed addition respondent transferred unit movement limited moved cell potentially dangerous environment respondent refused participate satp ground required disclosures criminal history violate fifth amendment privilege brought action warden secretary department seeking injunction prevent withdrawing prison privileges transferring different housing unit parties completed discovery district district kansas entered summary judgment respondent favor supp district noted respondent testified trial sexual intercourse victim consensual acknowledgement responsibility rape admission guilt form subject respondent possible charge perjury reviewing specific loss privileges change conditions confinement respondent face refusing incriminate district concluded consequences constituted coercion violation fifth amendment appeals tenth circuit affirmed held compulsion element fifth amendment claim established penalties constitute deprivations protected liberty interests due process clause held reduction prison privileges housing accommodations penalty substantial impact inmate impact identical punishment imposed department serious disciplinary infractions appeals view fact sanction automatic rather conditional supported conclusion constituted compulsion moreover satp files subject disclosure subpoena admission culpability regarding crime conviction create risk perjury prosecution concluded information disclosed respondent sufficiently incriminating appeals recognized kansas policy served state important interests rehabilitating sex offenders promoting public safety concluded however interests served without violating constitution either treating admissions inmates privileged communications granting inmates use immunity granted warden petition certiorari appeals held important kansas prison regulation violates federal constitution ii sex offenders serious threat nation estimated rapes sexual assaults occurred nationwide dept justice bureau justice statistics sex offenses offenders hereinafter sex offenses dept justice federal bureau investigation crime uniform crime reports population imprisoned sex offenders increased faster rate category violent crime see sex offenses present case victims sexual assault often juveniles instance majority reported forcible sexual offenses committed persons years age university new hampshire crimes children research center fact sheet sex offenses nearly imprisoned violent sex offenders said victims younger iii convicted sex offenders reenter society much likely type offender rearrested new rape sexual assault see sex offenses dept justice bureau justice statistics recidivism prisoners released thus vital interest rehabilitating convicted sex offenders therapists correctional officers widely agree clinical rehabilitative programs enable sex offenders manage impulses way reduce recidivism see dept justice nat institute corrections practitioner guide treating incarcerated male sex offender xiii rate recidivism treated sex offenders fairly consistently estimated around whereas rate recidivism untreated offenders estimated high even figures exaggerated still significant difference treated untreated individuals important component rehabilitation programs requires participants confront past accept responsibility misconduct denial generally regarded main impediment successful therapy herapists depend offenders truthful descriptions events leading past offences order determine behaviours need targeted therapy barbaree denial minimization among sex offenders assessment treatment outcome forum corrections research research indicates offenders deny allegations sexual abuse three times likely fail treatment admit even partial complicity see maletzky mcgovern treating sexual offender critical first step kansas sexual abuse treatment program satp therefore acceptance responsibility past offenses gives inmates basis understand punished identify traits cause frightening high risk recidivism part first step kansas requires satp participant complete admission responsibility form fill sexual history form discussing offending behavior discuss past behavior individual group counseling sessions district found kansas satp valid clinical rehabilitative program supported legitimate penological objective rehabilitation supp satp lasts months involves substantial daily counseling helps inmates address sexual addiction understand thoughts feelings behavior dynamics precede offenses develop relapse prevention skills although inmates assured significant level confidentiality kansas offer legal immunity prosecution based statements made course satp according kansas however inmate ever charged prosecuted offense based information disclosed treatment brief petitioners contention program mere subterfuge conduct criminal investigation parties explain kansas decision offer immunity every satp participant serves two legitimate state interests first professionals design conduct program concluded satp participants accept full responsibility past actions must accept proposition actions carry consequences tr oral arg although program participant ever prosecuted penalized based information revealed satp potential additional punishment reinforces gravity participants offenses thereby aids rehabilitation inmates know society punish past offenses may left false impression society consider crimes serious ones practical effect guaranteed immunity satp participants absolve many sex offenders cost earlier crimes precise opposite rehabilitative objective second kansas rule prosecute inmates based upon information revealed course program state confirms valid interest deterrence keeping open option prosecute particularly dangerous sex offender brief amici curiae kansas alone declining offer blanket use immunity condition participation treatment program federal bureau prisons conduct similar sex offender programs offer immunity participants see ainsworth risley describing new hampshire program mere fact kansas declines grant inmates use immunity render satp invalid asking outset whether prison administrators offer immunity skips constitutional inquiry altogether state kansas offered immunity privilege implicated see kastigar brown walker state however offer immunity central question becomes whether state program consequences nonparticipation combine create compulsion encumbers constitutional right compulsion state continue program present form alternatives discussed defeat program objectives satp compel prisoners incriminate violation constitution fifth amendment clause applies via fourteenth amendment malloy hogan provides person shall compelled criminal case witness amendment speaks compulsion monia insisted constitutional guarantee witness compelled give testimony washington consequences question transfer another prison television sets placed inmate cell exercise facilities readily available work wage opportunities limited ones compel prisoner speak past crimes despite desire remain silent fact consequences imposed prisoners rather ordinary citizens moreover important weighing respondent constitutional claim privilege terminate jailhouse door fact valid conviction ensuing restrictions liberty essential fifth amendment analysis sandin conner awful incarceration brings necessary withdrawal limitation many privileges rights retraction justified considerations underlying penal system citation internal quotation marks omitted broad range choices might infringe constitutional rights free society fall within expected conditions confinement suffered lawful conviction instructed rehabilitation legitimate penological interest must weighed exercise inmate liberty see estate shabazz since offenders eventually return society paramount objective corrections system rehabilitation committed custody pell procunier acceptance responsibility turn demonstrates offender ready willing admit crime enter correctional system frame mind affords hope success rehabilitation shorter period time might otherwise necessary brady limitation prisoners privileges rights also follows need grant necessary authority capacity federal state officials administer prisons see turner safley running prison inordinately difficult undertaking requires expertise planning commitment resources peculiarly within province legislative executive branches government respect imperatives courts must exercise restraint supervising minutiae prison life ibid state penal system involved federal courts additional reason accord deference appropriate prison authorities ibid reasons sandin held challenged prison conditions give rise due process violation unless conditions constitute atypical significant hardship inmates relation ordinary incidents prison life see determination sandin whether prisoner liberty interest curtailed may provide precise parallel determining whether compelled provide useful instruction answering latter inquiry sandin counterparts underscore axiom convicted felon life prison differs ordinary citizen context legitimate rehabilitation program prisoners considerations relevant analysis compulsion inquiry must consider significant restraints already inherent prison life state vital interests rehabilitation goals procedures within prison system prison clinical rehabilitation program acknowledged bear rational relation legitimate penological objective violate privilege adverse consequences inmate faces participating related program objectives constitute atypical significant hardships relation ordinary incidents prison life along lines recognized lawful conviction incarceration necessarily place limitations exercise defendant privilege see baxter palmigiano baxter declined extend prison disciplinary proceedings rule griffin california prosecution may comment defendant silence trial explained isciplinary proceedings state prisons involve correctional process important state interests conviction crime inmate baxter doubt felt compelled speak one sense word considering level compulsion light prison setting state interests rehabilitation orderly administration nevertheless rejected inmate claim present case respondent decision participate kansas satp extend term incarceration decision affect eligibility credits parole respondent instead complains remains silent past crimes transferred unit program conducted less desirable unit one contends however transfer intended punish prisoners exercising fifth amendment rights rather limitation rights incidental kansas legitimate penological reason transfer due limited space inmates participate respective programs moved facility programs held make room inmates secretary corrections explained makes sense someone participating program taking bed setting someone else may willing participate program occupy bed participate program app well settled decision house inmates core prison administrators expertise see meachum fano reason required administrators conduct hearing transferring prisoner bed different prison even life one prison much disagreeable another ibid considered proposition prisoner comfortable facility might begin feel entitled remain throughout term incarceration concluded nevertheless expectation ephemeral insubstantial trigger procedural due process protections long prison officials discretion transfer whatever reason reason logic equal force analyzing respodent claim respondent also complains demoted level iii level status result decision participate demotion means loss personal television less access prison organizations gym area reduction certain pay opportunities canteen privileges restricted visitation rights app essential tool prison administration however authority offer inmates various incentives behave constitution accords prison officials wide latitude bestow revoke perquisites see fit accordingly hewitt helms held inmate transfer another facility implicate liberty interest even though transfer resulted loss access vocational educational recreational rehabilitative programs respondent concedes liberty interest implicated case tr oral arg sure cases like meachum hewitt involved due process clause rather privilege compelled cases nevertheless underscore axiom virtue convictions inmates must expect significant restrictions inherent prison life rights privileges free citizens take granted respondent fails cite single case holding denial discrete prison privileges refusal participate rehabilitation program amounts unconstitutional compulsion instead relying penalty cases respondent treats fact incarceration irrelevant see garrity new jersey spevack klein cases however involved free citizens given choice invoking fifth amendment privilege sustaining economic livelihood see hreat disbarment loss professional standing professional reputation livelihood powerful forms compulsion principles easily extended prison context inmates surrender upon incarceration rights pursue livelihood contract freely state well many basic freedoms persons asserted rights garrity spevack convicted crime come surprise spevack stands proposition lawyer disbarred reason final criminal conviction agency considering reinstatement right practice law consider disbarred attorney admitted guilt expressed contrition indeed consideration often given dispositive weight routine motions reinstatement current case complex course respondent also required discuss criminal acts might still liable prosecution point however still critical distinction instant case garrity spevack unlike cases respondent asked discuss past crimes part legitimate rehabilitative program conducted within prison walls reject hand considerations ignore state interests offering rehabilitation programs providing efficient administration prisons indication satp elaborate attempt avoid protections offered privilege compelled rather program serves important social purpose bitter medicine treat irrelevant state legitimate interests invalidate satp ground incidentally burdens inmate right remain silent determining constitutes unconstitutional compulsion involves question judgment courts must decide whether consequences inmate choice remain silent closer physical torture constitution clearly protects de minimis harms sandin framework provides reasonable means assessing whether response prison administrators correctional rehabilitative necessities ordinary one sensibly say rise level unconstitutional compulsion prison context respondent choice marked less compulsion choices held give rise claim criminal process like rest legal system replete situations requiring making difficult judgments course follow although defendant may right even constitutional dimensions follow whichever course chooses constitution token always forbid requiring choose mcgautha california citation internal quotation marks omitted well settled government need make exercise fifth amendment privilege cost free see jenkins anderson criminal defendant exercise fifth amendment privilege prior arrest may used impeach credibility trial williams florida criminal defendant may compelled disclose substance alibi defense prior trial barred asserting cost respondent exercising fifth amendment privilege denial certain perquisites make life prison tolerable much less borne defendant mcguatha upheld procedure allowed statements made criminal defendant mitigate responsibility avoid death penalty used evidence guilt brady reducing inmate prison wage taking away personal television gym access pose hard choice faced defendants baxter palmigiano ohio adult parole authority woodard minnesota murphy baxter state prisoner objected fact silence prison disciplinary hearing held acknowledged griffin california held fifth amendment prohibits courts instructing criminal jury may draw inference guilt defendant failure testify nevertheless refused extend griffin rule context state prison disciplinary hearings proceedings involve correctional process important state interests conviction crime whereas inmate present case faces loss certain privileges prisoner baxter faced days punitive segregation well subsequent downgrade prison classification status murphy defendant feared possibility additional jail time result decision remain silent defendant probation officer knew defendant committed rape murder unrelated probation one terms defendant probation required truthful probation officer matters seizing upon officer interviewed defendant rape murder defendant admitted guilt found fifth amendment violation despite defendant fear returned prison months remained silent woodard plaintiff faced loss personal television gym access loss life unanimous opinion four terms ago held death row inmate made choose incriminating clemency interview adverse inferences drawn silence reasoned difficult see voluntary interview compel respondent speak merely faces choice quite similar sorts choices criminal defendant must make course criminal proceedings none ever held violate fifth amendment inmate woodard claimed face hobson choice damage case clemency matter whether spoke incriminated remained silent clemency board construed silence unlike nevertheless concluded pressure inmate felt speak improve chances clemency constitute unconstitutional compulsion woodard murphy baxter illustrate consequences respondent faced amount unconstitutional compulsion respondent dissent attempt distinguish baxter murphy woodard dual grounds penalty followed automatically respondent decision remain silent respondent participation satp involuntary neither distinction justify departing precedents second question begging event proper consider nexus remaining silent consequences follow plea bargains deemed compelled part defendant pleads guilty still must convicted cf brady supra may award credits early parole inmates accept responsibility silence circumstances automatically mean parole board considers factors well deny parole see baxter supra automatic nature consequence may necessary condition finding unconstitutional compulsion however sufficient reason alone ignore woodard murphy baxter even consequence follows directly person silence one answer question whether person compelled incriminate without first considering severity consequences woodard distinguished alternate ground respondent choice participate satp involuntary whereas death row inmate woodard chose participate clemency proceedings distinction assumes answer compulsion inquiry respondent compelled participate satp participation voluntary sense necessary present inquiry kansas asks sex offenders participate satp light high rate recidivism wants volunteer receive treatment whether inmates asked ordered participate depends entirely consequences decision parties woodard murphy baxter faced ramifications far worse respondent faces cases determined hard choice silence consequences compelled beyond doubt course respondent prefer choose losing prison privileges accepting responsibility past crimes choice nonetheless amount compulsion therefore one kansas may require respondent make federal government filed amicus brief describing sex offender treatment program respondent position prevail constitutionality federal program cast serious doubt fact offender federal program choose participate without given new prisoner classification determinative government explains program conducted single facility desirable federal prisons tr oral arg inmates choose outset whether enter federal program accepted however inmates must continue discuss accept responsibility crimes wish maintain status quo remain comfortable accommodations otherwise expelled program sent less desirable facility thus federal program different kansas satp require inmates sacrifice privileges besides housing consequence nonparticipation federal program comparable kansas program offer participants use immunity conditions desirable housing assignment inmates willingness accept responsibility past behavior respondent theory confined meaningful way state federal courts applying view principled means determine whether similarities sufficient render federal program unconstitutional respondent mistaken well concentrate distinction illusory baseline change prison conditions must measured answer question whether government extending benefit taking away privilege rests entirely eye beholder reason emphasis baseline superficially appealing inartful addition already confused area jurisprudence prison warden case stated largely matter chance prison inmate assigned app even inmates serving sentence crime inmate end unit inmate unit based solely administrative factors beyond control respondent view however constitution allows state offer inmate opportunity live unit conditioned participation satp allow state offer inmate opportunity live unit subject conditions consequences inmates identical may participate live medium security refuse live maximum security respondent however us say constitution puts inmate superior position inmate solely accident initial assignment unit reasoning unsatisfactory noted doubt principled distinction may drawn enhancing punishment imposed upon petitioner denying leniency claims appropriate cooperated roberts respondent reasoning provide perverse incentives assign inmates convicted sex offenses maximum security prisons near time release rehabilitation program starts rule work detriment entire class sex offenders might otherwise placed facilities prison administrators forced making routine prison housing decisions identify inmate baseline determine whether adverse effect however marginal result administrative decision easy alternatives respondent predicts prison administrators turn trouble free respondent analysis also call question constitutionality accepted feature federal criminal law downward adjustment acceptance criminal responsibility provided sentencing guidelines constitution permit government condition use personal television acceptance responsibility past crimes unclear permit government reduce length prisoner term incarceration based upon factor rejecting respondent theory case call policies question acceptance responsibility beginning rehabilitation recognition rewards attempt reform vital necessary step toward completion appeals ruling defeat objectives state sought comply ruling allowing respondent enter program still insisting innocence little incentive satp participants confess accept counseling indeed support kansas view dynamics group therapy impaired state offer immunity practical effect serial offenders incarcerated one violation given windfall past bad conduct result potentially destructive public state support program quite odds dominant goal acceptance responsibility state found forced graduate prisoners rehabilitation program without knowing offenses may committed integrity program much doubt state found comply allowing respondent perquisites accept counseling result dramatic illustration obduracy rewards acceptance program become even hypocritical eyes seeks help fifth amendment require state suffer programmatic disruptions seeks rehabilitate incarcerated valid final convictions kansas satp represents sensible approach reducing serious danger repeat sex offenders pose many innocent persons often children state interest rehabilitation undeniable furthermore indication satp merely elaborate ruse skirt protections privilege compelled rather program allows prison administrators provide need treatment incentive seek judgment appeals reversed case remanded proceedings ordered david mckune warden et petitioners robert lile writ certiorari appeals tenth circuit june justice concurring judgment today divided question standard apply evaluating compulsion purposes fifth amendment privilege prison setting write separately although agree justice stevens fifth amendment compulsion standard broader atypical significant hardship standard adopted evaluating due process claims prisons see post dissenting opinion citing meachum fano believe alterations respondent prison conditions result failure participate sexual abuse treatment program satp great constitute compulsion purposes fifth amendment privilege therefore agree plurality decision reversed text fifth amendment prohibit penalties levied response person refusal incriminate prohibits compulsion testimony pressure necessarily compel incriminating statements instance miranda arizona found environment police custodial interrogation coercive enough require prophylactic warnings observing environment exerts heavy toll individual liberty required miranda warnings noncustodial police questioning see beckwith restricting miranda applicability denied noncustodial questioning imposes sort pressure suspects confess crimes see oregon mathiason per curiam interview one suspected crime police officer coercive aspects berkemer mccarty describing comparatively nonthreatening character noncustodial detentions emphasis added rather suggested text fifth amendment asked whether pressure imposed situations rises level likely compe person witness analysis applies penalties imposed upon person result failure incriminate penalties great compe testimony others rise level precedents establish certain types penalties capable coercing incriminating testimony termination employment uniformed sanitation men commissioner sanitation city new york loss professional license spevack klein ineligibility receive government contracts lefkowitz turley loss right participate political associations hold public office lefkowitz cunningham penalties however far significant facing respondent first three penalty cases involved potential loss one livelihood either loss employment loss professional license essential employment loss business government contracts lefkowitz held loss government contracts constitutionally equivalent loss profession government contractor lives contracting fees surely state employee lives salary contra post support oneself one chosen profession one important abilities person choice incriminating oneself deprived one livelihood sort choice likely compel someone witness choice presented last case cunningham implicated political influence prestige also first amendment right run office participate political associations holding penalties case constituted compulsion fifth amendment purposes properly referred consequences grave believe consequences facing respondent case serious enough compel witness consequences involve reduction incentive level corresponding transfer part prison practical terms changes involve restrictions personal property respondent keep cell reduction visitation privileges reduction amount money spend canteen reduction wage earn prison employment see ante changes living conditions seem minor prison responsible caring respondent basic needs ability support implicated reduction wages suffer result visitation reduced result failure incriminate still retains ability see attorney family members clergy app limitation possession personal items well amount respondent allowed spend canteen may make prison experience unpleasant seems unlikely actually compel incriminate justice stevens also suggests move area prison coercive see post although district found moving respondent section prison put dangerous environment occupied serious offenders supp finding great danger placement posed respondent burden prove compulsion may assume prison capable controlling inmates respondent personal safety jeopardized placed area prison least absence proof contrary justice stevens argues fact penalties facing respondent refusal incriminate imposed prison disciplinary violations also indicates coercive see post agree insofar justice stevens claim sanctions carry stigma might compel respondent incriminate incorrect sanctions also imposed prisoners refuse participate recommended program app stigma attached reduction minimal insofar justice stevens claim sanctions designed compel behavior used disciplinary tools also flawed difference sorts penalties give prisoner reason violate prison disciplinary rules compel expose criminal liability therefore record conclude respondent shown decision incriminate compelled imposition penalties although think penalties respondent faced sufficiently serious compel testimony agree suggestion plurality opinion penalties permissibly rise level cases like mcgautha california holding statements made mitigation phase capital sentencing hearing may used evidence guilt bordenkircher hayes holding plea bargaining violate fifth amendment privilege ohio adult parole authority woodard holding right silence clemency interview see ante penalties potentially faced cases longer incarceration execution far greater already held constitute unconstitutional compulsion penalty cases indeed imposition outcomes penalty refusing incriminate oneself surely implicate liberty interest justice stevens attempts distinguish cases negative outcome follow directly decision remain silent none cases involved direct order testify see post plurality opinion makes clear however two factors adequately explain difference cases penalty cases found compulsion based imposition penalties far less onerous see ante believe proper theory recognize generally acceptable impose risk punishment however great long actual imposition punishment accomplished fair criminal process see mcgautha california supra criminal process like rest legal system replete situations requiring making difficult judgments course follow although defendant may right even constitutional dimensions follow whichever course chooses constitution token always forbid requiring choose citation internal quotation marks omitted forcing defendants accept consequences seems different imposing penalties refusal incriminate oneself go beyond criminal process appear starkly government attempts compel testimony latter context penalty capable compelling person witness illegitimate even explanation privilege incomplete fully account precedents area compare griffin california holding prosecutor may comment defendant failure testify ohio adult parole authority woodard supra holding right silence clemency interview complicating matters even question whether denial benefits imposition burdens analyzed differently area compare ante post question particularly important given existence sentencing commission guidelines manual read offer convicted criminals benefit lower sentence exchange accepting responsibility crimes see ante find plurality failure set forth comprehensive theory fifth amendment privilege troubling case indisputably involves burdens rather benefits believe penalties assessed respondent response failure incriminate compulsive reasonable test need resolve dilemma make judgment case although agree standard compulsion due process standard identified sandin conner join judgment reached plurality opinion david mckune warden et petitioners robert lile writ certiorari appeals tenth circuit june justice stevens justice souter justice ginsburg justice breyer join dissenting one possibly disagree plurality statement offering inmates minimal incentives participate rehabilitation program amount compelled prohibited fifth amendment ante question case presents however whether state may punish inmate assertion fifth amendment privilege mandatory sanction follows disciplinary conviction offense theft sodomy riot arson assault today never characterized threatened harm minimal incentive ever held person made valid assertion privilege may nevertheless ordered incriminate sanctioned disobeying order truly watershed case based ad hoc appraisal benefits obtaining confessions sex offenders balanced cost honoring bedrock constitutional right plurality holds permissible punish assertion privilege views modest sanctions provided sanctions given punitive label shall explain sanctions fact severe even plurality policy judgment justify evisceration constitutional right despite plurality meandering attempt justify unprecedented departure rule law settled since days john marshall respectfully dissent text fifth amendment provides person shall compelled criminal case witness well settled prohibition permits person refuse testify criminal trial defendant also privileges answer official questions put proceeding civil criminal formal informal answers might incriminate future criminal proceedings minnesota murphy quoting lefkowitz turley person protected privilege may refuse answer unless protected least use compelled answers evidence derived therefrom subsequent criminal case defendant citing kastigar prison inmates including sex offenders forfeit privilege jailhouse gate murphy undisputed respondent statements admission responsibility sexual history forms incriminate future prosecution perjury offense forced also clear invoked fifth amendment right refusing participate satp ground required incriminate asserted right state offered respondent immunity use statements subsequent prosecution instead kansas department corrections department ordered respondent either incriminate lose status opinion order coupled threatened revocation respondent level iii privileges unquestionably violated fifth amendment rights putting one side plurality evaluation policy judgments made kansas central submission threatened withdrawal respondent level iii status sufficiently harmful qualify unconstitutional compulsion support position neither plurality justice cites single fifth amendment case person invoked privilege nevertheless required answer potentially incriminating privilege may born rack star chamber see levy origins fifth amendment dee ed andresen maryland framers broader view compulsion mind drafted fifth know example privilege thought protect defendants moral compulsion associated statement made addition language amendment focuses courtroom setting defendant witness criminal trial invokes privilege encompasses compulsion inherent judicial order overruling assertion privilege chief justice marshall observed burr cas cc case say upon oath answer incriminate demand testimony fact holding malloy hogan privilege applies fourteenth amendment determined right remain silent liberty interest protected amendment explained fourteenth amendment secures state invasion privilege fifth amendment guarantees federal infringement right person remain silent unless chooses speak unfettered exercise suffer penalty silence emphasis added since malloy construed text prohibit direct orders testify also indirect compulsion effected comments defendant refusal take stand griffin california recognized compulsion presumed circumstances surrounding custodial interrogation see dickerson coercion inherent custodial interrogation blurs line voluntary involuntary statements thus heightens risk individual accorded privilege fifth amendment compelled incriminate quoting miranda arizona without requiring deprivation liberty interest found prohibited compulsion threatened loss right participate political associations lefkowitz cunningham forfeiture government contracts lefkowitz turley disbarment spevack klein none opinions contains suggestion compulsion different meaning prison context support fifth amendment jurisprudence proposition nothing short losing one livelihood sufficient constitute compulsion accord turley plurality suggestion decision meachum fano supports novel interpretation fifth amendment see ante inconsistent central rationale case meachum group prison inmates urged hold due process clause entitled hearing prior transfer substantially less favorable facility relying groundbreaking decisions morrissey brewer wolff mcdonnell rejected view prison inmate rights slave state prisoners sought extend holdings require judicial review substantial deprivation imposed prison authorities recognized wolff progeny convicted felons retain variety important rights courts must alert protect although meachum refused expand constitutional rights inmates narrow protection established right indeed justice white explicitly limited holding prison conditions otherwise violate constitution word discussion privilege ohio adult parole authority woodard ante requires heightened showing compulsion prison context establish fifth amendment violation case wholly unlike one woodard ordered incriminate punished refusing challenged ohio clemency procedures arguing inter alia interview members clemency board offered inmates one week clemency hearing presented hobson choice violated privilege either take advantage interview risk incriminating decline interview case clemency board might draw adverse inferences decision testify concluded prisoner offered voluntary interview position defendant faced option either testifying accepting risk adverse inferences may drawn silence respondent directly ordered prison authorities participate program requires incriminating disclosures whereas one ordered woodard anything like direct judicial order answer questions courtroom order state participate satp inherently coercive cf turley waiver sought state threat loss contracts less compelled direct request testimony without resort waiver moreover penalty refusing participate satp automatic instead conjecture speculation indirect consequences may flow decision remain silent sure defiance direct order carries stigma lawbreaker problem inmate well specified penalties penalty involved case mandated official response assertion privilege baxter palmigiano ante held prison disciplinary proceeding violate privilege part state insisted asked palmigiano waive fifth amendment privilege undisputed inmate silence insufficient support adverse decision disciplinary board turley involved civilians opposed prisoners plurality assumes ante cases refusal submit interrogation waive fifth amendment privilege standing alone without regard evidence resulted loss employment opportunity contract state whereas palmigiano silence given evidentiary value warranted facts surrounding case emphasis added subsequent penalty case distinguished baxter ground refusing incriminate oneself one number factors considered finder fact assessing penalty given probative value facts case warranted cunningham refusal waive fifth amendment privilege led automatically without imposition sanctions similarly minnesota murphy state constitutionally carry threat revoke probation legitimate exercise fifth amendment privilege revocation automatic minnesota statute concluded murphy reasonably feared assertion privilege led revocation decisions recognized appreciable difference official sanction disobeying direct order mere risk adverse consequences stemming voluntary choice distinction novel one simply offered justify departing precedents ante rather distinction drawn throughout cases therefore plurality disregard factors represents unjustified departure unlike woodard murphy baxter respondent invoke fifth amendment rights gamble whether department revoke level iii status punishment mandatory fact case involves prison inmate woodard baxter enough render decisions controlling authority since already said inmates forfeit fifth amendment rights jailhouse gate murphy plurality must point something beyond respondent status prisoner justify departure precedent ii plurality justice hold consequences stemming respondent invocation privilege serious enough constitute compulsion threat transfer level unit sufficiently coercive view either consequence really penalty loss benefit penalty insignificant one strongly disagree took respondent several years acquire status occupied ordered participate satp nature convictions department initially placed classification department change security classification medium exception good behavior lile simmons app thus sanction issue threatens deprive respondent status prison community took six years earn successfully maintained five years ordered incriminate moreover abruptly busting custody back level app impose stigma disciplinary conviction serious offenses described petitioners formal statement internal management policy procedure impp district found sanctions imposed respondent mirror consequences imposed serious disciplinary infractions supp loss privileges considered serious enough prison authorities used punishment theft drug abuse assault possession dangerous punitive consequences discipline include dignitary reputational harms flowing transfer serious loss tangible privileges well refused participate satp respondent visitation rights restricted able earn per day compared level iii inmates potentially earn minimum wage access prison organizations activities limited longer able send family per pay period prohibited spending per payroll period canteen rather spend level iii restricted property keep cell app addition transferred unit respondent forced share cell three inmates rather one movement outside cell substantially curtailed district found unit dangerous environment occupied serious offenders supp perhaps importantly respondent longer able earn way back level iii status good behavior remainder sentence app complete level inmate must demonstrate willingness participate recommended programs work assignments full review cycle plurality glib attempt characterize consequences loss potential benefits rather penalty wholly unpersuasive threatened transfer level unit represents significant adverse change status quo respondent achieved status six years good behavior maintained status five years time inmate unquestionably develops settled expectations regarding conditions confinement conditions form baseline change must measured rescinding surely constitutes punishment paying attention baseline superficially appealing ante recognized government extend benefit exchange incriminating statements see woodard record indicate punished exercising constitutional right omicide defendants willing plead non vult may treated leniently go trial withholding possibility leniency ter equated impermissible punishment long cases sustaining plea bargaining remain undisturbed even change respondent status properly characterized loss benefits entitlement question hand whether department refused extend benefits first place rather whether revoking point constitutes penalty asserting fifth amendment privilege see perry sindermann plurality contends transfer medium maximum security associated loss level iii status intended punish prisoners asserting fifth amendment rights rather merely incidental prison legitimate interest making room participants program ante course department still house participants together without moving refuse participate restrictive conditions confinement taking away privileges moreover petitioners alleged respondent taking bed unit devoted satp therefore department allow respondent stay current cell need department always transfer respondent another unit given absence evidence record department shortage beds even separate unit devoted participants satp plausible explanation transfer maximum security loss level iii status serves punishment refusing participate program justice recognizes transfer penalty finds insufficient coercion changes respondent living conditions seem minor ante opinion concurring judgment coerciveness penalty case must measured comparing quality life prison environment free society rather contrast favored disfavored classes prisoners obviously impossible measure precisely significance difference housed cell dangerous area prison one hand key one room right take shower ability move freely within adjacent areas certain hours fully appreciate importance visitation privileges able send per pay period family access yard exercise opportunity participate group activities perfectly clear however aggregate effect penalties creates compulsion coincidental petitioners selected group sanctions punishment imposed serious violations prison rules considering consequences whole comparing department treatment respondent rest prison population perfectly clear penalty imposed constitutionally indistinguishable coercive provisions struck gardner sanitation men turley cunningham iii satp clearly serves legitimate therapeutic purposes goal program rehabilitate sex offenders requirement participants complete admission responsibility sexual history forms may well important component process mental health professionals seem agree accepting responsibility past sexual misconduct often essential successful treatment treatment programs reduce risk recidivism sex offenders see winn strategic systematic management denial treatment sexual offenders sexual abuse research treatment program laudable goals however justify reduced constitutional protection ordered participate already rejected notion citizens may forced incriminate serves governmental need cunningham benefits obtaining confessions sex offenders may substantial claims overriding interests unusual fifth amendment litigation today least fared well turley state interests law enforcement rehabilitation present every criminal case interests sufficient justify impinging prisoners fifth amendment right inmates soon privilege left invoke plurality willingness sacrifice prisoners fifth amendment rights also unwarranted available alternatives allow state achieve objectives without impinging inmates privilege turner safley obvious alternative grant participants use immunity see murphy state may validly insist answers even incriminating questions long recognizes required answers may used criminal proceeding thus eliminates threat incrimination baxter state desired palmigiano testimony fifth amendment objection assume extended whatever use immunity required federal constitution petitioners provided evidence program therapeutic aims served equally well granting use immunity participants still obtain therapeutic benefits accepting responsibility admitting past misconduct simply incriminate process least one state already offers protection see rev stat ann communications made application course sexual offender diagnosis treatment shall privileged disclosure civil criminal proceeding indication choice incompatible rehabilitation fact program rehabilitative goals likely furthered ensuring free open discussion without threat prosecution looming participants therapy sessions plurality contends requiring immunity undermine therapeutic goals program inmates know society punish past offenses may left false impression society consider crimes serious ones ante see also brief amici curiae subjecting offenders prosecution newly revealed offenses adhering chosen policy mandatory reporting cases suspected child sexual abuse kansas reinforces sensible notion wrongdoing carries consequences idea inmate confined prison almost years offense left impression crimes serious wrongdoing carry consequences absurd moreover argument starts false premise granting use immunity preclude prosecution merely prevents state using inmate words fruits thereof subsequent prosecution new jersey portash plurality concern might justified state required grant transactional immunity made clear since kastigar use immunity sufficient alleviate potential fifth amendment violation state required grant use immunity order sex offender treatment program involves admission responsibility alternatively state continue pursue rehabilitative goals without violating participants fifth amendment rights offering inmates voluntary program points inmate participation sexual offender treatment program operated federal bureau prisons entirely voluntary loss institutional privileges flows inmate decision participate program inmate chooses participate federal program transferred parent facility desirable prison refuses participate first place respondent attempted suffers negative consequences tr oral arg although inmates federal program granted use immunity compelled participate indeed reason believe successful rehabilitation likely voluntary participants compelled accept treatment see abel mittelman becker rathner rouleau predicting child molesters response treatment annals acad sciences finding greater perceived pressure participate treatment strongly correlated dropout rate treatment program kansas seeks achieve admirable goal reducing recidivism among sex offenders process however state demands impermissible unwarranted sacrifice participants matter goal inmates compelled forfeit privilege simply ends legitimate convicted sex offenses particularly case like one respondent protested innocence along compelled confess crime still insists commit ask one rare cases jury made mistake actually innocent answering question consider even members star chamber thought pursuing righteous ends respectfully dissent footnotes participant sexual abuse treatment program satp respondent required sign admission responsibility form setting forth details offense convicted testified trial sexual intercourse victim driving back car consensual district found written admission form subject respondent possible charge perjury supp addition satp requires participants generate written sexual history includes prior sexual activities regardless whether activities constitute uncharged criminal offenses district found form clearly seeks information incriminate prisoner subject criminal charges petitioners relied two cases fisher washington fisher held privilege permit target criminal investigation prevent lawyer answering subpoena produce incriminating documents reached conclusion person asserting privilege one compelled washington cited ante grand jury witness voluntarily answered questions advised privilege though fact potential defendant danger indicted neither case witness assert privilege incriminating origins evolution privilege received significant scholarly attention debate recent years see hazlett nineteenth century origins fifth amendment privilege legal hist amar lettow fifth amendment first principles clause rev historical account complicated fact boyd privilege treated evidentiary doctrine separate fifth amendment time privilege also subsumed within general discussions voluntariness confessions alschuler peculiar privilege historical perspective privilege helmholz et al eds discussing historical sources indicate privilege prohibited incriminating interrogation oath torture probably forms coercive interrogation threats future punishment promises leniency footnotes omitted see meachum fano stevens dissenting opinion companion case montanye haymes justice white reiterated point long conditions degree confinement prisoner subjected within sentence imposed upon otherwise violative constitution due process clause subject inmate treatment prison authorities judicial oversight plurality quite wrong rely murphy proposition individual compelled incriminate faced threat return prison ante murphy occasion decide whether threat constituted compulsion held since murphy revealed incriminating information instead timely asserting fifth amendment privilege disclosures compelled incriminations explained witness confronted questions government reasonably expect elicit incriminating evidence ordinarily must assert privilege rather answer desires incriminate chooses answer choice considered voluntary since free claim privilege suffer penalty result decision contrast murphy respondent consistently asserted fifth amendment privilege impp provides inmate shall automatically reduced level following termination work program assignment cause refusal participate recommended programs time placement offenses committed felony charge filed district county prosecutor disciplinary convictions theft condition drunkenness intoxication state altered consciousness use stimulants sedatives unauthorized drugs narcotics misuse hoarding authorized prescribed medication sodomy aggravated sodomy aggravated sexual act riot incitement riot arson assault battery inmate activity limitations sexual activity interference restraints relationships staff work performance dangerous contraband app citations omitted respondent attested fact experience maximum security hostile intimidating environment inmates maximum tend longer sentences convicted serious crimes consequence care less act treat others explained unit far gang activity reported unreported rapes assaults inmates far prevalent sex offenders seen targets rape physical mental assault whereas medium security inmates want maintain medium security status less prone breaking prison rules acting violently plurality quotes roberts proposition principled distinction drawn enhancing punishment denying leniency ante quote misleading minnesota murphy see supra roberts failed assert privilege reiterated privilege furthermore passage quoted plurality id reference roberts claim sentencing judge consider refusal incriminate deciding whether impose sentences consecutively context privilege implicated compulsion constitutionally significant true cases line enhancing punishment refusing leniency may difficult draw mean distinction irrelevant fifth amendment purposes curious plurality asserts impracticality drawing distinction given case majority agrees perfectly clear consequences facing respondent represent burden rather denial benefit ante concurring judgment cases reveal possible necessary draw distinction even bordenkircher hayes conditioned entire analysis plea bargaining assumption defendant charged greater offense prior plea bargaining therefore faced denial leniency rather enhanced penalty prosecutor actually obtain recidivist indictment plea conferences ended intention clearly expressed outset plea negotiations situation therefore prosecutor without notice brought additional serious charge plea negotiations relating original indictment ended defendant insistence pleading guilty practical matter short case different grand jury indicted defendant recidivist outset prosecutor offered drop charge part plea bargain justice distinguish cases penalty involved loss one livelihood whereas respondent housed clothed fed regardless whether maximum medium security rejected similar argument turley refused distinguish garder broderick uniformed sanitation men commissioner sanitation city new york based difference losing one job losing ability obtain government contracts concluded difference constitutional magnitude threat job loss employee state threat loss contracts contractor ibid brief amicus curiae material difference kansas federal programs recognizing compulsion case cast doubt validity voluntary programs plurality asserts federal program different kansas satp require inmates sacrifice privileges besides housing consequence nonparticipation ante emphasis added statement inaccurate quote text reveals loss privileges follows decision participate federal program