The Supreme Court held in Ohio Adult Parole Authority v. Woodard that giving a prisoner the option of voluntarily participating in an interview as part of the clemency process violated the Fifth Amendment.

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In Ohio Adult Parole Authority v. Woodard, the Supreme Court held that the clemency process, including a prisoner's option to voluntarily participate in an interview, does not violate the Fifth Amendment. The decision acknowledged the clemency process as a matter of mercy and not a stage of the criminal prosecution process, thus not requiring the same constitutional protections as a trial.

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