Activists seeking to make it easier for those with criminal convictions to get jobs say requiring federal applicants to disclose their participation in pretrial diversion programs contradicts President Trump’s public stance.
By Lisa Rein Lisa Rein Reporter covering federal agencies and the management of government in the Trump administration Email Bio Follow April 21 at 6:21 PM President Trump was joined by 300 guests at the White House one evening early this month to celebrate the criminal justice system’s most significant overhaul in a decade.
The proposal was posted for public comment by the Office of Personnel Management in late February as advocates for the First Step Act were working with the White House and Congress on a change that would ease the path to federal employment for former offenders. The Marshall Project first reported the new language.
Koch-backed groups were among dozens of criminal justice reform advocates to mobilize last week against the proposed requirement, barraging Kushner and Ja’Ron Smith, a White House adviser who worked on the First Step Act, with text messages and phone calls. The White House referred a request for comment to the Office of Personnel Management, which said in a statement that the current requirement that applicants disclose prior criminal conduct includes any participation in diversion programs. The new language is merely an effort to make that clear, it said.
The new language requiring applicants to disclose their participation comes amid building political support to make it easier for those with criminal histories to get jobs. The Trump administration, joining more than 150 local governments in 33 states, kept the rule, known as “ban the box,” in place. Now, following supportive testimony in recent weeks from Democrats and conservative Republicans, Congress is on track to approve a bipartisan measure to make it permanent.
“They’re not big crimes, but they look into that, even though it’s not a criminal conviction,” said a senior administration official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss what has become a politically sensitive issue.
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