Trump administration's proposed hiring requirement alarms criminal justice reform advocates...
Source: Washington Post
Trump administration’s proposed hiring requirement alarms criminal justice reform advocates on left and right
By Lisa Rein 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 president applauded the First Step Act, which revises sentencing laws and expands reentry and early release programs, as a bipartisan victory. Jared Kushner, his son-in-law and the law’s champion, drew applause from an unlikely coalition of liberals, conservatives and ex-offenders. That day, Cabinet secretaries highlighted the changes at public events.
But as activists and supporters toasted with champagne in the East Wing, the Trump administration was taking steps that critics say would throw up a potential roadblock for those accused of misdemeanors or low-level felonies.
Under a proposed update to hiring requirements, applicants who get a job offer from the federal government or its contractors would have to disclose whether they went through a pretrial diversion program that allowed them to avoid prison — and a criminal record. The answer could lead an agency to rescind the offer.
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