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As part of his criminal justice reform efforts, President Barack Obama is pushing federal agencies to \u201cban the box\u201d or refrain from asking prospective employees about their criminal histories on job applications. Host Bob Abernethy and managing editor Kim Lawton speak with Darren Ferguson, a former inmate and now pastor of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in Far Rockaway, New York, about his work reforming America\u2019s criminal justice system and the role being played by diverse communities of faith.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“We have to make sure that our men and women who are coming out of prison have welcoming and affirming communities to come to, where they can be judged by the content of their character and not one mistake that they made in their past,” says Bishop Darren Ferguson, a former inmate and now pastor of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in Far Rockaway, New York. 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