WHY do ex-offenders check the box "Have you ever been convicted of a felony?"

[Major Nikon]

53. So if a convicted child molester tries to get a job at a day care...

There's probably a good chance it's going to get back to their parole officer, violate a condition of their parole, and would stand a good chance of putting them back in lockup.

Thanks for the (condescending) non-direct reply which didn't answer my question.

So how about how this works for the vast majority of other felons, such as those who get convicted of drug offenses? The employer would have to report the lie to police, and yes I would be surprised at how many prospective employers would report that in the first place since most everyone lies on their job applications. Next it would have to violate a condition of parole, and I'm not convinced it universally would. Next I suspect most(if not all) states have due process hearings to determine if the parolee goes back to jail (assuming the parole officer forwarded it to them in the first place), so a board would have to determine if such a (minor) offense would warrant the state paying thousands of dollars to put someone back in prison.

So you are most likely technically correct in that lying on a job application might get someone thrown back in the big house, but you didn't answer the question.