Student Laptop & Canvas Training Guide for Students Incarcerated in CDCR
The guide is designed to support students as they learn how to navigate their CDCR laptop and Canvas course.
Resources
Webinar: Career Advising for Applicants with Conviction Histories
Rising Scholars hosted this webinar on February 11, 2022. It covers expungement and record clearance, fair chance hiring, and licensing barriers in California.
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Fair Chance for Occupational Licensing FAQ
FAQ about changes to occupational licensing brought about by AB2138 (2020), including a description of when a license can be denied because of criminal history and links to organizations that can provide legal support.
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Know Your Rights: California’s Fair Chance Act
Know Your Rights flyer from Legal Aid at Work provides an overview of job seekers’ rights
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Fair Chance Act Toolkit, Updated 2024
This 2024 Toolkit from Legal Aid at Work helps job seekers with criminal records.
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Clean Slate Remedies
This 2020 flyer from East Bay Community Law Center provides an overview of clean slate remedies available for formerly incarcerated people.
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Best Practices For Asking Rising Scholars Students On Campus About Their Prior Incarceration Status
The California Community Colleges are increasingly striving to collect data about the number of formerly incarcerated students on their campuses. Data collection can raise privacy concerns and may cause tension in the relationship between Rising Scholars students and the college. This collection of successful practices may help Rising Scholars programs navigate this challenging terrain.
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2019 MOU between CDCR and Community Colleges
Memorandum of Understanding between CDCR and local community colleges providing face-to-face instruction.
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Guided Pathways for Students in Jail
This toolkit provides strategies and tips for serving students incarcerated in local county jails.
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Campaign for College Opportunity Possibility Report
This report describes the demographics of California’s incarcerated and paroled populations and identified five challenges to help people move from prison to college.