Clean Slate Remedies
This 2020 flyer from East Bay Community Law Center provides an overview of clean slate remedies available for formerly incarcerated people.
Resources
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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Correspondence Strategies
This toolkit contains recommendations for colleges transitioning to correspondence packet delivery during the pandemic.
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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.
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Voices of Freedom: Stories of Hope from Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Students Webinar
This California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office webinar elevates the powerful voices of students who have experienced incarceration.
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Financial Aid Guide for Youth with Juvenile Justice Involvement
“College is for Everyone” is a resource created by the Youth Law Center for students, program staff, and probation staff.
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Focus on Reentry: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Guide
The CFPB released this Guide as part of its Your Money, Your Goals financial empowerment resources. The guide is designed to help frontline staff address the unique financial challenges of individuals involved in the criminal justice system.
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From Corrections to College in California
An evaluation of student support during and after incarceration from the Vera Institute of Justice.