Reentry-aligned career discovery
Career discovery for state DOC, federal BOP, and Second Chance Pell programs. Anonymous program-ID enrollment, grade 6-8 reading level, allowlisted-domain delivery, Career Guide output filtered to second-chance-friendly pathways.
Prison education programs face constraints generic career tools do not handle: restricted internet, low-literacy learners, anonymous-ID enrollment requirements, second-chance employer routing, and Pell-eligible procurement workflows. JobCannon for Prison Education deploys against those constraints. Anonymous program-ID enrollment (no email required) lets state DOC and federal BOP facilities run cohorts without exposing learner PII to a third-party platform. The core assessment battery (RIASEC, Big Five, Skills Audit, EQ) is at grade 6-8 reading level with an audio-narrated mode in active build for English (Spanish narration follows). Allowlisted-domain delivery via tablet or kiosk fits the controlled-internet environment most facilities operate. Career Guide output filters to second-chance-friendly pathways using our knowledge graph (2,536 careers, 1,533 skills, 64,317 edges) — case managers and reentry coordinators see careers historically open to formerly incarcerated workers. Second Chance Pell-aligned procurement: career-readiness assessment is a covered support activity under most program designs, with the partnered Pell-eligible college paying under their student-services line. We provide a DPA, quote letter, and federal-vendor checklist on request.
Configured for the corrections context.
Sequenced for adult-learner career discovery in corrections.
For a state DOC program serving 2,000 incarcerated learners per year
Standard Business tier $199/mo flat for unlimited learners covers single-facility deployments. Multi-facility state DOC and federal BOP deployments are scoped under partnership engagements with bespoke DPA, audio-narration prioritization, and second-chance-pathway filtering.
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All plans currently activated manually via the contact form — we review each request within 24 hours and provision access the same day. Self-serve checkout coming once we've heard from the first wave of teams.
Tell us your facility size, your current reentry curriculum, and your procurement vehicle (Second Chance Pell, state corrections education, federal BOP). We respond with a quote letter and pilot plan within three business days.
Most state DOC and federal BOP environments provide tablet-based or kiosk-based controlled internet for educational use, with allowlisted domains. JobCannon assessments run in a standard browser at jobcannon.io and can be added to the allowlist alongside other approved educational platforms (Khan Academy, GED.com, Coursera for Inmates). For facilities that require fully air-gapped delivery, we have an offline-mode roadmap on partnership engagements — assessments are delivered as pre-printed instruments, scored via a secure batch submission once tablets sync to the network. Standard rollout assumes allowlisted browser access.
Career-readiness assessment is a covered support activity under most Second Chance Pell program designs — students who run the assessment battery and complete the Career Guide artifact have demonstrated career-pathway commitment as evidence for Pell-eligible enrollment in the partnered college program. We do not directly receive Pell funds (we are a vendor, not an institution); the partnered Pell-eligible college pays for the platform under their student-services line. We provide a quote letter formatted for Pell-eligible procurement.
Many incarcerated learners read at grade 4-6 level. JobCannon's core battery is at grade 6-8 reading level, which is still too high for some learners. Audio-narrated mode (in active build for English; Spanish narration follows) reads each question aloud, with response options spoken and visual icons for non-text-fluent learners. Visual-spatial assessments (Multiple Intelligences spatial subtest, IQ pattern recognition) work for learners with limited reading entirely. The Career Guide output is graphical-first with text alternatives. For state DOC programs running adult basic education concurrently, the assessment integrates as a career-readiness milestone in the literacy progression.
JobCannon Career Guide produces a structured artifact (career match, skill list, recommended training) that case managers and reentry coordinators use as evidence in employer-facing conversations. Our knowledge graph (2,536 careers, 1,533 skills) flags careers that historically employ formerly incarcerated workers (skilled trades, logistics, food service management, certain technology roles) — programs filter Career Guide output to second-chance-friendly pathways during reentry planning. Direct integration with state second-chance employer registries (e.g., Texas WorkInTexas, NY Work for Success) is scoped on partnership engagements.
We sign a Data Processing Agreement covering exactly which fields are collected (assessment answers, Career Guide outcome, no name or DOC identifier required if program prefers anonymous IDs). Data is stored on US Supabase infrastructure with role-based access. Procurement teams in state DOCs and federal BOP have run JobCannon through review in 4-8 weeks; the DPA template is widely accepted because we collect the minimum required for the use case. Quote letter formatted for grant procurement (Second Chance Pell, Workforce Innovation, state corrections education line items) provided on request.
Generic adult-ed tools assume open internet access, a free email address, and an unconstrained reading level. Prison education imposes constraints on every one of those. JobCannon's prison-education deployment uses anonymous program-ID enrollment (no email required), allowlisted-domain browser delivery (no third-party scripts), grade 6-8 reading level with audio narration in active build, and a Career Guide output filtered to second-chance-friendly pathways. The platform serves the same career-discovery layer that broader adult-ed deployments use, but configured for the corrections context specifically.