CCWF is ‘Bridging the Gap’ between incarcerated, staff

Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) hosted a Bridging the Gap event, providing a normalized environment for staff and the population.
The event falls in line with one of the California Model’s seven pillars of change: “efforts to normalize the environment.”
The May 16 Bridging the Gap CCWF event took two months of coordination. The outcome provided an opportunity for staff and incarcerated individuals to interact with one another as equals with a full day of activities.
“We have staff and incarcerated people engaging by having lunch together, and playing games just to get that normalcy of the California Model,” said Warden Anissa De La Cruz.
Approximately 25 staff and nearly 100 incarcerated individuals worked and played side-by-side throughout the day. Activities included grilling hamburgers and hotdogs, enjoying snow cones and cotton candy, listening and dancing to a DJ, and playing yard games.