SISTA Program

In May 2006, the Detention Center, in partnership with the Health Department, began presentation of the SISTA Program for women in the Detention Center. SISTA (Sisters Informing Sisters about Topics on Aids) is a gender specific program endorsed by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), as a science-based intervention, based on Social Learning theory, as well as the theory of Gender and Power. The SISTA program, as offered at the Detention Center, is a 10 hour program offered for all women. It has been well received. Thirty-nine women participated in the program, most of whom completed it and received a certificate.