Corrections Resources
Corrections Resources
What is the role of the Corrections Committee Liaison?
“Group corrections representatives take part in local intergroup (central office), district or area corrections committee meetings. They keep their home groups informed about local Twelfth Step activities in nearby institutions and encourage group members to participate.”
“Corrections representatives, known in some areas as hospitals and institutions (H&I) representatives, take A.A. meetings into prisons and jails, where allowed by the correctional facility, to help alcoholic inmates recover and prepare for sober, fulfilling lives after release. As part of the temporary contact program known in some areas as Bridging the Gap, they may also serve as correspondents and as A.A. contacts when the inmates are released.”
(Reprinted from The A.A. Group, page 25, with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.)
The above graphics are used with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.
Paper versions of pamphlets and resources may also be available at
Central Office, 638 Papworth Ave Ste A, Metairie
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Other Resources Available at Central Office:
A.A. In Prison: Inmate to Inmate
Free on the Inside: Stories of A.A. Recovery in Prison (Grapevine)
How to get involved with Treatment & Corrections (T&C) Service Work:
From A.A. World Services: https://www.aa.org/corrections-committees
AAWS F-5: Carrying the Message Into Correctional Facilities
AAWS CF-36: The Correctional Facilities: A.A. Group Handbook
AAWS F-68: Contents of Digital Corrections Kit
AAWS M-45i: Corrections Workbook
Home Group T&C Committee: Your home group may already provide T&C outreach meetings to local facilities — ask at your next group business meeting to support, or look into starting a T&C initiative with the AAWS resources provided.
District T&C Committee: Attend your monthly local district meeting to support T&C service work at the district level.
Service Board T&C Committee: Meets 2nd Wednesday of the month, 6:30pm at Central Office (638 Papworth Ave Ste. A, Metairie)
Corrections Correspondence: If you would like to share your experience, strength, and hope with A.A.’s who are confined, please mail the tear-off form (F-26 PDF linked here) to G.S.O’s (General Service Office’s) Corrections Desk, or email the information to corrections@aa.org. You can also access the form on the Corrections Committee page at www.aa.org/corrections-committees.