AREA 34 CORRECTIONS COMMITTEE
Carrying the A.A. Message to People in Custody
Area 34 Corrections Committee focuses on helping people in custody throughout Area 34, Western Michigan.
We also participate in Michigan Statewide, expanding our service scope to the entire state.
This includes: (Area 34 Western MI), (Area 32 East Central MI), and (Area 33 South East MI)
What we do
We bring meetings inside correctional facilities
We provide print and digital literature to facilities.
We raise awareness about The A.A. Corrections Correspondence Service (CCS) to those inside facilities and to A.A. members on the outside hoping to carry the message to those inside.
We help people in custody transition to the local A.A. community through the A.A. Prerelease Contact Program (PRCP.)
- We inform correctional officials, A.A. members inside, and A.A. members on the outside how to acquire our A.A. digital literature.
The A.A. Corrections PreRelease Contact Program connects the A.A. member being released from prison with Alcoholics Anonymous in their community. Click on the leaflet links. They offer information details that explains the procedures for A.A. members “on the inside” about to be released and procedures for A.A. members “on the outside.” The leaflets also include the necessary forms.
Mail Prerelease Forms To: AA Corrections Area 33, PO Box 670, Royal Oak, MI 48068
A.A. Corrections Correspondence Program (CCS)
Write to a person in custody: The forms below are one of the most productive ways for individual A.A. members to carry the message to inmates who are confined. The CCS from is not intended for involuntary signups from a third party (signing up for someone else.) Our experience shows that unsolicited sign up may delay a person’s decision to turn to A.A. for help. Instead please have the “inside” A.A. person in custody complete the form and contact us directly so we can assist them in their request.
Corrections Correspondence Form
for AA Members on the Outside
Once the form is submitted and processed, you will be contacted by our General Service Office (GSO) via email. Many AA members do use their home address as we match people by distance of 700 miles or greater.
Some ask their AA Group, Intergroup, or Central Office to use their PO Box for receiving mail from a person in custody.
Contact: Corrections Desk at the General Service Office:
212-870-3085
email: corrections@aa.org
A.A. Corrections Correspondence Form
for those Inside
Mail completed form to:
General Service Office
PO Box 459
Grand Central Station
New York, NY 10163
Attention: Corrections Desk
Digital literature behind the walls:
A.A. Conference Approved (CAL) literature, A.A.’s Grapevine audio books are available on tablets and desktops in various correctional facilities throughout the U.S. These services are available to incarcerated people thanks to A.A. members 7th Tradition Contributions.
A.A. holds contracts with several vendors who work with correctional facilities to provide literature at no cost to persons behind the walls.
Please contact the Area 34 Corrections Chair for more information: corrections@area34aa.org.
ATTENTION A.A. MEMBERS:
Interested in 12th Step Corrections Service?
Join us for our International Correction Meeting!
The purpose of meeting is to share experience in carrying the message to A.A. members inside. We discuss best practices and how to implement them in our assembly areas. All A.A. members are welcome, specifically past & present corrections chairs.
International Corrections Meeting
Zoom ID: 841 1036 5604
1st & Last Sunday @ 5pmEST
All other Sundays @ 11amEST