Area 34 Corrections Committee
Welcome to the Area 34 Corrections Committee Webpage! The Committee focuses on helping those in custody throughout Western Michigan (Area 34). We also participate in Michigan State Wide Service that expands our scope of service to the entire state of Michigan (Area’s 32, 33, & 34.)
These Committees focus on the following:
- We Bring meetings inside and providing literature to facilities.
- We Raise awareness about The Corrections Correspondence Service (CCS) among A.A. (CCS) members INSIDE the facilities as well as those A.A. (CCS) members OUTSIDE the facilities who are helping those inside find recovery.
- We help persons in custody transition to a local A.A. community through the Pre-Release Contact Program (PRCP) among A.A. (PRCP) members INSIDE the facilities as well as those A.A. (PRCP) members OUTSIDE the facilities who are helping those inside find recovery.
- We Inform correctional officials, A.A. members inside, and A.A. members outside about digital A.A. literature.
ATTENTION A.A. MEMBERS:
Are you interested in 12th Step Corrections work?
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 Virtual Meeting
Zoom ID: 841 1036 5604
We meet weekly on Sundays.
First & Last Sunday @ 5pm est
All other Sundays @ 11am est
Check our Area 34 Calendar for more information
Digital literature behind the walls: Conference Approved A.A. literature and A.A Grapevine copyrighted ebooks and audio books are available on tablets and desktops in various correctional facilities throughout the U.S., thanks to the 7th Tradition Contributions of A.A. members. A.A. has contracts with several vendors so we can provide literature at no cost to persons behind the walls.
Please contact your Area Corrections Chair for more information: corrections@area34aa.org.
This form is available to make it more accessible to corrections committee members who bring the A.A. message inside correctional facilities.
The C.C.S. form is not intended for involuntary signups from a third party individual (signing up for someone else).
Our experience shows that unsolicited signing up for the C.C.S may delay a person’s decision to turn to Alcoholics Anonymous for help.
Instead please have the “inside” A.A. a person in custody complete the form and contact us directly so that we can assist them in their C.C.S. request.
Mail Completed form to:
General Service Office
PO Box 459
Grand Central Station
New York, NY 10164
Attention: Corrections Desk
Mail Completed form to:
General Service Office
PO Box 459
Grand Central Station
New York, NY 10164
Attention Corrections Desk
You will be contacted by the General Service Office via email, corrections@aa.org.
Most correspondents use their home address, since we match correspondents by a distance of 700 miles or greater.
Some correspondents ask permission of their A.A. group or intergroup/central office to use their P.O. Box for receiving mail from the person in custody.
The A.A. Corrections Pre-release Contact Program connects the A.A. member who is being released from a correctional facility within six months to Alcoholics Anonymous in the community they are being released to. This leaflet explains the procedures for A.A. members "on the inside" and about to be released.
Mail form to:
A.A. Corrections Area 33
P.O. Box 670
200 W. 2nd Street
Royal Oak, Michigan 48068
This is our Statewide Corrections address for Area's 32, 33 and 34.
The A.A. Corrections Pre-release Contact Program connects the A.A. member being released from a correctional facility with Alcoholics Anonymous in their community. This leaflet explains the procedures for A.A. members "on the outside." If you are interested in this form of service, we will call you, get the okay, and then send you the name of a contact.
Mail form to:
A.A. Corrections Area 33
P.O. Box 670
200 W. 2nd Street
Royal Oak, Michigan 48068
This is our Corrections Statewide address for Area's 32, 33 and 34.