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Information for Prison Staff

Meetings

All work undertaken by members of Alcoholics Anonymous is entirely voluntary.

It is our aim to have access to all inmates, whether in the main prison or prison hospitals, to offer the Alcoholics Anonymous recovery programme through its membership.

Alcoholics Anonymous has been carrying its message into prison establishments since the late fifties; the co-operation and understanding from governors and prison staff has made this possible.

Alcoholics Anonymous is involved in the majority of prison establishments throughout Great Britain. There are a number of services which are available to the inmate:

The principal path to AA recovery where direct contact with other alcoholics offers guidance, support and encouragement.

Visits

AA members are willing to visit those inmates unable to attend meetings.

Prison Postal Service

Where inmates may correspond with prison sponsors via our service address.

Before Release

The inmate who is attending AA meetings within the establishment during his/her sentence can be met on release where necessary and arrangements made to take him/her along to an AA meeting - this encourages the inmate to carry on attending AA on his/her release. (AA members are freely available to provide information to groups of inmates during their imprisonment on all matters relating to AA.)

Support for Prison Staff

AA members attend the establishment, when requested, to inform staff on what AA has to offer.

  1. Informing them that there is an AA meeting within the prison - day and time - procedure.
  2. That AA literature is available.
  3. AA members will answer any questions relating to our programme of recovery that may be asked of them by the staff