Corrections Facilities Meetings
Interested in taking a meeting inside a jail, prison, or transition facility? Below are some helpful links in getting started. The general recommendation for volunteering in a corrections facility is 6 months to 2 years sobriety, have a sponsor and are thoroughly working the steps, pass a background check, and attend a half day training session at the Forsyth County Jail (for state badges).
Current Corrections Facilities Meetings - Our current list of corrections meetings. Each meeting has the current contact for the volunteer coordinator as well as whether that specific facility requires a state volunteer badge or has it's own volunteer intake process.
Online State Volunteer Badge Application Guide - A thorough guide of how to apply online for a state volunteer badge.
Online State Volunteer Badge Application Supplemental Guide - A helpful supplemental guide for the state badge application.
International Online Zoom Meetings - There are currently three online corrections meetings available on Zoom. The first is a service meeting every Sunday from 6:00-7:15pm. It’s a speaker meeting followed with and open discussion where people can share about their service experience. The second is an LGBTQ meeting called Lavender Mondays from a jail in Ohio. It’s meant for LGBTQ inmates but volunteers do not have to be a part of the LGBTQ community, just respectful to the LGBTQ community. The meeting is every Monday at 1pm EST. The third meeting is also out of an Ohio facility but is not LGBTQ specific. It’s on every last Wednesday of the month. The zoom info for these meetings cannot be posted online but interested volunteers can ask us for the information and participate as long as they abide by some guidelines such as being respectful, no smoking or vaping, and no driving while on the meeting.
Corrections Correspondence
Interested in writing to someone inside a corrections facility and share your experience, strength, and hope? With the Corrections Correspondence program, you can write to someone inside the walls. Click the outside volunteer form below for more information about Corrections Correspondence along with instructions on how to get started!
Corrections Correspondence Outside Volunteer Form - This is the pamphlet explaining what Corrections Correspondence is all about, recommended best practices, and the form you can fill out and mail or email to GSO.
Corrections Correspondence Insider Request Form - This is the form that can be filled out by a currently incarcerated person to request being paired with an outside A.A. member to write to. If you know anyone currently incarcerated that's interested in writing to an outside volunteer, you can send them this form.
Prerelease Contact (Formerly known as Bridge the Gap)
The first 24 to 48 hours after being released from a jail or prison are crucial for getting connected with the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous. With the Prerelease Contact program, soon to be released individuals can coordinate with outside A.A. members to get them to their first meeting in that pivotal time period. Click the outside volunteer form below for more information about Prerelease Contact along with instructions on how to get started!
Prerelease Contact Outside Volunteer Form - This is the pamphlet explaining what Prerelease Contact is all about, recommended best practices, and the form you can fill out to get started.
Prerelease Contact Insider Request Form - This is the form that can be filled out by a currently incarcerated person to request getting connected with a local outside A.A. member upon release. If you know anyone currently incarcerated that's interested in getting connected prior to release, you can send them this form.
Pink Can (Formerly known as Coins for Cons)
The Pink Can, formerly known as Coins for Cons, is a contribution program that facilitates the purchasing of A.A. conference approved literature to be sent to corrections facilities. If your group is not currently collecting pink can contributions and are interested in getting started, bring it up in your group conscious. If your group decides to start collecting pink can contributions, you can contact us at atlantacorrections@gmail.com and we can coordinate receiving those contributions to be used for purchasing literature. 100% of contributions are directly used to purchase only conference approved literature to be sent to corrections facilities. Alternatively, if anyone would like to donate literature to be used in corrections facilities, please contact us and we can coordinate that as well!
Pink Can Label - This is a label your group can print out and affix to your can which provides our PO Box address and contact information.