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A Good Cry At The Alcathon

June 2020 | The Annual Prison Issue
Holding wrinkled tissues stained with mascara, a newly sober mom feels the love of a home group that has embraced her

Unity is the Gift

June 2020 | The Annual Prison Issue
A secular AA member shares about his struggles, how service heals and how good it is to tear down borders that divide us

An unexpected call

June 2020 | The Annual Prison Issue
My phone rang at 3 in the morning. The voice on the other end was crying.
It was my father. Seventy-two hours later, I was in my parents’ home.

Restraint of Face

June 2020 | The Annual Prison Issue
Eye-rolling, sighing, sideways glances and head tilts...sometimes the defects we hold onto aren’t so verbal

More at Peace

June 2020 | The Annual Prison Issue
The next week I felt a little better, a little more OK with the chaos, a little more under the care and guidance of a Higher Power.

Working on The Inside

June 2020 | The Annual Prison Issue
Thanks to the literature, some inmates in Utah are determined to stay sober and go through the Steps

We’re in this Together

June 2020 | The Annual Prison Issue
As the women shared their stories about the offenses they committed, the
question she asked herself was...
Didn’t we all?

Nurse in Denial

June 2020 | The Annual Prison Issue
Alcohol took her freedom, her sanity, her savings and her career. But AA in prison healed her life 22

To Share the truth

June 2020 | The Annual Prison Issue
In prison, trust is a scarce commodity; revealing the truth can result in very severe consequences.

Planting Seeds

June 2020 | The Annual Prison Issue
After years of hard work, a committee in Northern California starts a successful prison sponsorship program

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