I Want What She Has

June 2025 | Annual Prison Issue
The joy outside volunteers brought in and the support her sober roommate got was the thing that got her attention

An Experience You Must Not Miss

June 2025 | Annual Prison Issue
A longtimer in Canada shares his love for helping members behind the walls. To him, it’s a joy like no other

The Day Hope Arrived

June 2025 | Annual Prison Issue
Locked up, sick and detoxing, he was looking for something to read to cheer him up. What he found was a new life

The Best Gig in AA

June 2025 | Annual Prison Issue
A corrections volunteer in British Columbia shares about exciting advances being made to reach members inside

Riding Shotgun With God

June 2025 | Annual Prison Issue

A New Freedom

June 2025 | Annual Prison Issue
From a 9 x 12 foot cell, he maintains hope each day with the help of meetings, friends, family and God

A New Dad

June 2025 | Annual Prison Issue
During a painful divorce, a newcomer father learns through Step Six to let go of fear and focus on the joy

Courage to Change

June 2025 | Annual Prison Issue

The Message is Free

June 2025 | Annual Prison Issue
By swiping that book with the dumb nickname, a newcomer gets an early lesson on money, property and authority

What is Affiliation?

June 2025 | Annual Prison Issue

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