Bringing Us Hope

July 2023 | Annual Prison Issue
A former lifer, now sober and released, returns to prison. But this time he’s there to give back

A Winning Team

July 2023 | Annual Prison Issue
With meetings canceled, football blaring and no outside volunteers, four guys in D-Block score big

Gladly Out of My Way

July 2023 | Annual Prison Issue
Helping members get to meetings not only gives her a spiritual high but also some beautiful friendships

With Pen & Hope

July 2023 | Annual Prison Issue
With letters and calls, she walked her through the Steps and on the way to a new life

Fear no more

July 2023 | Annual Prison Issue
Asking his Higher Power to remove the thing that ruled his life for years took some surprising humbling action

Discussion Topic

July 2023 | Annual Prison Issue
Humbly asking

Brewing a Resentment

July 2023 | Annual Prison Issue
To do his 90 in 90, a newcomer starts a meeting at a church. But why wasn’t the priest providing more coffee?

Come one Come all!

July 2023 | Annual Prison Issue

Finding Forgiveness

July 2023 | Annual Prison Issue
For many years he held a resentment toward his father. Thanks to AA, this day he was ready to let it go

Sober in Tamil Nadu

July 2023 | Annual Prison Issue
The Indian government couldn’t stop his drinking and neither could he. So grateful he made it to AA

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