Prison Plan Successful

A year ago a member of the Glen Ridge, N. J., Group organized a plan of rehabilitation for alcoholics in cooperation with Warden D. Knowlton Read of Essex County Penitentiary at Caldwell, N. J., with the recovery of many men and women resulting. Warden Read is a strong supporter of A.A. and went all out for the program which began by segregating alcoholics from the criminal element by placing them in separate tiers. This was followed by a screening to determine those receptive to the A.A. program, then interviews with those ready to begin the A.A. program. After many weeks the inmate, if he has advanced to the point where adjustment is assured, has his case presented by an A.A. before the judge who committed him and his release is sought.