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June 1970

Carrying the Message

Prison groups and 'outside' AAs

I am a five-time loser. Have been in seven prisons. Alcohol was the contributing factor each time. No, they did not send me to prison for being drunk. I went there because I had committed a crime. I was prayed over, preached over, cussed over, and discussed every time I was released. No good! I still drank. And then back to prison.

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