Purpose
The purpose of a correctional facilities committee is to coordinate
the work of individual A.A. members and groups who are interested
in carrying our message of recovery to alcoholics behind the walls,
and to set up means of smoothing the way from the facility to the
larger A.A. community through pre-release contacts.
– AA Guidelines (CFC)
Become a Jail and/or Prison Volunteer
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You must be pre-approved to attend meetings at the jail.
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Alamance County Detention Center-
109 S Maple St, Graham, NC 27253
Men’s meeting Monday night’s at 7:30 PM
Women’s meeting Wednesday night’s at 7:30 PM
Alamance County Detention Center Application
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You must attend an orientation given by each prison once a year and have a prison issued access card to attend meetings.
A one time pass can be issued if you are asked to speak at a prison.
Email the District 33 CFC at cf@aanc33.org for more info.
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Caswell Correctional Center-
444 County Home Rd, Blanch, NC 27212
In need of volunteers to go in Monday’s at 7 PM, right now the meeting is not taking place because we have no authorized volunteers for this facility. Caswell Correctional is a medium security prison and if no volunteer shows up for a meeting, the meeting does not take place.
Meetings at minimum security prisons can take place whether a volunteer is there or not.
Please contact the District 33 CFC at cf@aanc33.org or 919-338-4655 to be put on a list to be notified when orientation will take place, typically in the fall.
Dan River Prison Work Farm
981 Murray Rd, Blanch, NC 27212
Monday’s at 7:45 PM
Thursday and Friday’s at 7:00 PM
Orange Correctional Center
2110 Clarence Walters Road, Hillsborough, NC 27278
Thursday’s at 6:15 PM
Saturday’s at Noon and again at 6:30 PM
Application Instructions
There are hundreds of alcoholics behind bars in our area.
Many will not have access to AA without a volunteer. Can you give just one hour a month?
Download the application for the facility that you are committed to bringing a meeting to on a regular basis. Fill out the application
Contact the CFC committee chair at cf@aanc33.org to arrange for him/her to pick up and turn in your application to the facility (this is done to ensure the greatest likelihood that your application will be approved by the facility’s administration). Wait for your application to be approved
If a few weeks have passed and you have yet to receive approval, please contact the CFC chair as a follow up. We are excited about your commitment to work with alcoholics behind the wall.
Have an Inmate visit and/or Speak at Your Home Group
Currently incarcerated AAs can be brought to your home group to share their powerful message of hope and recovery under difficult circumstances.
A prison sponsor would have to be contacted at least 2 weeks in advance to submit a pass and escort the prisoner to the meeting.
Donate Grapevines
Inmates have lots of time to read and will greatly appreciate your used Grapevines or those of your entire homegroup. Grapevines are used to hold the meetings in jails since every issue includes the Serenity Prayer, Preamble, 12 Steps and 12 Traditions and can be used by inmates to hold their own meetings within the facilities whenever they choose. We try to have enough Grapevines to give to every attendee at every meeting held in the jails every time we go.
Write letters to an Alcoholic Inmate
If you would like to share your experience, strength and hope with an alcoholic in prisons across the US then download and read the pamphlet below.
Fill it out, mail it in and GSO will send you the name and contact information of an alcoholic so that you can correspond with them.