The Corrections Committee connects A.A. with correctional facilities within District 26. These include the MA Department of Corrections (DOC) facilities of NCCI Gardner and MCI Shirley.

Corrections committee responsibilities includes:

• Attending Area 30 Corrections Committee meetings.
• Sharing corrections-related literature and information at local AA meetings.
• Bringing AA into a DOC facility as a volunteer.
• Mailing old or new Grapevines/La Vinas to: Attn: Treatment Director
  MCI Shirley
  Harvard Road
  Shirley, MA 01464
• Becoming a Prerelease Contact. A prerelease contact form (see below) is needed to participate.
• Writing letters via AA's Corrections Correspondence Service. To learn more, visit AA.org, or call Kenny at Boston Central Service: (617) 426-9444.

MCI Shirley uses a volunteer form for AA members: here.

For anyone seeking to arrange help upon release from someone in A.A. in the central MA area, this pre-release form is available: Local Pre-Release Contact Form. For elsewhere in eastern MA: Pre-Release Contact Form.

For questions, email corrections@aaDistrict26.org