District 5 A.A.

2026 Corrections News:

Are you looking to be of service? We need A.A. members to submit applications to the Deschutes County Jail, and especially female A.A. members to help carry the message. Ride to Recovery Program recently approved at Deschutes County Jail.

Come to the Corrections Workshop on Saturday, July 18 @ Deschutes County Library (Bend) from 1-4pm to learn more about this committee work, help make newcomer packets, and share experience, strength, and hope!

Newcomer Packet: Download

For New Volunteers: Thank you for your interest in becoming an A.A. Volunteer for the Deschutes County Jail. 

• You will be asked to commit to facilitating an A.A. meeting in a local jail one Tuesday every month from 6:30PM to 8:30PM. 
• You will be asked to commit to attending the monthly District 5 Cooperation with Corrections Facilities (CCF) Committee meeting every 4th Wednesday on the District 5 Zoom Room at 5:30-6:30 PM.
• Eligiblity: Two years sobriety and five years since last conviction are the requirements.
• Download an application (LINK TO APPLICATION), fill it out, and email it to correctionfacilities@district5aa.org
• A background check will be initiated.
• A urinalysis is required.
• You will have to complete a State required 8-hour orientation class at the jail.

Who We Are

We are part of a nationwide A.A. effort to bring the A.A. message to inmates in jails, support prison meetings, supplying facilities with literature, and raising awareness of other correspondence and transition programs available in A.A.

What We Do

The volunteers of the District 5 Corrections Facilities (CCF) Committee carry the A.A. message into Deschutes County Jail, Deschutes County Work Release Program, Crook County Jail, and Jefferson County Jail.  Volunteers facilitate meetings in the jails; a full “crew” would be 4 volunteers each Tuesday to go into the jail and conduct 4 one-hour meetings, 2 volunteers in one area, 2 in another area, each facilitating 2 one-hour meetings. We also offer a Ride to Recovery Program to pick up and bring individuals to an A.A. meeting after they are released. This final step may be the most important one of all, because experience shows that the first few hours of an inmate’s release can be the most critical ones.

How You Can Help

Locally

Deschutes County Jail Volunteer 
63333 US-20 Bend, OR 97701

Jefferson County Jail Volunteer
675 NW Cherry Ln Madras, OR 97741

Crook County Jail Volunteer

300 NE 3rd Street, Prineville OR 97754

• Volunteer for the Ride to Recovery Program. Contact our District 5 Cooperations with Corrections Facilities (CCF) Chair for more information.
• Donate A.A. literature. Any A.A. approved literature such as Big Books, Living Sober, Daily Reflections, Grapevines, etc. as long as they are soft cover and are free of staples.
• You or your home group donate a gift subscription to the monthly Grapevine publication.
• You or your home group purchase a box of 30 reprints of The Grapevine for the jails, Box of 30 Grapevine Past Issues. Contact the District 5 Cooperation with Corrections Facilities Chair for more information.
• Elect a Group Corrections Rep from your Home Group: CCF Representative Description  

Statewide (Area 58)

• Volunteer to participate in Oregon Prison A.A. Meetings.
• Sign-Up for CF Committee Volunteer
• Participate in Corrections Prerelease Program which connects an A.A. inmate being released with an A.A. Member in their community.
  • A.A. Corrections Prerelease Contact Information
• Once completed, contact Area 58 Corrections chair at cfc@aa-oregon.org for disposition.

Nationwide

• Participate in A.A. Corrections Correspondence Program
• Corrections Workbook

A.A. Guidelines from General Service Office (GSO) for Corrections Committees

A.A. Guidelines are compiled from the shared experience of A.A. members in various service areas. They also reflect guidance given through the Twelve Traditions and the General Service Conference (U.S. and Canada). The purpose of these Guidelines is to assist in reaching an informed group conscience.
    ▪    A.A. Guidelines for Corrections Committees

More Information

• CCF Committee Chair Requirements

Contact

District 5 CCF Chair    
P. O. Box 7241 Bend, OR 97708

For questions regarding corrections, please contact the D5 CCF Chair: correctionfacilities@district5aa.org

24 Hour A.A. Hotline
541-548-0440

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D5 Monthly Meeting
​Second Sunday of the Month
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Trinity Episcopal Church (TEC)
469 NW Wall St, Bend, OR
Downstairs, Down the Ramp
(Please contact DCM for hybrid option)

Check out the calendar and announcements section for upcoming workshops, etc.