Correction Facilities and SA
Sexaholics Anonymous Correctional Facilities Committee (SACFC)
The SACFC is a national committee made up of local members who are dedicated to carrying the SA message to incarcerated sexaholics. We support members, groups, and Integroups in their work with correctional facilities. We provide them with literature that is commonly used by members doing 12-step work in these facilities. We share with them the experience, strength and hope that Sexaholics Anonymous has gained in this work over time.
For those interested in our work, it is important to keep in mind that Sexaholics Anonymous does not:
- Require that anyone become a member of SA in order to receive any of our services.
- Provide initial motivation to anyone to work our program.
- Tell our members what to do.
- Keep attendance records or case histories of our members.
- Provide letters of reference to parole boards, lawyers, or court officials.
- Supply information about halfway houses, job opportunities, or treatment programs.
- Work with any correctional facilities unless we have the full support of the proper authorities.
Representatives
The work of our committee relies on the support and involvement of local members. Members that sign up to serve as a correctional facilities representative play a vital link in our efforts to carrying the SA message. When there is an inquiry from an inmate or prison official in their local area arrives at Sexaholics Anonymous, we can forward that inquiry to the representative so that the local membership can decide how to respond. Similarly, if a situation arises where it would be helpful to learn what members have done in other areas, the representative can contact our committee.
In a few areas of the country local members have formed SACFC committees within their Intergroups. Generally, however, it is more common to have one person or two people that are interested in this type of service work. We recommend that at least two people work go on any 12-step calls related to service work in correctional facilities. We also recommend that the members involved in prison service have the support of their sponsors, local group and/or Intergroup.
If you are interested in serving as a representative for our committee, please open the SACFC literature page and click on the form SACFC REPRESENTATIVES.
Services
The primary purpose of Sexaholics Anonymous is to help sexaholics who still suffer. For those sexaholics that are in correctional institutions, we offer the following services:
- Literature Service. This service sends out at a copy of the SA Manual,
our quarterly newsletter ESSAY, and the brochure, "SA to the Newcomer",
to inmates or correctional officials that request our literature. An literature
order form that can be sent to inmates or prison officials can be found by
opening the SACFC literature page and clicking on LITERATURE REQUEST FORM.
- Sponsor-by-Mail Service. This service links inmates with members
on the outside that can help them work the Twelve Steps of Sexaholics Anonymous.
If you are interested in participating in this service, open the SACFC literature
page and click on the inmate and member SPONSOR-BY-MAIL forms and the SPONSOR-BY-MAIL
PACKET.
- Meeting Service. This service supports inmates and correctional officials
that want to start SA meetings in their correctional facilities. Sometimes
we can help by providing prison officials with additional information. If
there is a local SA group in the vicinity of the facility, we may be able
to arrange for members of that group to visit correctional officials and/or
attend meetings in that facility.
- Connection Service. This service provides parolees with the nearest SA contact. This information may be obtained by calling Sexaholics Anonymous International Central Office, saico@sa.org, at (615) 370-6062 or (866) 424-8777 after an inmate is released.
Contact Information
Sexaholics Anonymous Correctional Facilities Committee (SACFC)
P.O. Box 3565, Brentwood, TN 37024
Phone number: (615) 370-6062
Toll-free: (866) 424-8777
E-mail:
saico@sa.org
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