Leaving his own conflicts with the law long behind, Garry found meaning in helping people leave custody and return to their communities. With decades of experience and his gruff yet caring style, Garry seems to have found a winning formula. With $100,000 of funding, remarkably he kept 28 former prisoners housed and employed for a year. Now retired, Garry is at University studying criminology but we could all be learning from Garry.
Garry shared with us his Welcoming the Stranger Guide to Reintegration which was referenced in the episode. Please email national@johnhoward.ca if you would like a copy.
Here is Garry with his dog Norman displaying and promoting prisoner art work at a safe social distance during COVID-19: https://www.guelphtoday.com/following-up/bringing-art-from-the-inside-outside-2236689