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Biographical sketch of Lt. Garry Jones (Retired)
Lt. Garry L. Jones was born and raised in Kinston North Carolina.
He received his formal education from the Kinston City
Schools, graduating from Kinston High School in 1982, where he
lettered in football and track.
Lt. Jones attended North Carolina Central University, earning
a B.A. Degree in Criminal Justice in 1986.
Following graduation, he was employed by the D.C. Department of Corrections in Lorton, Virginia as a Corrections Officer. In 1988, Lt. Jones moved back to North Carolina, where he was employed as a Case Manager at the Triangle Correctional Institute in Raleigh, and the Goldsboro Correctional Center in Goldsboro.
In January of 1991, Lt. Jones began working for the U.S. Department of Justice at the Federal Prison Camp Seymour Johnson, located at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro, North Carolina.
September of 1993, Lt. Jones was promoted to Lieutenant and
worked at the Federal Prison Camp Seymour Johnson until July
1995.
In July 1995 he was promoted to Senior Lieutenant at the Federal
Correctional Inistution in Tallahassee, Florida.
In July 2003, he retired from the Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons. Lt. Jones was employed by State and Federal Correctional Institutions for sixteen years.
Today, Jones lectures and organizes citizens to action. His work includes teaching others how to change the laws that over use imprisonment, specifically addressing how drug laws have unjustly targeted and weakened the African American community.
Awards and Recognition
2005 - National Campaign of Tolerance - in fighting for community justice and against injustice everywhere
1993 - Correctional Officer of the Year - for outstanding leadership abilities as a liaison between the Federal Prison Camp and the United States Air Force
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Community Group Affiliations Law Enforcement
Against Prohibition (LEAP) |
Guest Appearances 2004 2005 |
Interviews
Razor Wire, newspaper of The November
Coalition
Bill Piper, Drug
Policy Alliance
Danny Davis, Congressman from Chicago, Illinois
John Conyers, Congressman from Detroit Michigan
John Lewis, Congressman from Atlanta, Georgia
Sanford Bishop, Congressman from the 2nd district of Georgia.
Katherine Huffman, Commission on Public Safety and Abuse and
Violence in America's Prisons
Eric Sterling, President
of the Criminal Justice Policy Foundation
Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. President of Rainbow/Push Coalition
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 (l to r) Garry's Uncle John Jones, Garry, and his brother Terry Jones. John is a local principal in the Kinston, City Schools; Terry is a case manager for the mentally ill in Charlotte, N.C. |
 XXX Garry with his grandmother, Tessie, who raised him |
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 Terry Jones (Garry's brother) protesting at a march in downtown Washington, D.C. during his career as a D.C. correctional officer. |
 Garry stands with his mother, Vergie and his son, Malcolm. Malcolm has just received 10 educational awards, including 8th Grade Valedictorian |
Garry's FamilyGrandmother Tessie Jones: "Always treat people with respect and behave yourself wherever you go. Uncle John Jones, the educator in the house: "Don't allow anyone to take away your confidence and don't believe everything you read in the paper. The newspaper can make you out to be star or they can make you look like the worst person in the world." Aunt Mavis Jones: "Don't walk outside of the house unless you are well groomed." Aunt Denderant Burney: "Don't walk out of the house unless your chores are done." Mother Vergie Marie Chalmers: "You don't take any mess from anyone, don't start trouble, but when trouble comes your way defend yourself." Father Milton Dove Jr.: "No one is going to give you a thing, if you want anything you have to go out and work for it" Brother Terry Jones: I learned how to be humble from him and my grandmother. |
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To read about Lt. Garry Jones' recent advocacy work, visit a chronological archive at Advocate in Action.
