ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Gary Williams is the training officer at the Warren Correctional Institution for the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction in Lebanon, Ohio, and a member of the faculty at Sinclair Community College in Dayton. He began his corrections career in 1985 at the Marion Correctional Institution and transferred to the Corrections Training Academy in Orient, Ohio, in 1995, where he served as a training officer until 2002. While at the Corrections Training Academy, he developed the midlevel leadership program that received recognition in the American Correctional Association publication Best Practices. He transferred to the Warren Correctional Institution in 2002 and published his first book, Siege in Lucasville: The 11-Day Saga of Hostage Larry Dotson, in 2003 and Siege in Lucasville: An Insider’s Account and Critical Review of Ohio’s Worst Prison Riot in 2006; the latter was rereleased in 2009.

The oldest of five children, Williams was reared with a near-reverent respect for those who wear our nation’s uniform. His father is a decorated Korean War combat veteran. Williams holds a Bachelor’s degree in human resource management and leadership from Franklin University in Columbus and a Master’s degree in public administration from the University of Dayton. He has six children and lives in West Chester, Ohio, with his wife, Tracy.