Gary Smith:  

After the great release I attended college. I attended Prairie View A&M University in Texas from 1985 to 1989, transferring to the University of Texas at Arlington for my final year. I graduated in August 1990 with a B.A. in Criminology & Criminal Justice. I joined the Tarrant County Sheriff's Department as a jailer in November 1990, becoming a certified peace officer in January 1993. I stayed with the county until 2003, having worked a variety of positions including fingerprint identification, grievance & disciplinary officer and criminal investigations. I took time off from law enforcement and corrections and tried other pursuits, but my calling was / is corrections & public safety. I returned to corrections in 2004 with a private corrections company, starting as a corrections officer and rising to ...Expand for more