Mission Statement

To assist and empower inmates
and ex-felons of Ohio and Kentucky prisons
as well as other troubled individuals
in the Greater Cincinnati Area
with taking responsibility for their lives and fulfilling their divine purposes.

Blessed Conviction was founded as a 501(c)(3) organization in 2007 by Gary Reece to provide instruction, inspiration and motivation to incarcerated individuals, ex-offenders, and people experiencing a troubled existence and those without spiritual direction.

What is often lacking is leadership for misguided souls from "someone who has been there," someone who can talk their language, one of their own who can identify with and mentor them. Because of his personal experiences, Gary Reece fills this gap.

Rodney Ballard (left),
Ky. Prison Commissioner, and Gary at Ky. State Reformatory before Gary spoke.

At Paint Creek Youth Facility

At COBRA, Central Ohio Boys Residential Academy