Inmate
Oregon State Penitentiary
Salem, Oregon
Randy Guzek came to OSP (Oregon State Penitentiary) at the age of 18 and served 33 years on death row at OSP and is now serving a life sentence. After receiving clemency and leaving death row in 2020 he first saw the Memorial Healing Garden and immediately knew he had found a place of peace and salvation. He is now the Director and volunteer caretaker of the garden. Having been drawn to nature as a child, he found time in the garden as a way restore his cognitive, emotional, and spiritual being and a means to transcend the prison environment.
TUE-C05: Bringing Nature into the Heart of Darkness: Restorative Justice in the Garden
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
3:45pm – 5:00pm ET