What if the people most impacted by prisons hold the clearest vision for justice reform?

Global Freedom: Lives and Lessons from Formerly Incarcerated Leaders from Around the World brings together the powerful voices of 30 alumni from Incarceration Nations Network’s Global Freedom Fellowship program, presented in their own words. Spanning Africa, the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean, these firsthand narratives reveal the depth of human potential too often dismissed or silenced within prison systems worldwide.

Through personal testimony and bold ideas for change, contributors examine the global crisis of mass incarceration and outline practical, community-driven pathways toward safer, more inclusive societies. Their stories challenge stereotypes, illuminate systemic failures, and demonstrate how lived experience can drive innovative reform at both local and international levels.

At once urgent and hopeful, Global Freedom reframes justice not as punishment, but as opportunity, dignity, and transformation. It is ideal for students, scholars, policymakers, advocates, and organizations engaged in criminal justice reform, human rights, restorative justice, and global social change.

• Cover
• Half-Title Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Abstract
• Content warning
• Acknowledgments
• Foreword
• Introduction Global freedom: How a transnational movement was born by Dr. Baz Dreisinger
• 1 Meet the Fellows
  • Gustavo Álvarez (Mexico)
  • Joel Castón (United States of America)
  • Wesley Bauwens (Belgium)
  • Katrian Clarke (Jamaica)
  • Richard Cruz (United States of America)
  • Waldemar Cubilla (Argentina)
  • Jarrell Daniels (United States of America)
  • Kofi Danso (South Africa)
  • Thulani Ndlovu (South Africa)
  • Jan Drtina (Czech Republic)
  • Adryann Glenn (US Virgin Islands and United States of America)
  • Beatrice Hangwende (Zambia)
  • Dairon Herrera (Colombia)
  • Rocío Jara (Argentina)
  • Morris Kaberia (Kenya)
  • Nicholas Khan (Trinidad & Tobago)
  • Lerato Kossie (South Africa)
  • Boxten Kudziwe (Malawi)
  • Joe Kwon (Australia)
  • James Leonard (Ireland)
  • Danny Murillo (United States of America and Mexico)
  • Awande Mshotana (South Africa)
  • Eduardo Navarrete (El Salvador)
  • Canaan Nkamuhabwa (Uganda)
  • Gideon Owoo (Ghana)
  • John Pineda (United States of America)
  • Jhody Polk (United States of America)
  • Franco Ruz (Chile)
  • Rodrigo Sabiah (Brazil)
  • Valentine Sanni (Nigeria)
  • Jazz Singh (United Kingdom)
  • Tricia Walsh (New Zealand/Aotearoa)
  • Dan Whyte (United Kingdom)
  • Dandara Zainabo (Brazil)
• 2 A conversation about prison and leadership with Mthetheleli Ngxeke, Global Freedom Fellowship coordinator
• 3 How people end up in prison
  • Waldemar Cubilla (Argentina)
  • Tricia Walsh (New Zealand/Aotearoa)
  • Gustavo Álvarez (Mexico)
  • Jhody Polk (United States of America)
  • Joe Kwon (Australia)
  • Lerato Kossie (South Africa)
  • Adryann Glenn (US Virgin Islands and United States of America)
  • Richard Cruz (United States of America)
  • Jazz Singh (United Kingdom)
  • James Leonard (Ireland)
  • Danny Murillo (United States of America and Mexico)
  • Jarrell Daniels (United States of America)
  • Nicholas Khan (Trinidad & Tobago)
  • Thulani Ndlovu (South Africa)
  • Franco Ruz (Chile)
  • Beatrice Hangwende (Zambia)
  • Wesley Bauwens (Belgium)
  • Valentine Sanni (Nigeria)
  • Morris Kaberia (Kenya)
  • Canaan Nkamuhabwa (Uganda)
  • Boxten Kudziwe (Malawi)
• 4 The experience of prison
  • Tricia Walsh (New Zealand/Aotearoa)
  • Gustavo Álvarez (Mexico)
  • Jhody Polk (United States of America)
  • Awande Mshotana (South Africa)
  • Jan Drtina (Czech Republic)
  • Boxten Kudziwe (Malawi)
  • Canaan Nkamuhabwa (Uganda)
  • Richard Cruz (United States of America)
  • Kofi Danso (South Africa)
  • Katrian Clarke (Jamaica)
  • John Pineda (United States of America)
  • Jazz Singh (United Kingdom)
  • Morris Kaberia (Kenya)
  • James Leonard (Ireland)
  • Danny Murillo (United States of America and Mexico)
  • Rocío Jara (Argentina)
  • Valentine Sanni (Nigeria)
  • Jarrell Daniels (United States of America)
  • Dairon Herrera (Colombia)
  • Rodrigo Sabiah (Brazil)
  • Thulani Ndlovu (South Africa)
  • Eduardo Navarrete (El Salvador)
  • Gideon Owoo (Ghana)
  • Franco Ruz (Chile)
  • Dandara Zainabo (Brazil)
  • Dan Whyte (United Kingdom)
  • Beatrice Hangwende (Zambia)
• 5 Turning points
  • Waldemar Cubilla (Argentina)
  • Tricia Walsh (New Zealand)
  • Joel Castón (United States of America)
  • Jhody Polk (United States of America)
  • Joe Kwon (Australia)
  • Lerato Kossie (South Africa)
  • Jan Drtina (Czech Republic)
  • Boxten Kudziwe (Malawi)
  • Adryann Glenn (US Virgin Islands and United States of America)
  • Canaan Nkamuhabwa (Uganda)
  • Richard Cruz (United States of America)
  • Kofi Danso (South Africa)
  • Katrian Clarke (Jamaica)
  • John Pineda (United States of America)
  • Jazz Singh (United Kingdom)
  • Morris Kaberia (Kenya)
  • James Leonard (Ireland)
  • Danny Murillo (United States of America)
  • Rocío Jara (Argentina)
  • Valentine Sanni (Nigeria)
  • Jarrell Daniels (United States of America)
  • Nicholas Khan (Trinidad & Tobago)
  • Dairon Herrera (Colombia)
  • Thulani Ndlovu (South Africa)
  • Gideon Owoo (Ghana)
  • Franco Ruz (Chile)
  • Dan Whyte (United Kingdom)
  • Beatrice Hangwende (Zambia)
  • Wesley Bauwens (Belgium)
• 6 After release
  • Gustavo Álvarez (Mexico)
  • Tricia Walsh (New Zealand/Aotearoa)
  • Jazz Singh (United Kingdom)
  • Joel Castón (United States of America)
  • Jhody Polk (United States of America)
  • Joe Kwon (Australia)
  • Lerato Kossie (South Africa)
  • Awande Mshotana (South Africa)
  • Boxten Kudziwe (Malawi)
  • Richard Cruz (United States of America)
  • Katrian Clarke (Jamaica)
  • Kofi Danso (South Africa)
  • John Pineda (United States of America)
  • Morris Kaberia (Kenya)
  • Danny Murillo (United States of America and Mexico)
  • Rocío Jara (Argentina)
  • Jarrell Daniels (United States of America)
  • Nicholas Khan (Trinidad & Tobago)
  • Dairon Herrera (Colombia)
  • Rodrigo Sabiah (Brazil)
  • Eduardo Navarrete (El Salvador)
  • Gideon Owoo (Ghana)
  • Franco Ruz (Chile)
  • Dandara Zainabo (Brazil)
  • Dan Whyte (United Kingdom)
• 7 Successes: What Fellows are doing
  • Waldermar Cubilla (Argentina)
  • Joel Castón (United States of America)
  • Jhody Polk (United States of America)
  • Joe Kwon (Australia)
  • Awande Mshotana (South Africa)
  • Jan Drtina (Czech Republic)
  • Adryan Glenn (US Virgin Islands and United States of America)
  • Boxten Kudziwe (Malawi)
  • Canaan Nkamuhabwa (Uganda)
  • Katrian Clarke (Jamaica)
  • Kofi Danso (South Africa)
  • Jarrell Daniels (United States of America)
  • James Leonard (Ireland)
  • John Pineda (United States of America)
  • Jazz Singh (United Kingdom)
  • Danny Murillo (United States of America and Mexico)
  • Valentine Sanni (Nigeria)
  • Rodrigo Sabiah (Brazil)
  • Thulani Ndlovu (South Africa)
  • Eduardo Navarrete (El Salvador)
  • Franco Ruz (Chile)
  • Dan Whyte (United Kingdom)
  • Beatrice Hangwende (Zambia)
  • Wesley Bauwens (Belgium)
• 8 Forward thinking for improvement
  • Tricia Walsh (New Zealand/Aotearoa)
  • Joel Castón (United States of America)
  • Gustavo Álvarez (Mexico)
  • Jhody Polk (United States of America)
  • Katrian Clarke (Jamaica)
  • Richard Cruz (United States of America)
  • Jan Drtina (Czech Republic)
  • Dairon Herrera (Colombia)
  • James Leonard (Ireland)
  • Awande Mshotana (South Africa)
  • Jazz Singh (United Kingdom)
  • Valentine Sanni (Nigeria)
  • Jarrell Daniels (United States of America)
  • Rodrigo Sabiah (Brazil)
  • Eduardo Navarrete (El Salvador)
  • Gideon Owoo (Ghana)
  • Dandara Zainabo (Brazil)
  • Dan Whyte (United Kingdom)
• 9 How the book was put together