- Global Launch Event • Cape Town 2026
Global Freedom
Consulting Agency
Launch Event
Join Us in the Name of Justice and Safety
- Cape Town, South Africa
- April 14-16, 2026
- Three-Day Global Convening
- Global Launch Event • Cape Town 2026
Are you invested in safe communities in South Africa and throughout the world?
Join us at a historic global launch event in Cape Town to learn what justice innovation and smart-on-crime looks like, locally and globally.
At the first-ever event of its kind, Incarceration Nations Network (INN) will showcase best practices in justice and safety through the launch of Global Freedom Consulting (GF Consulting), the world’s first consulting agency comprised of formerly incarcerated leaders from around the globe. GF Consulting is made up of alumni from INN’s annual Global Freedom Fellowship program, which over three years has trained 46 Fellows from 26 countries. The majority of these Fellows will serve as consultants and return to Cape Town for the grand launch: a three-day global convening centered on transnational lived-experience leadership.
GF Consulting will represent the highest caliber of expertise, drawing on the lived experience and professional excellence of its members. As such, everyone involved will embody the values and standards of this first-of-its-kind agency. GF Consulting members will offer their expertise, knowledge and multitude of services.
GF Consulting will become the go-to agency for policymakers, philanthropies, think tanks, academies, and governments who want to engage in smart justice practices, advised by experienced, professional leaders with lived experience of justice systems worldwide.
Meet Our Partners
Our Target Audience
GF Consulting seeks to engage diverse global stakeholders interested in transforming justice systems through leadership with lived experience.
Corporates from around the world
Global enterprises seeking to implement corporate justice practices and social responsibility initiatives
Global philanthropies
Philanthropic organizations interested in investing in justice system reform and social change
Academics from around the world
Researchers and academics studying criminal justice systems and prison reform methodologies
Government agencies
Government agencies in South Africa and abroad interested in evidence-based justice policies
Local and international media
Media outlets covering criminal justice issues, prison reform, and social justice initiatives
- Three-Day Global Convening
Event Agenda
Three days in Cape Town: A global convening focused on lived experience leadership transnationally
Evening Welcome Reception
April 14, 2026 • Evening
Location: Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation
Opening ceremony honoring the legacy of justice and reconciliation
Public-Facing Event
April 15, 2026 • Full Day
Location: University of Cape Town (UCT)
Panels, Tabling, Performances, Dialogue About Best Practices in Justice and Safety Around the World
Education Not Incarceration event
April 16, 2026 • Morning
Location: Brandvlei Correctional Center
This event will celebrate and honor the University of South Africa’s long-standing role in providing higher education in prison—dating back to Nelson Mandela, a proud UNISA alumnus. It will also showcase the work of INN’s Global Freedom Scholars Network, a transnational network of justice-involved university students in 17 countries. Transportation will be provided to Brandvlei Correctional Center.
Closing Reception
April 16, 2026 • Evening
Location: Youngblood Africa Art Gallery
The Writing on The Wall is a shape-shifting, multi-media art installation made from essays, poems, letters, stories, diagrams and notes written by people in prison around the world. A collaboration between INN and renowned African-American visual artist Hank Willis Thomas, it has been displayed in dozens of international locations for the past 11 years. This is its debut on the African continent.
- Leadership Excellence
Meet Some of Our Consultants
Exceptional leaders with lived experience, combining academic and professional expertise to transform justice systems globally.
Nora Calandra (🇦🇷Argentina)
Nora is a formerly incarcerated woman who now serves as the Subsecretary of Labor and Inclusion for the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights of Buenos Aires, focusing on workforce development and reintegration for marginalized individuals. In 2023, she was selected as a Global Freedom Fellow by the Incarceration Nations Network, supporting leadership and innovation in justice reform. She actively uses media platforms to amplify the voices of those directly impacted and connect grassroots movements with institutional change. Nora also contributes to regional advocacy as a member of the Latin American Network of Liberated Women and a board member of Mutual de Liberados.
Jarrell Daniels (🇺🇸USA)
Jarrell is a distinguished Community Organizer and National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow who founded the Justice Ambassadors Youth Council (JAYC) at Columbia University’s Center for Justice. Through JAYC, he leads a 12-week seminar empowering underserved New York City youth impacted by the legal system or gang involvement, connecting them with government officials to foster policy change. Jarrell’s journey from incarceration to academia includes earning a degree from Columbia, delivering a TED Talk, and codeveloping Project Restore, a gun-gang violence intervention program rooted in community-based solutions and policy reform. Now a doctoral student at NYU, his research focuses on social change, adolescent development, and evidence-based interventions to reduce youth violence and promote systemic reform.
Danny Murillo (🇺🇸USA & 🇲🇽Mexico)
Danny is a co-founder and associate director of the Underground Scholars Initiative at UC Berkeley, supporting directly impacted students, and serves on the community advisory board for the Uncuffed podcast. He was the Smart Justice Fellow at the Michelson 20MM Foundation, where he led the Smart Justice Think Tank to establish California’s Best Practices for higher education in prison and support for formerly incarcerated students. Danny has worked as a program analyst for the Campaign for College Opportunity and the Vera Institute of Justice, focusing on educational equity for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people. He also represented the Prison Hunger Strike Solidarity Coalition in 2013, advocating against long-term solitary confinement.
Awande Mshotana (🇿🇦South Africa)
Awande is a social justice activist in Cape Town, South Africa, where he leads education efforts at the People’s Legal Centre to promote legal empowerment through paralegal training. He earned his LLB degree cum laude from the University of South Africa while incarcerated, exemplifying resilience and commitment to justice. A founding fellow of the Global Freedom Fellowship, Awande has shared his expertise through guest lectures and international panels, including events at the University of Stellenbosch and NYU School of Law. His work continues to advance access to justice, legal education, and systemic change for marginalized communities.
Kanani Nkamuhabwa (🇺🇬Uganda)
Canaan is a lawyer and social worker by profession. He finished his LLB with the University of London, which he started while in prison in 2022. Canaan spent four years and six months in prison, having been initially sentenced to suffer death by the court martial. Currently, he works as a legal volunteer at Justice Defenders, which represents indigent prisoners to courts of law and trains people in prison and prison staff as lawyers and paralegals who can represent indigent prisoners. He loves cows and spending free time on the farm, and, as a practicing Christian, loves spending some time at the church. He also loves people and music
Jhody Polk (🇺🇸USA)
Jhody Polk is the founder of the Jailhouse Lawyers Initiative (JLI), CEO of A Light In The Valley, LLC, and creator of the Legal Empowerment & Advocacy Hub (LEAH), a digital platform for legal knowledge. A Soros Justice Fellow and recipient of multiple national awards, she has led reentry and justice efforts in Florida, including her role in the Amendment 4 campaign to restore voting rights to over 1.5 million people with felony convictions. Jhody also serves as a board member of Namati and is deeply committed to Black liberation, legal empowerment, and community justice.
- 36 Consultants
21 Countries
🇨🇴 Colombia
🇮🇪 Ireland
🇺🇬 Uganda
🇳🇿 New Zealand
🇸🇻 El Salvador
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
🇺🇸 United States
🇯🇲 Jamaica
🇲🇽 Mexico
🇦🇷 Argentina
🇻🇮 US Virgin Islands
🇦🇺 Australia
🇨🇿 Czech Republic
🇧🇷 Brazil
🇿🇦 South Africa
🇬🇭 Ghana
🇲🇼 Malawi
🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago
🇳🇬 Nigeria
🇰🇪 Kenya
🇨🇱 Chile
- Global Media Recognition
Media Coverage
SABC NEWS
South Africa
Al Jazeera
International
Briefly SA
South Africa
Sky News
United Kingdom
Irish Independent
Ireland
Folha de S. Paulo
Brazil
Media coverage of the Global Freedom Consulting launch event will highlight the groundbreaking nature of this first-of-its-kind agency and its potential impact on global justice reform.
Sponsorship Opportunities
We provide organizations and individuals with sponsorship opportunities to showcase their work globally, promote the event, and support the consultants’ transformative work around the world.
- Key Impact Data
Global Launch
46
Fellows from
26 countries worldwide
Leaders who form the agency
36
Consultants From
21 Countries
Additional consulting expertise
1st
First-of-its-kind
agency of formerly incarcerated leaders
Unique global differentiator