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Degrees of Freedom: a Second Chance Classroom

Degrees of Freedom: a Second Chance Classroom

By: Mallory Havens and Vesna Markovic
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Hosted by two educators committed to justice and reform, this podcast amplifies the voices of system-impacted people, advocates, organizers, and scholars. Through candid conversations, we examine the human costs of incarceration, challenge prevailing narratives, and explore pathways toward accountability, healing, meaningful change and the transformative power of education.

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Episodes
  • The fight for freedom with Stanley Howard

    The fight for freedom with Stanley Howard
    7 Oct 2026

    What does it take to survive 39 years behind bars and emerge as a force for change?
    In this episode, Stanley Howard shares how education transformed his life both inside prison and beyond its walls. A Chicago police torture survivor, Stanley spent 39 years incarcerated, including 16 years on Illinois' Death Row. Wrongfully convicted and pardoned in 2003, he remained imprisoned until 2023. Today, he is a paralegal, published author, prison-rights advocate, and activist dedicated to justice and second chances.

    Stanley's letter to his younger self can be found here.

    The Uptown People's Law Center can be found here.

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    26 mins
  • Welcome to Degrees of Freedom

    Welcome to Degrees of Freedom
    23 Sep 2026

    Meet the hosts! Mallory and Vesna welcome you to the show, explain who they are, and how they got into prison reform.

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    20 mins
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