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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 15h

CRJ host Herbert Alexander and Remerg Executive Director Darren Smith welcome guest Darrell Dimler, Outreach and Program Coordinator at STEP Denver. Listen to the full episode here: hotlines-crj.transistor.fm/episodes/hot...

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

In this second part of a Colorado Radio for Justice series on Proposition 132, CRJ host Trevor Jones sits down with Kyle Giddings to discuss Prop 132. Listen Here: uptotheminute-crj.transistor.fm/episodes/the...

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Andy Magel is back on Hotlines this week - the Denver Employment Social Enterprise (ESE) Collective. Catch it right here! --> pod.link/1808982009

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

CRJ team in the wild! Some of us got together for a morning coffee meetup this week at Convict Coffee Company’s newest location on Colfax. Check ‘em out, if you haven’t been yet! Right next to R&R Head Labs - check 'em out, too!

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

HOTLINES this week: Andy Magel from the Denver ESE Collective (that’s ‘Employment Social Enterprise’!) HOTLINES is CRJ’s weekly show featuring reentry resources and more. Listen on CRJ’s airwaves at 9am and 9pm every weekday, wherever you get your podcasts, or right here: pod.link/1808982009

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

If Proposition 132 passes, it'll cost the state millions of dollars due to increased incarceration rates of people possessing fentanyl. That's according to a 2025 study by the Colorado Behavioral Health Administration.

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Manige Blackburn-Giles from Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition gets personal in our latest episode of Up to the Minute. She shares with CRJ host Trevor Jones about her brother's death from fentanyl overdose. uptotheminute-crj.transistor.fm/episodes/the...

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

In this week’s HOTLINES, it’s Part 2 of our convo with the Community Economic Defense Project - from the “Just Bus” to eviction navigation. Listen to HOTLINES here, or wherever you get your podcasts: hotlines-crj.transistor.fm

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Manige Blackburn-Giles from Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition says that Colorado's Proposition 132 - which would impose mandatory minimums for fentanyl possession - would be resurrecting policies that already failed during the War on Drugs.

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

In this week’s HOTLINES, it’s the Community Economic Defense Project. Born out of Covid-19, fighting for economic equity. @coevictiondef.bsky.social Listen to HOTLINES here: hotlines-crj.transistor.fm/episodes/hot...

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

This Friday at the Colorado Press Association Network conference, CRJ + Spero Justice Center. More about our roundtable session: Podcasting for Policy: HABITUAL, Justice Reform and Civic Engagement: convention.press/program/sche... And listen to HABITUAL here: habitual.transistor.fm/subscribe

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

In our latest episode of UTTM, Manige Blackburn-Giles joins CRJ host Trevor Jones to discuss Proposition 132, a measure that would set mandatory sentencing for anyone possessing fentanyl or fentanyl-tainted drugs.

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Today on UP TO THE MINUTE, it’s the upcoming Fentanyl Ballot Measure. First in a series on what Prop 132 would mean for CO. Watch on YouTube; listen where u get ur pods; listen on CRJ’s airwaves at noon, 5, & 10pm Mondays; or click here: uptotheminute-crj.transistor.fm/episodes @ccjrc.bsky.social

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Pam Clifton from @ccjrc.bsky.social shares the deeply personal journey that led to her book "TELL THEM YOU LOVE THEM: A Resource Guide for Incarcerated Parents in Colorado." That’s this week on Hotlines,CRJ’s weekly show ft reentry resources and more: hotlines-crj.transistor.fm/episodes/hot...

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Join us tomorrow, Sat 1-3pm, at a celebration recognizing 2026 Arts in Society grantees - including CRJ! It’s at Redline Contemporary Art Center in Denver. Details and RSVP here: secure.redlineart.org/nx/portal/ne...

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Today, Colorado Matters from @cprnews.bsky.social is highlighting HABITUAL, our 5-part documentary podcast. Tune in to CPR tonight 7-8pm MT… or, hear the segment any time on-demand here: www.cpr.org/show-segment... Then of course, listen to the full HABITUAL: www.radioforjustice.org/habitual

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

This wk on HOTLINES, we're talking Dress for Success! Jennifer Waines, Ops Mgr for the Dnvr chapter, joins CRJ's Seth Ready & Allen Browning from Remerg, CRJ's partner org. Listen at 9am & 9pm every wkday, wherever you get your podcasts, and here: www.radioforjustice.org/podcasts

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Episode 4 of “Gateway” is out on all platforms! Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or at the link in our bio. In this episode, Seth and Lucy are joined by Dr. Neil Gowensmith.

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

🚨 UNLOCKING CHANGE: the homelessness-to-incarceration cycle in America. CRJ's JoyBelle Phelan sits down with Don Burnes, veteran of policy around ending homelessness. On our radio waves today at noon, 5pm, and 10pm, or listen/watch here: unlocking-change-crj.transistor.fm

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Join us Sat for a Launch Party for the Gateway podcast, hosted by @rrcctheatredept.bsky.social! Meet the podcast team; hear glimpses of audio; and check out this one-of-a-kind education program in person. June 24, 4-6pm, at RRCC’s The Den, Lakewood. RSVP & details: www.radioforjustice.org/gateway

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

🚨 New ep of Up to the Minute! - tomorrow on all podcast platforms & broadcasting Mondays on CRJ’s airwaves at noon, 5pm, & 10pm. Join Kyle Giddings of the Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition for a wrap-up of the 2026 Colorado legislative session. uptotheminute-crj.transistor.fm/episodes

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Episode 3 of “Gateway” is out today! Listen wherever you get your podcasts, at the link in our bio, or here: www.radioforjustice.org/gateway Learn more about College Gateway at www.rrcc.edu/gateway Hear and watch more from Colorado Radio for Justice here. www.radioforjustice.org See less

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Ep 2 of “Gateway” out today! Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or here: www.radioforjustice.org/gateway In this ep, take a seat inside a College Gateway classroom at Red Rocks Community College. Through these stories, we explore how education can be a bridge to belonging.

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Episode 1 of “Gateway” is out now! Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or here: www.radioforjustice.org/gateway In this ep, learn about the ppl behind College Gateway, the higher ed program at Red Rocks Comm College for students affected by the criminal-legal system. @rrcctheatredept.bsky.social

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Listen to the “Gateway” trailer now! CRJ's new podcast launches tomorrow. CRJ takes you to Red Rocks Community College’s Gateway program: a unique offering of higher ed opportunities for people getting free from prisons and jails. radioforjustice.org/gateway @redrockscc.bsky.social

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Coming this Friday: our new podcast “Gateway.” Listen to the trailer now! Wherever you get yr podcasts - or at radioforjustice.org/gateway For 20 yrs, a program at @redrockscc.bsky.social has been quietly changing the lives of ppl impacted by the criminal-legal system. "Gateway" tells the story.

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

🚨 New ep of UP TO THE MINUTE! 🚨 What bills are headed to the gov's desk? Do CCJRC's reform positions fly in the face of Prop 128? What should voters make of the looming fentanyl ballot measure? & what's the #1 misunderstanding about the carceral system? www.radioforjustice.org/podcasts

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

This wk on HOTLINES, it’s Jeff Wise, part of our ongoing series with Remerg, CO's resource reentry hub. Jeff shares with host Seth Ready how his own lived experience in the system guides his work at Remerg. Listen at 9am & pm each wkday… or right here: www.radioforjustice.org/podcasts

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

The Launch & Listening Party for HABITUAL last week at Denver’s Sie FilmCenter was a galvanizing gathering of policy makers, advocates, victims svcs reps, & ppl with lived experience across the criminal-legal spectrum. Listen to HABITUAL now, right here: www.radioforjustice.org/habitual

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Check out today's newsletter from Colorado Radio for Justice: Photos from last week's HABITUAL podcast Launch & Listening Party; a HOTLINES feature with Remerg; an invitation to a podcast showcase at our partner org Youth on Record... and more! mailchi.mp/radioforjust...

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

🎧 Listen now: HABITUAL — Inside repeat-offender sentencing in America. ... A new five-part investigative podcast from Colorado Radio for Justice. Voices of currently and formerly incarcerated ppl; victims; families; legislators; legal experts; and more. www.radioforjustice.org/habitual

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

We're so pleased to partner with Denver Philharmonic Orchestra - and to broadcast their concerts every Sunday on our show Crescendo Colorado! www.radioforjustice.org/programsched...

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

HABITUAL, CRJ's newest podcast, drops April 29th. 2 voices are Kristen Nelson and Dan Meyer from Spero Justice Center - interviewed by CRJ's Herbert Alexander, himself a 'habitual offender.' Joinour Launch & Listening Party at Sie Film Center - RSVP here: events.humanitix.com/crj-podcast-...

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Herbert Alexander on CRJ’s new investigative podcast, HABITUAL. Join us for the free listening party & launch in one week - Wednesday April 29th at Denver’s Sie FilmCenter. RSVP here: events.humanitix.com/crj-podcast-... 🎥 Producer/Editor: Julia Hoppock Director/DP: Brynmore Williams

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

New ep of UP TO THE MINUTE! 🚨 A familiar refrain: budget crisis, bed shortages, private prison purchase prospects, oh my. What might actually be done to change the game? Listen/watch here: uptotheminute-crj.transistor.fm/episodes/see... ....and, tune in to this show on CRJ’s radio waves each Monday!

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

*Come to our Listening Party on April 29th!* There's Herbert Alexander in the CO state capitol, working on HABITUAL, CRJ’s new 5-part documentary podcast. Join us at Sie Film Center: events.humanitix.com/crj-podcast-...

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

CRJ's birthday staff meeting! 1 deflating balloon. 5 cups of coffee. 365 past days to reflect on - and 365 ahead, to plan! 🎉🎈

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Today we celebrate one year since the CRJ relaunch - (after our previous operations under the name Colorado Prison Radio were paused) - and 5 years since our work first began in 2021. Join more celebrating 4/29 at our HABITUAL Listening Party! www.radioforjustice.org/habitual-lis...

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Darren Smith on HOTLINES this wk, new Exec Dir of Remerg, CO's reentry resource hub. The CRJ invites Darren to share his story, as well as his vision for the future of Remerg. 9am and 9pm each weekday… and here: hotlines-crj.transistor.fm/episodes/hot... 5:18 PM · Apr 13, 2026 Relevant people

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

HABITUAL is coming April 29th. Join us in Denver for a Listening Party + Community Convo! Tickets are FREE but limited - RSVP here: events.humanitix.com/crj-podcast-... HABITUAL pulls back the curtain on Colorado’s three-strikes law, as told by someone who’s survived it: Herbert Alexander.

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

🚨 New episode of UNLOCKING CHANGE! 🚨 Find out why Colorado is a bellwether in prison labor reform across the nation. Ft Kym Ray from End Slavery CO and David Maxted of Maxted Law, in convo w host JoyBelle Phelan at the CRJ studios. unlocking-change-crj.transistor.fm/episodes/kym...

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Didn't the U.S. abolish slavery? Why did a Denver District Court rule that CO's prison labor practices are unconstitutional? Check out the full conversation on today's fresh episode of UNLOCKING CHANGE - here & on the CRJ airwaves at noon, 5, & 10: unlocking-change-crj.transistor.fm/episodes/kym...

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Tomorrow! Join an evening of film and conversation: A 48-min doc about Cassy, a Ft Morgan woman whose family stood by her through addiction and incarceration. Post-screening community convo hosted by CRJ's Michael Clifton. Tomorrow - March 26 6:30 PM MDT Tix & deets in comments!

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

This wk, CRJ's HOTLINES bids a heartfelt ‘farewell’ and ‘thx’ to Carol Peeples, founder & departing exec dir of Remerg, CO's reentry resource hub, & co-host for the past year. M-F, 9am & 9pm, & wherever you get your podcasts. hotlines-crj.transistor.fm & stay tuned for the future!

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Join us online March 26 for film & convo. CRJ is hosting an online screening of "No Matter What," a 48-min doc film re addiction & incarceration. Stay after for a live community conversation, hosted by CRJ's Michael Clifton. Tix $10. Online - tix here: kinema.com/events/No-Matter-What-mtfhwp

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Boy, these first months of '26 have been full of energy and growth at CO Radio for Justice - & that’s thanks in large part to you, for our end-of-2025 fundraising campaign. THANK YOU! 📸: Herbert, Seth, Tiffany, and Ryan at our recent event hosted by Youth on Record.

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

On HOTLINES, it’s a convo w The Gathering Place (TGP). The team shared their ‘why' - Chk the comments for a pic of the answer. With a Nana like this, how could you not want to follow her lead? Catch HOTLINES at 9am & 9pm on our airwaves, & wherever u get ur podcasts.

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

🚨 New ep of UP TO THE MINUTE! A flip-flop on the CDOC budget for prison beds. Why? What does this mean for both residents & staff of CO's crowded prisons? Tune in at noon, 5, & 10pm MT. & listen/watch on our website; or wherever you get your podcasts. uptotheminute-crj.transistor.fm/episodes/up-...

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Up to the Minute | What's Next After the CDOC Budget Flip-Flop

Colorado Radio for Justice (CRJ) host JoyBelle Phelan picks up where she left off in conversation with Kyle Giddings from the Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition (CCJRC): the Colorado Joint ...

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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Fresh episode of UNLOCKING CHANGE - releasing today and broadcasting at noon, 5pm, and 10pm! 💥 A nuanced convo with Senator Cleave Simpson - Colorado's Senate Minority Leader for the Republican Party. unlocking-change-crj.transistor.fm/episodes/unl...

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Unlocking Change | Senator Cleave Simpson: Leaning in to Nuance

Senator Cleave Simpson is Colorado's Senate Minority Leader. In this episode of UNLOCKING CHANGE, Colorado Radio for Justice (CRJ) hosts Herbert Alexander and Ryan Conarro sit down with Senator Sim...

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