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!

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

What's all this talk about Tina Peters? Host JoyBelle Phelan & Jennifer Dillon from @ccjrc.bsky.social break it down. Catch this - & more - in today's UP TO THE MINUTE, "New Legi Bills; Prison Labor Suit; CDOC Budget; & Clemency for Tina Peters?" uptotheminute-crj.transistor.fm/episodes/new...

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.

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.

🚨 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-...

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...

🚨 New episode alert! 🚨 As the '26 CO General Assembly kicks off, the Joint Budget Committee meets to consider the CO Dept of Corr request for a budget increase to add more prison beds. The JBC votes "no." Why? What's next? Tune in: uptotheminute-crj.transistor.fm/episodes/the... @ccjrc.bsky.social

We love this show every Sunday on our airwaves - and we love getting to broadcast local musicians through our partnership with @denverphilorch.bsky.social . Do tune in!

Want to know the answer to Herbert Alexander’s question in this clip??? Well, we’ve got a 💥new episode alert💥 —> UNLOCKING CHANGE is back TOMORROW with guest @javiermabrey.bsky.social, Colorado State Rep and Chair of the House Judiciary Committee. unlocking-change-crj.transistor.fm

We're so so thrilled to be partnered with Colorado Radio for Justice! CRJ is right up Colorado Bluesky's alley, and I'm surprised more of y'all aren't following. They work hard for formerly incarcerated and currently incarcerated. It's an amazing mission led by an even more amazing team!

Oh, hello @radioforjustice.bsky.social! 👋 Nice to see ya! Tune in, learn more, and support our amazing new partners at radioforjustice.org/

Honored to have Michael Clifton of @radioforjustice.bsky.social speak at our #HolidayCheer evening concert. 🤝 Colorado has the 5th highest recidivism rate in the US. Our #TakeAStand partner CRJ tackles this through storytelling & support, helping justice-involved neighbors lead lives of purpose.

Hey friend of CRJ! Could you take 5 minutes to contribute $5, between now and Dec 31?   www.coloradogives.org/story/CRJWav... Then, could you ask 2 more ppl in your circle to do the same? We’re part of a CO Media Project funding competition, where the most unique donors by 12/31 = add'l $5K. Thx!

Coming this Tuesday! Our WAVES OF IMPACT Party. Doors at 5:30, Program at 6. Speakers: CO Senator Julie Gonzales, CO Freedom Fund, Youth on Record, Convergent Reentry Skills Academy, Hazelbrook, C2PAN …& the CRJ team, of course. Eats & drinks galore. Tix: www.radioforjustice.org/december9party

Throwing it back to our RELAUNCH BLAST-OFF 6 months ago! Co-Director Herb Lex on the 🎤. C’mon over to our WAVES OF IMPACT Party this December 9th, for more vibes like this: www.radioforjustice.org/december9party

💥 New episode of UP TO THE MINUTE today! @ccjrc.bsky.social CO Criminal Justice Reform Coalition hosted a teach-in this month: “How Did We Get Here? Understanding Mass Incarceration in CO.” Colorado Radio for Justice’s Trevor Jones was there. Listen/watch right here: uptotheminute-crj.transistor.fm

Join us Dec 9 for our WAVES OF IMPACT Party! 🎉 Get your tix now here: www.radioforjustice.org/december9party You'll hear featured audio excerpts, connect with community, take a sneak peek at 2026 plans and dreams, and get to know the voices behind the mic at Colorado Radio for Justice.

🚨 New episode! This month's UNLOCKING CHANGE is Pt 2 of an urgent convo w Emma Mclean-Riggs, Sr Staff Atty from the ACLU of Colorado, who sits down with CRJ hosts Tiffany McCoy and Trevor Jones. Every Coloradan should hear this, & Pt 1 as well. Find them here!--> unlocking-change-crj.transistor.fm

At 8am this Sun, something new on CRJ: CRESCENDO COLORADO, our wkly classical music show in partnership with Denver Philharmonic Orchestra. It's a past Philharmonic concert from DPO’s archives, live-recorded in Denver. Check out our Prog Sched, for more! www.radioforjustice.org/programsched...

Audio Production 101! Next week at our studio in Denver. Space is limited, so sign up by Sun night: - forms.gle/j9v8SZb3oTGs... - All participants will be paid $25. Wed Nov 12, 6:45-8pm & Sat Novr 15, 1:45-3pm. Pictured: CRJ's Herbert and Tiffany in the studio.

Episode just dropped! “UP TO THE MINUTE: The state prison bed budget just went up. Why? What next?” Listen now on YouTube or on your favorite podcast platform - or on CRJ’s radio broadcast at 5pm and 10pm tonight!

Join us Tues Dec 9th for WAVES OF IMPACT! We’ll gather and celebrate the voices, stories, and ripple effects of Colorado Radio for Justice. Tix go on sale Nov 1st. For now, mark your calendar and get more info: www.radioforjustice.org/december9party

This week on CRJ! Powerful stories. Informative PSAs and resources. Music across genres. 24/7. “How do I tune in?” Head to radioforjustice.org, then download the app to listen to all of our 24/7 music, stories, and news.

💥 Priority RSVP is today at noon MT! We’ve got a few spots still available! 💥 RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... This is a paid role, offering $25/hour for each on-site hour spent in production. Pay will be arranged after the workshop concludes.

It was a packed house at Convict Coffee Company last Friday in Parker. They hosted a screening of the film “No Matter What,” exploring reentry and recovery from addiction, and a dialogue facilitated by our producer Michael Clifton. Thanks to all who made this possible!

💥 RSVP by this Wed! 10 spots available 💥 Come get paid to write for radio… to record your voice… or both! RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Episode just dropped! ICE detention expansions in CO. Unlawful deportations under the Alien Enemies Act. A forecast of generations of trauma… & how the human lives on the line compel her to keep going every day. All new on UNLOCKING CHANGE. www.radioforjustice.org/podcasts @aclu.org

New episode alert: UNLOCKING CHANGE is back TOMORROW with an urgent conversation with Emma Mclean-Riggs, Senior Staff Attorney at the ACLU of Colorado. Airs tomorrow on CRJ at noon, 5pm, and 10pm MT… and it drops at noon on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. www.radioforjustice.org/podcasts

This Friday at 5:30pm! Join CRJ at Convict Coffee Co for a screening of the film NO MATTER WHAT and a convo about reentry and recovery. CRJ's Michael Clifton will be there with the film’s team. RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/no-matter-... Convict Coffee Company: 19519 East Parker Square Drive

Last night at @redlinevr.bsky.social Redline Art Center, the CRJ team was glad to get to be a part of “Why We Show Up: The Emotional Weight, Purpose & Transformative Power of Prison Arts Work,” a roundtable about arts in corrections.

We’re CRJ - a 24/7 radio station and podcast production studio by, for, and about people impacted by the criminal-legal system. …& “impacted by” includes, of course, all of us. Listen, watch, and be a part of our work: radioforjustice.org. --> www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wldw...

We’ve got another week of eclectic music and powerful storytelling on Colorado Radio for Justice.

Today at noon, 5, & 10pm, & on the podcast platforms: UP TO THE MINUTE host JoyBelle Phelan talks with Manige Blackburn & Kyle Giddings from @ccjrc.bsky.social to learn about the No More Prisons campaign, which is objecting to a CDOC budget increase. What's the history? Why object? &: why now?

Tomorrow, Friday, we’ve got a special episode of UP TO THE MINUTE with @ccjrc.bsky.social highlighting their No More Prisons campaign and how listeners can get involved this Monday at the Capitol in Denver. Tomorrow at noon, 5pm, and 10pm MT, and on-demand wherever you get your podcasts.

Tune in for another week of great stories & music on CRJ! From reentry resources from KeHE Distributors & Remerg… to real stories of mental health challenges inside CO state prisons… to curated music playlists from our friends & collaborators at California’s Uncuffed podcast… & much more!

“Even if I was gonna lose my life inside prison, I still wanted to have a relationship with my son.” That's Herbert Alexander in our Conversation & Listening Party earlier this month, “PARENTING & PRISON,” at @redlinevr.bsky.social Contemporary Art Center, as part of the High Walls Summit.

Don’t miss this wk’s HOTLINES - convo w Jim Blum & Ken Kavanaugh from MY FATHER’S HOUSE. They share their work w men getting out of prison: housing, jobs, life skills, & community. There's a new ep of HOTLINES every wk, 9am & 9pm MT M-F, & wherever you get yr podcasts. www.radioforjustice.org

We’re glad to partner with the CO Dept of Public Health & Environment to raise awareness about the dangers of fentanyl. Tune in throughout the broadcast day to hear the campaign at radioforjustice.org or on the CRJ app.  If you’re in crisis, call 911 or 988. Or, text TALK to 988.

Great new guest DJs this wk on the Jukebox! Tomorrow, Wed, it’s DJs Betsy Craft & Bob Eisenman, who talk music to harm reduction to reentry. & Fri Aug 29, DJ Holly Sisa from "Morning Mimosas" spins tunes with host Herb Lex. Go to radioforjustice.org, then download the app to listen!

Tune in to the Jukebox morning show this wk, for guest DJs Justin Merow (Wed) & Paul Gonzales (Fri)! All part of our Community DJ program this month. Jukebox airs each AM 7-9 MT… then, catch an Encore the same eve, 7-9pm. To tune in, get the CRJ app: radioforjustice.org!

Join CO Radio for Justice at the FREE #HighWallsSummit at RedLine Contemporary Art Center, this Sat Aug 16 & Sun Aug 17! On Sunday, 1-2pm, CRJ presents PARENTING FROM PRISON, a convo & listening party ft audio stories, original poetry, and reflections & resources.

This wk on the Jukebox Morning Show, join guest DJs Gabe Cohen & Sar7ah O’Riordan! Tomorrow, it's Sar7ah — AKA DJ Seven. Fri Aug 15, Gabe Cohen's on the airwaves. Both will weave stories of their lives & work with tunes all morning. The Jukebox Morning Show airs... (1/2)

CRJ's journey is featured in this week’s issue of @westword.com, alongside our friends and collaborators Impact Arts, Unbound Authors, and Unchained Voices. Find it here: www.westword.com/arts/prison-... As our Co-Director Ryan Conarro says in this article: "This is about all of us."

Tune in to the Jukebox this wk, for guest DJs Julie Rada (tomorrow) and Robert Haywood-James (Fri)! We’re stoked to continue our Community DJ program this month. The Jukebox airs each AM 7-9 MT… then, catch an Encore the same eve, 7-9pm. To tune in: radioforjustice.org!

Just dropped! Don’t miss our latest episode of UNLOCKING CHANGE, featuring Kristen Nelson from Spero Justice Center - it’s full of vulnerability, heart, humanity… and concrete insights into the criminal-legal system. radioforjustice.org/podcasts

It’s our HOTLINES hosting team! Carol Peeples from Remerg & CRJ's own Seth Ready. Tune in to this week’s episode (our 15th) for their convo with FreeWorld - Jeff Lee & Bob Eisenman - supporting people w criminal histories building successful careers in trucking: www.radioforjustice.org/podcasts

New episode of UNLOCKING CHANGE! A convo btw hosts JoyBelle Phelan and Michael Clifton and Kristen Nelson, Exec Dir of Spero Justice Center. The death penalty... long sentencing practices... hope... and change. On YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts: www.radioforjustice.org/podcasts

Want to be a Guest DJ on CO Radio for Justice? There’s time to sign up! Fill out this interest form by MON JULY 7, 11:59pm—> www.radioforjustice.org/guest-dj-sum... It’s an exciting way to get to connect with your community, share your story, and just spin some good ol’ radio tunes.

Be a Guest DJ on Colorado Radio for Justice! Please fill out this interest form by MONDAY JULY 7th, 11:59pm--> www.radioforjustice.org/guest-dj-sum... Join us at our Denver studio to voice-track (pre-record) an episode of THE JUKEBOX! Share your story, spin some tunes, banter, and hang out!