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Unlocking Change

by Colorado Radio for Justice

UNLOCKING CHANGE is a production of Colorado Radio for Justice (CRJ). It's an in-depth conversation between CRJ's system-impacted hosts and reporters with leading voices in the criminal-legal space. What is “justice”? What is “freedom”? How might these aspirations become real in our communities & across our culture? www.radioforjustice.org

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Episodes

  1. Don Burnes: Homelessness & Incarceration

    Camping bans. Street sweeps. Supreme Court decisions. Colorado Radio for Justice host JoyBelle Phelan sits down with Dr. Don Burnes - researcher, author, and 40-year veteran of homelessness policy - to dig into the homelessness-to-incarceration cycle in America. Why don't bans and sweeps work?…

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  2. Kym Ray & David Maxted: Agency vs. Slavery in Colorado Prison Labor

    A Denver District Court has determined that Colorado's prison labor practices unconstitutional. How did we get here? What's the history of prison labor laws in Colorado and the U.S.? What's the link between the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the day-to-day life of incarcerated people...

  3. 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 Simpson to talk about everything from water rights and climate change in Colorado, to his journey from...

  4. Representative Javier Mabrey: We Gotta Fight

    As the 2026 Legislative Session of the Colorado General Assembly kicks off, UNLOCKING CHANGE brings a conversation with Javier Mabrey (D), State Representative for House District 1 as well as Chair of the House Judiciary Committee. Colorado Radio for Justice (CRJ) host Herbert Alexander invites...

  5. Emma Mclean-Riggs, Part 2: Faith in the Collective

    It's Part 2 of a two-part conversation with Emma Mclean-Riggs, Senior Staff Attorney from the ACLU of Colorado, who sits down with Colorado Radio for Justice hosts Tiffany McCoy and Trevor Jones. Emma examines the criminalization of poverty and homelessness in Colorado communities; the ACLU's…

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  6. Emma Mclean-Riggs, Part 1: Immigration, The Constitution, & Determination

    Join Colorado Radio for Justice hosts Tiffany McCoy and Trevor Jones as they dive into a critical conversation with Emma Mclean-Riggs, Senior Staff Attorney from the ACLU of Colorado. Emma discusses the alarming escalations in ICE detention expansions, unlawful deportations by the Trump...

  7. Kristen Nelson Part 2: Humanity & Purpose

    UNLOCKING CHANGE this month features Part 2 of a two-part conversation with Kristen Nelson, Executive Director of the Spero Justice Center, hosted by Colorado Radio for Justice (CRJ) hosts JoyBelle Phelan and Michael Clifton. Michael shares his journey through the Colorado Department of…

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  8. Kristen Nelson, Part 1: Hope Is Essential

    UNLOCKING CHANGE this month features Part 1 of a two-part conversation between Colorado Radio for Justice (CRJ) hosts JoyBelle Phelan and Michael Clifton and Kristen Nelson, Executive Director of the Spero Justice Center. Kristen shares her journey from working on death penalty cases to founding...

  9. Christie Donner: Evolution & Authenticity

    UNLOCKING CHANGE this month features Christie Donner, Executive Director of the Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition. CRJ hosts JoyBelle Phelan and Ryan Conarro invite Christie to dive into nothing less than the full history of mass incarceration and Colorado… and to share how she insists…

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  10. Rebecca Wallace: Until They're All Free

    UNLOCKING CHANGE is a podcast by Colorado Radio for Justice (CRJ). This kick-off episode features Rebecca Wallace, Policy Director of the Colorado Freedom Fund. In a conversation with CRJ hosts Tiffany McCoy and Ryan Conarro, Rebecca articulates the importance of supporting the most vulnerable in...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

UNLOCKING CHANGE is a production of Colorado Radio for Justice (CRJ). It's an in-depth conversation between CRJ's system-impacted hosts and reporters with leading voices in the criminal-legal space. What is “justice”? What is “freedom”? How might these aspirations become real in our communities & across our culture? www.radioforjustice.org

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UNLOCKING CHANGE is a production of Colorado Radio for Justice (CRJ). It's an in-depth conversation between CRJ's system-impacted hosts and reporters with leading voices in the criminal-legal space. What is “justice”? What is “freedom”? How might these aspirations become real in our communities &...

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