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Hotlines
A weekly audio bulletin board offering resources on reentry from prison or detention, produced by Colorado Radio for Justice in collaboration with Remerg, Denver's reentry resource hub.
Episodes
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Hotlines Week of Nov 9-13: CU Denver Prison Education Program
In this episode of Hotlines on Colorado Radio for Justice - produced once again with Remerg, Colorado’s reentry resource hub - hosts Seth Ready (CRJ) and…
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Hotlines Week of Nov 2-6: Volunteers of America CO
Meet Matt Wood, Director of Behavioral Health Services for the Colorado chapter of Volunteers of America (VOA). On this episode of Hotlines, Wood sits down…
HotlinesHotlines Revisited: October 26-30 - The Don't Look Back Center
This is a rebroadcast of Hotlines originally recorded in June 2025. Listen in as Corinthiah Brown, founder of The Don’t Look Back Center, talks with CRJ's Seth…
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Hotlines: Week of Oct 19-23 - Life-Line Colorado
This week on Hotlines, it’s Life-Line Colorado. Hosts Jeff Wise (Remerg) and Chris Fazzari (CRJ) interview Bruce Mingo, Director of Reentry Initiatives for…
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Hotlines: Week of Oct 12-16 - Change Please Coffee
Hosts Herbert Alexander (CRJ) and Allen Browning (Remerg) interview Taylor Mack, Regional Program and Cafe Manager for Change Please Coffee, a social…
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Hotlines: Week of October 5-9 - STEP Denver
CRJ host Herbert Alexander and Remerg Executive Director Darren Smith welcome guest Darrell Dimler, Outreach and Program Coordinator at STEP Denver. Dimler…
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Hotlines: Week of September 14-18 - Denver ESE Collective, Part 2
HOTLINES this week continues a 2-part conversation with Andy Magel, founder of the Denver ESE Collective. "ESE" stands for Employment Social Enterprise, and…
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Hotlines: Sept 7-11 - Denver ESE Collective, Part 1
Meet Andy Magel, founder of the Denver ESE Collective. "ESE" stands for Employment Social Enterprise, and in this episode of Hotlines, the first of a 2-part…
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Hotlines: August 31-September 4 - CEDP, The Community Economic Defense Project, Part 2
HOTLINES this week continues a 2-part conversation with the Community Economic Defense Project of Colorado. CEDP staffers Christina Garcia and Genie Ruiz take…
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Hotlines: August 24-28 - CEDP, The Community Economic Defense Project, Part 1
Meet Christina Garcia and Genie Ruiz from the Community Economic Defense Project. In this first of a 2-part conversation, Garcia and Ruiz share a snapshot of…
HotlinesHotlines Revisited: August 17-21 - R&R Head Labs
This is a rebroadcast of Hotlines originally recorded in January 2026. This episode of Hotlines Revisited features James Repenning, the founder and CEO of R&R…
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Hotlines: August 10-14 - The Go Guide with CCJRC, Part 2
HOTLINES this week continues a 2-part convo about “THE GO GUIDE: Getting On After Getting Out,” Colorado’s digital and print resource for all things about the…
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Hotlines: August 3-7 - The Go Guide with CCJRC, Part 1
It's part 1 of a two-part conversation with Pam Clifton at the Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition in Denver. Clifton is the author "The Go Guide…
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Hotlines: July 27-31 — Remerg, An Organizational Update
Hosts Herbert Alexander and Bob Eisenman sit down with Remerg - the organization that typically co-hosts this show. This time, CRJ turns the tables to get an…
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Hotlines: July 20-24 - Parenting from Prison with CCJRC
Colorado Radio for Justice host Trevor Jones takes the mic for Hotlines, joined by Remerg Executive Director Darren Smith. They visit the Colorado Criminal…
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Hotlines Revisited: July 13-17 — Hope Homes
This episode of Hotlines Revisited features Chris Meeks, the Founder of Hope Homes. Chris talks about his lived experience, and how that propelled him into the…
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Hotlines: July 6-10 — Dress for Success
Jennifer Waines, Operations Manager for the Denver chapter of Dress for Success, joins CRJ’s Seth Ready and Allen Browning from Remerg, CRJ’s partner on the…
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Hotlines: June 8-13 — ChannelMom
This episode of Hotlines features hosts Allen Browning (Program director for Remerg) and Seth Ready (CRJ producer) as they sit down with Jenny Dean Schmidt…
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Hotlines: May 4-8 — Remerg
On this episode of Hotlines, Jeff Wise joins Seth Ready and Darren Smith in the studio to talk about Remerg… Past, present, and future! Jeff talks about how…
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Hotlines: April 27 - May 1 — Remerg
On this episode of Hotlines, meet the new Director of Programs at Remerg, Allen Browning. Allen joins Remerg Director, Darren Smith and CRJs, Seth Ready in the…
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Hotlines: April 13-16 — Remerg, Connective Tissue
Meet Darren Smith, the incoming Executive Director of Remerg. Listen along as Ryan Conarro and Seth Ready from Colorado Radio for Justice invite Darren to…
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BONUS — Hotlines Extended: Farewell Carol Peeples
BONUS — Join Seth and Carol for the extended cut of this week's Hotlines. In this bittersweet episode, Carol Peeples joins Seth Ready and Ryan Conarro in the…
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Hotlines: Mar 16-20 – Carol Peeples
In this bittersweet episode, Carol Peeples joins Seth Ready and Ryan Conarro in the CRJ studio to look back on the journey of Hotlines thus far. As Carol takes…
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Hotlines: Mar 9-13 – LiveDifferent Recovery
Experience freedom at LiveDifferent Recovery in a Recovery Community. LiveDifferent Recovery is an all pathways recovery program that provides a safe space for…
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Hotlines Feb 23-27 - The Gathering Place
In this episode of Hotlines, hosted by Remerg Executive Director Carol Peeples and CRJ's Ryan Conarro, we meet Heather Beck and Christian Nesbitt from The…
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Hotlines: Feb 9-13 – Center for Employment Opportunities
Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) offers individuals returning home from incarceration the ongoing support necessary to build career capital and…
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Hotlines: Feb 2-6 – CrossPurpose
This week Stephanie Hewitt, Director of Community Partners and Engagement from CrossPurpose, joins Seth Ready and Carol Peeples in the CRJ studio. CrossPurpose…
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Hotlines: Jan 26-30 – Breakthrough
Stacy Putka and Jason Hogan from Breakthrough join CRJ in studio to share how they empower individuals in the criminal legal system to achieve their highest…
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Hotlines: Jan 19-23 – Dry Bones
Dry Bones Directors Matt Wallace and Robbie Goldman join us this week in the CRJ studio. Dry Bones is a long-standing community of support among Denver’s…
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Hotlines: Jan 12-16 – R&R Head Labs
R&R Head Labs is a purpose-driven barbershop employing justice-impacted expert barbers who are uniquely skilled in cutting all hair types and textures…
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Hotlines: Jan 5-9 – The Empowerment Program
The Empowerment Program is a licensed mental health and drug treatment program providing trauma-informed and gender-responsive outpatient services. They…
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Hotlines: Dec 15-19 – Hope Homes
This episode of Hotlines features Chris Meeks, the Founder of Hope Homes. Chris talks about his lived experience, and how that propelled him into the work that…
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Hotlines: Dec 8-12 – Loaves and Fishes
This episode of Hotlines has virtual guests DeeDee Clement, Executive Director, and Jen Sawyer, WAGEES Director, from Loaves & Fishes of Canon City. They share…
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Hotlines: Dec 1-5 – Alternatives to Violence Project
Emerging from the Attica Prison riots in the 1970’s, The Alternatives To Violence Project now has an International reach. Hear how ATV is working for residents…
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Hotlines: Nov 24-28 – A Future and A Hope
Longtime Reentry supporter, Marcia Hannah, of A Future and A Hope, Joins Seth Ready and Carol Peeples in the CRJ studio to talk about her housing opportunity…
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Hotlines: Nov 17-21 – Unbound Authors
Tune in this week as previously incarcerated JoyBelle Phelan talks about going back into prisons across Colorado, and creating writing centers through the work…
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Hotlines: Nov 10-14 – The Realness Project
This week, Laurie Lazar of The Realness Project joins CRJ's Seth Ready and Remerg Director Carol Peeples to talk about the work her team is doing inside some…
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Hotlines: Nov 3-7 – CCJRC Voices for Justice
This week, enjoy a special episode of Hotlines! CRJ’s Herbert Alexander attended the 16th annual Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition’s “Voices For…
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Hotlines: Oct 27-31 – REshape Minds
“Turning Bars Into Ladders”...That’s the motto at REshape Minds. Listen in as Founder Jamie Williams discusses the work that REshape is doing to combat…
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Hotlines: Oct 20-24 – The Reentry Initiative
The Reentry Initiative Executive Director Emily Kleeman, alongside Deputy Director Anita Lewis, talk about the work they are doing in the City of Longmont…
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Hotlines: Oct 13-17 – Community Outreach Service Center
Eddie and Bob Woolford, of the Community Outreach Service Center, talk about their over 30 years of experience in the Colorado Re-entry world. Listen in to…
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Hotlines: Sept 22-26 – The Rock Found
Cheryl Polan is the founder of The Rock Found, a faith-based reentry organization that helps justice involved individuals seeking restoration and purpose. The…
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Hotlines: September 1-5, 2025 - My Father's House
My Father’s House Founder and CEO Jim Blum, alongside Director Ken Kavanaugh, shares the mission of My Father’s House: to provide transitional housing, job…
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Hotlines: August 25-29, 2025 - The Reciprocity Collective
The Reciprocity Collective serves unhoused people in Colorado, including those impacted by the criminal-legal system. Staffer Mary Putman articulates how the…
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Hotlines: August 18-22, 2025 - CU-Denver Prison Education Program
Dr. Stephen Hartnett, Director of the University of Colorado-Denver Prison Education Program (PEP), joins CRJ's Seth Ready and Remerg's Carol Peeples in the…
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Hotlines: August 11-15, 2025 - The Other Side Academy
The Other Side Academy (TOSA) is the featured guest on this week’s Hotlines, hosted by CRJ’s Seth Ready and Remerg’s Carol Peeples. Lola Strong walks us…
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Hotlines: August 4-8, 2025 - Mobarez Solutions
The founder of Mobarez Solutions, Roohallah Mobarez, and his Director of Operations, Michael Poompan, join CRJ's Seth Ready and Remerg's Carol Peeples in the…
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Hotlines: July 28-August 1, 2025 - Jobs of Hope
Dan Ordaz, Executive Director of Jobs of Hope, joins CRJ's Seth Ready and Carol Peeples of Remerg to talk about the 9-month reentry support program that ne and…
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Hotlines: July 21-25, 2025 - FreeWorld
This week, hosts Seth Ready from CRJ and Carol Peeples from Remerg interview team members from the national organization FreeWorld: Jeff Lee and Bob Eisenman…
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Hotlines: July 14-18, 2025 - Thrive
This week, Program Coordinator Angela Martinez from Thrive joins CRJ’s Seth Ready and Remerg’s Carol Peeples in the studio. Angela explains how Thrive helps…
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Hotlines: July 7-11, 2025 - KeHE Distributors
Harris Rollinger of KeHE Distributors discusses fair chance employment, and how people impacted by the criminal-legal system can find and keep jobs here in…
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Hotlines: June 30-July 4, 2025 - Hazelbrook Recovery & Sober Living
Geno Shvedov, founder of Hazelbrook Recovery & Sober Living, and John Klinghammer, Community Impact Director, explain how Hazelbrook builds community by…
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Hotlines: June 23-27, 2025 - Mile High Workshop
Staff from the Mile High Workshop share with CRJ's Seth Ready and Remerg's Carol Peeples about their service as an employment and job training program for…
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Hotlines: June 16-20 - The Don't Look Back Center
Listen in as Corinthiah Brown, founder of The Don’t Look Back Center, talks with CRJ's Seth Ready and Remerg's Carol Peeples about her work with women…
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Hotlines: June 9-13 - Tribe Recovery Homes
Thomas Hernandez from Tribe Recovery Homes shares the work of Tribe, as well as a glimpse of his personal journey, with CRJ's Seth Ready and Remerg's Carol…
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Hotlines: June 2-6, 2025 - Doing His Time
Meet Chris Mays, director of Doing His Time, an organization that provides ministry in Colorado prisons as well as reentry support for those getting out. Doing…
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Hotlines: May 26-30, 2025 - The Road Called STRATE
Seth Ready from Colorado Radio for Justice and Carol Peeples from Remerg talk reentry with Michelle Sykes and James Thomas, whose organization is called The…
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Hotlines: May 19-23, 2025 - Gateway
This week, Cathy Lachman and Karen Rodriguez sit down with CRJ host and producer Seth Ready and collaborator Carol Peeples, Director of Remerg, to share about…
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Hotlines: May 12-16, 2025 - Keyheart Training
This week, Teri Marquantte and Cathy Blair sit down with CRJ host and producer Seth Ready and collaborator Carol Peeples, Director of Remerg. Teri and Cathy…
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Hotlines: May 5-9, 2025 - Ananeo
Hotlines is a production of Colorado Radio for Justice (CRJ). In this week's Hotlines, CRJ host and producer Seth Ready and collaborator Carol Peeples…