WORTHY: Colorado Reentry Stories is a series of audio features profiling Coloradans who found their way into prison and then navigated their way back out, and offering a look at some of the reentry service organizations that supported those people on their journey. 

Each episode is 30-40 minutes long, and each examines the complex pathways of reentry and parole in our state.

WORTHY is rooted in the stories of people who've succeeded against the odds. You'll hear about hitchhiking cross-country at the age of 13... losing a grandparent and falling into addiction... a surprise commutation from the governor that abruptly ended a life sentence... experiencing the anxieties of grocery shopping after leaving prison... a pivotal, impromptu speech on the state Capitol steps... and much more.

Worthy Story 2: "Reentry & Realness" highlights The Realness Project, Breakthrough, and Work Options.

This series is supported in part by the Solutions Journalism Network 2022 LEDE Fellowship. It's produced by Ryan Conarro, JoyBelle Phelan, and Seth Ready. Additional production is by Lucy Richardson. Denver Women's Correctional Facility Inside Wire producers co-host Story 4: Cynthia Gonzalez, Tiffany McCoy, and Amber Pierce. Music for Worthy is by Tyler Nelson at Limon Correctional Facility. The voices of the Worthy theme are Jamilyah Nelson and, at Limon Correctional Facility, Stefano Illescas-Romo and Christopher Lovely. Mastering engineering is by Jonathan Howard.

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This episode was hosted and produced by Cynthia Gonzalez at Denver Women's Correctional Facility.

One Tune: Forsythia Owen, Evidence of Things Not Seen by The Dynospectrum

This episode was hosted and produced by Aaron Sanchez

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One Tune: Jeremy Moss, The Falconist, by High on Fire

This episode was hosted and produced by Davis Andrew at Sterling Correctional Facility.

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One Tune: Ian Ketterer, Water Get No Enemy by Fela Kuti

This episode was hosted and produced by Aaron Sanchez at Buena Vista Correctional Facility.

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One Tune: Eric St. George, Everybody Wants to Rule The World, by Tears for Fears

This episode was hosted and produced by Benjamin Hill.

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Chow Time | Sacred Items & CDOC Searches: Cultural Crisis in Colorado Prisons, by Benny Hill

This Episode was created and produced by Travis Sandlin at Limon Correctional Facility

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One Tune: Ryan Conarro, When You Come Back Down by Nickel Creek

This Episode was created and produced by Travis Sandlin at Limon Correctional Facility.

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One Tune: Dwayne Antojado, SZA, The Weekend (Calvin Harris Remix)

CDOC staffers Justin Dash and Kat Sanguinetti share info about the department's Special Needs Parole Program, in this Hotlines Extended episode hosted and produced by Benny Hill at Limon Correctional Facility.

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Hotlines Extended: Justin Dash & Kat Sanguinetti, Special Needs Parole Program, Aired 04.05.2023

This episode was hosted and produced by Herbert Alexander at Buena Vista Correctional Facility.

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One Tune: Michael Carter, Hustle and Motivate by Nipsy Hussle

This is a promotional spot produced by Herbert Alexander for his narrative journalism work, "CHOW TIME: Incarcerated Dads," produced at Limon Correctional Facility in the Colorado Department of Corrections.

Spot: Listen to Chow Time: Incarcerated Dads

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Inside Wire: Colorado Prison Radio operated 2021-23 embedded in Colorado state prisons. We beamed music, stories, information, and entertainment into prisons across Colorado… and we broadcast our sounds to listeners outside facilities as well, across the U.S. and beyond. Our programs were created by incarcerated media producers for incarcerated listeners. Inside Wire was the first radio station in the world to broadcast 24/7 from inside prisons to the public. Inside Wire was a program of the University of Denver Prison Arts Initiative, in collaboration with the Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC). In 2023, the CDOC ended their partnership with the University of Denver, which paused our work. Inside Wire has relaunched as COLORADO RADIO FOR JUSTICE. Learn more at www.radioforjustice.org