The work of Colorado Radio for Justice (CRJ) and Inside Wire: Colorado Prison Radio (IW) has been featured by numerous statewide, national, and international media outlets. Experience that coverage by visiting Inside Wire’s Press page. 

CRJ and IW staffers inside and outside prison have presented at a range of conferences, including:

• The Colorado Media Project Newsroom Convening (2022)

• The WorldDenver/U.S. State Department International Visitors’ Program “Media Responsibility in the Age of Disinformation” (2023, 2024)

• The National Federation of Community Broadcasters Annual Conference (2023)

• Podcast Movement National Conference (2023)

• The International Prison Radio Conference in Oslo, Norway (2022)

• The International Prison Radio Regional Convening in Buenos Aires, Argentina (2023)

• The Carceral Geography International Criminology Conference in Melbourne, Australia (2022)

CRJ and IW have been recognized with regional, national, and international awards, including:

• 2023 Solutions Journalism Audio Award from the U.S. Solutions Journalism Network (for the Audio Series WORTHY: Colorado Reentry Stories)

• 2024 Top of the Rockies Excellence in Journalism Award - Podcast, Second Place, Best Mental Health Feature - from the Society of Professional Journalists Colorado (for the Audio Feature Screaming in the Silence: The Colorado Department of Corrections Mental Health Peer Assistant Program, by incarcerated producer Anthony Quintana, Jr)

• 2024 Top of the Rockies Excellence in Journalism Awards - Best Podcast, from the Society of Professional Journalists Colorado (for the Audio Series CHOW TIME: Stories from Life in Colorado Prisons)

• 2024 Silver Award for Station Promotion from New York Festivals Radio Awards (for the Station ID series by incarcerated producer Tyler Nelson)

• 2023 Signal Awards - 4 Gold awards in the categories of Documentary and Public Service & Activism, from the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences (for the series CHOW TIME and WORTHY)

• 2023 Silver Anthem Award for Human & Civil Rights, from the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences (for the radio station’s overall work)