UP TO THE MINUTE is a production of Colorado Radio for Justice (CRJ). It's a weekly snapshot of what’s happening, and what’s on the horizon, in the criminal-legal system in Colorado and beyond, hosted by CRJ's team of system-impacted podcast hosts. CRJ's featured guests / contributors on the show are staff from the Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition (CCJRC). www.radioforjustice.org
In this second part of a Colorado Radio for Justice series on Proposition 132, CRJ host Trevor Jones sits down with Kyle Giddings from the Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition (CCJRC). Prop 132 will be on the ballot next month in Colorado. It’s a measure that would set mandatory sentencing for anyone possessing fentanyl or fentanyl-tainted drugs, knowingly or not, with a required minimum of 8 to 32 years in prison, removing prosecutorial and judicial discretion. Giddings deeper into the questions and concerns around Prop 132, and what it might mean for Colorado’s future. CRJ has reached out to Advance Colorado, the action group behind Prop 132. At the time of this episode release, they have declined to speak with our team, but our invitation still stands to give listeners the opportunity to hear directly from them on this ballot measure.
For more about Prop 132, check out:
CCJRC’s info site: getthefactsco.org
The site of Advance Colorado: https://www.advancecolorado.org/institute/public-safety/
And, for more education about fentanyl in our communities, check out the State of Colorado’s Behavioral Health Administration site https://fentanyledcolorado.org/resources/
UP TO THE MINUTE is a podcast by Colorado Radio for Justice (CRJ). www.radioforjustice.org (http://www.radioforjustice.org)
24 Aug 2026
The Fentanyl Ballot Measure, Prop 132 - Part 1
In the upcoming midterm election, Coloradans will find Proposition 132 on their ballots. It’s a measure that would set mandatory sentencing for anyone possessing fentanyl or fentanyl-tainted drugs, knowingly or not, with a required minimum of 8 to 32 years in prison, removing prosecutorial and judicial discretion. In this first part of a Colorado Radio for Justice series taking a look at Prop 132, CRJ host Trevor Jones interviews Manige Blackburn-Giles of the Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition (CCJRC). Blackburn-Giles breaks down the measure: she says it measure springs from real community concerns about the fentanyl crisis - a crisis that is deeply personal to Blackburn-Giles herself. But, she says, the measure could cost the state $433 million and incarcerate about 900 more people annually, and may increase overdoses by deterring calls for help. She says Prop 132 resurrects mandatory minimums that already failed during the War on Drugs, and that it includes no funding for effective responses like behavioral health care, Medicaid, and harm reduction. Stay tuned to Up to the Minute for an ongoing look at the Fentanyl Ballot Measure. For more about its ramifications, check out:
CCJRC’s info site: www.getthefactsco.org
The site of Advance Colorado, the interest group backing the measure - https://www.advancecolorado.org/institute/public-safety/
And, for more education about fentanyl in our communities, check out the State of Colorado’s Behavioral Health Administration site https://fentanyledcolorado.org/resources/
UP TO THE MINUTE is a podcast by Colorado Radio for Justice (CRJ). www.radioforjustice.org
00:24 Welcome & Introduction
01:11 Understanding Ballot Measures
03:20 The Fentanyl Ballot Measure Explained
04:56 Current Laws & Mandatory Minimums
06:21 The War on Drugs & Deterrence
07:21 Who's Behind the Measure
08:19 Community Impact & Personal Stories
10:40 Alternative Solutions to Sentencing
12:52 Why Fentanyl & the Trafficking Problem
16:12 Arguments Against the Measure
19:24 Unintended Consequences
20:29 Harm Reduction & Funding
24:33 Voter Advice & Closing
22 Jun 2026
Colorado’s 2026 Session Wrap-Up: Second Look, Restitution, Reentry, & More
The 2026 Colorado legislative session ended in May after 120 days, hundreds of bills, and a tight, high-stakes budget. Would Kyle Giddings of the Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition give this session’s criminal-legal developments an A, a B, an F…? Listen or watch to find out, as Colorado Radio for Justice host JoyBelle Phelan invites Giddings to break down what passed and what changed, including the “second look” post-conviction bill (SB 26-115), restitution reform limiting insurance companies’ role as restitution “victims,” and a reentry support bill (SB 26-1256) requiring $100 gate money and preventing DOC from denying IDs due to legal financial obligations. They also discuss a trauma-informed training requirement for peace officers; Giddings’ personal experience navigating steep restitution interest rates; and much more.
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