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HABITUAL

HABITUAL

著者： Colorado Radio for Justice
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2026年5月12日まで。4か月目以降は月額1,500円で自動更新します。

概要

 HABITUAL is a podcast from Colorado Radio for Justice, told by someone who’s survived it. The series pulls back the curtain on one of the most powerful and least examined tools in the state’s criminal-legal system: Colorado’s three-strikes law. The statute labels certain people as “habitual criminals” and transforms their prison sentences to triple, quadruple, or even virtual life sentences. Over 500 people in Colorado prisons today carry that label, with their futures and their families still defined by it. Herbert Alexander was once incarcerated under this law. Then, he successfully fought to get out of prison. Now, as a Colorado Radio for Justice producer, Herbert shares his story, alongside CRJ co-hosts Seth Ready and Ryan Conarro. As they unfold Herbert’s singular journey through the habitual law, they take up a chilling investigation of the statute’s roots, consequences, and costs - from exponential sentences, to pressured plea bargains, to the shocking, little-known origin story of this law and others like it across the United States. Over five episodes, HABITUAL weaves firsthand accounts from people sentenced as habitual criminals; expert insights from legal scholars, legislators, and reform advocates; and raw, intimate conversations with families and communities living in its shadow. HABITUAL is the story of one man’s past, present, and future, and it’s a story of prosecutorial power, extreme punishment, and people fighting for the possibility of change against all odds.© 2026 Colorado Radio for Justice ノンフィクション犯罪 社会科学
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  • Episode 5: Past & Future: Going Back to the Bank

    Episode 5: Past & Future: Going Back to the Bank
    2026/04/30

    Now a free man, Herbert returns to the scene of his crime, reflecting on accountability and his unresolved desire to apologize. The episode confronts the uncertain possible futures of those impacted by the habitual offender statute. Finally, Herbert invites a special guest into the radio studio, highlighting the intergenerational impacts of the criminal-legal system right alongside a hope for the future.

    This episode features Colorado State Senator Cleave Simpson; Daniel Loehr, CUNY School of Law; Adriana Vance, Habitually Screwed, Inc; Colorado State Representative Javier Mabrey; Colorado State Senator Julie Gonzales; Dan Meyer, Spero Justice Center; and Karter Alexander, Herbert’s son.

    HABITUAL is a production of Colorado Radio for Justice.

    Executive Producers: Herbert Alexander and Ryan Conarro

    Hosts and Producers: Herbert Alexander, Ryan Conarro, and Seth Ready

    Lead Writer: Ryan Conarro

    Editors: Ringo Joon, Lucy Richardson, Herbert Alexander, & Ryan Conarro

    Music composition: Xavier Gauthier

    Mastering Engineer: Tongjai Lee

    Graphic design: Mayela Cardenas

    Vocal Coach: Mare Trevathan


    Production of HABITUAL was supported in part by Colorado Media Project, a funding collective fiscally sponsored by Rose Community Foundation. Special thanks to Spero Justice Center and to Chuck Murphy, Investigative Editor at Colorado Public Radio.

    HABITUAL is an original documentary podcast. This series includes limited excerpts of third-party media, such as news reporting and archival materials, used solely for purposes of journalism, commentary, and public interest analysis. These excerpts are selected carefully, used sparingly, and presented with additional reporting, context, and critique.


    Any such material is incorporated in a transformative manner and only to the extent necessary to support factual storytelling, including the examination of legal systems, media narratives, and the lived experience of those directly affected.


    HABITUAL relies on fair use as defined under 17 U.S.C. § 107 of U.S. copyright law. All rights to third-party materials, including news and media content, remain with their respective owners.

    This episode includes the following sources:

    • KKTV 11 News, “Police Investigate Bank Robbery in Colorado Springs.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bABgGRTnkeA

    Stay engaged with HABITUAL and Colorado Radio for Justice:
    https://www.radioforjustice.org/habitual

    © 2026 Colorado Radio for Justice - HABITUAL
    All Rights Reserved
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    37 分
  • Episode 4: An Unlikely Appeal

    Episode 4: An Unlikely Appeal
    2026/04/30

    A chronicle of Herbert Alexander’s transformation while he’s incarcerated - including his dogged work as a self-taught "jailhouse lawyer" and his role in launching a groundbreaking prison radio station. Against all odds, Herbert successfully files a 35(c) motion and secures an evidentiary hearing, where a judge considers overturning his 64-year sentence.

    This episode features Kristen Nelson, Spero Justice Center; Julie Rada, restorative justice facilitator; Rick Dryer, Herbert’s “jailhouse lawyer”; Rosemary & Jim Devney, Herbert Alexander’s mother and stepfather; Shauntye Alexander, Herbert’s wife; and Karter Alexander, Herbert’s son.

    HABITUAL is a production of Colorado Radio for Justice.

    Executive Producers: Herbert Alexander and Ryan Conarro

    Hosts and Producers: Herbert Alexander, Ryan Conarro, and Seth Ready

    Lead Writer: Ryan Conarro

    Editors: Ringo Joon, Lucy Richardson, Herbert Alexander, & Ryan Conarro

    Music composition: Xavier Gauthier

    Mastering Engineer: Tongjai Lee

    Graphic design: Mayela Cardenas

    Vocal Coach: Mare Trevathan


    Production of HABITUAL was supported in part by Colorado Media Project, a funding collective fiscally sponsored by Rose Community Foundation. Special thanks to Spero Justice Center and to Chuck Murphy, Investigative Editor at Colorado Public Radio.

    HABITUAL is an original documentary podcast. This series includes limited excerpts of third-party media, such as news reporting and archival materials, used solely for purposes of journalism, commentary, and public interest analysis. These excerpts are selected carefully, used sparingly, and presented with additional reporting, context, and critique.


    Any such material is incorporated in a transformative manner and only to the extent necessary to support factual storytelling, including the examination of legal systems, media narratives, and the lived experience of those directly affected.


    HABITUAL relies on fair use as defined under 17 U.S.C. § 107 of U.S. copyright law. All rights to third-party materials, including news and media content, remain with their respective owners.

    This episode includes the following sources:

    • CBS Mornings, “Nation’s first statewide prison radio station is fostering new connections.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygkTUAFyuRk

    Stay engaged with HABITUAL and Colorado Radio for Justice:
    https://www.radioforjustice.org/habitual

    © 2026 Colorado Radio for Justice - HABITUAL
    All Rights Reserved
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    32 分
  • Episode 3: The Dark Truth

    Episode 3: The Dark Truth
    2026/04/30

    This episode uncovers the chilling, hidden history of habitual offender statutes in the United States. Attorney and legal historian Daniel Loehr reveals how these laws were originally championed by the 1920s eugenics movement in a racist effort to prevent reproduction by people deemed “habitual criminals.

    This episode features Cleveland Vance, incarcerated in the Colorado Department of Corrections; Stefano IllescasRomo, incarcerated in the Colorado Department of Corrections; and Daniel Loehr, CUNY School of Law.

    HABITUAL is a production of Colorado Radio for Justice.

    Executive Producers: Herbert Alexander and Ryan Conarro

    Hosts and Producers: Herbert Alexander, Ryan Conarro, and Seth Ready

    Lead Writer: Ryan Conarro

    Editors: Ringo Joon, Lucy Richardson, Herbert Alexander, & Ryan Conarro

    Music composition: Xavier Gauthier

    Mastering Engineer: Tongjai Lee

    Graphic design: Mayela Cardenas

    Vocal Coach: Mare Trevathan


    Production of HABITUAL was supported in part by Colorado Media Project, a funding collective fiscally sponsored by Rose Community Foundation. Special thanks to Spero Justice Center and to Chuck Murphy, Investigative Editor at Colorado Public Radio.

    HABITUAL is an original documentary podcast. This series includes limited excerpts of third-party media, such as news reporting and archival materials, used solely for purposes of journalism, commentary, and public interest analysis. These excerpts are selected carefully, used sparingly, and presented with additional reporting, context, and critique.


    Any such material is incorporated in a transformative manner and only to the extent necessary to support factual storytelling, including the examination of legal systems, media narratives, and the lived experience of those directly affected.


    HABITUAL relies on fair use as defined under 17 U.S.C. § 107 of U.S. copyright law. All rights to third-party materials, including news and media content, remain with their respective owners.

    This episode includes the following sources:

    • Retro Report, “Three Strikes & You’re Out”:
      https://rmpbs.pbslearningmedia.org /resource/crime-punishment-three-strikes-law-video/retro-report/
    • PBS, “The Origins of Eugenics in America | The US and the Holocaust”:
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qsg5IwYRw9A
    • Radical History: “How Britain and American Inspired Nazi Eugenics”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Dyyt2kVOEg

    Stay engaged with HABITUAL and Colorado Radio for Justice:
    https://www.radioforjustice.org/habitual

    © 2026 Colorado Radio for Justice - HABITUAL
    All Rights Reserved
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    32 分
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