Sep 9, 2026 - Food and Drink

Second-chance coffee shop opens third location

Esteban L. Hernandez

Street storefront with a Convict Coffee Co. sign and large glass window reading OPEN. A man in a dark t-shirt stands by the window as a blue sky and green tree frame the scene. — Convict Coffee Company founder Dan Klehm outside his latest Denver storefront. Photo: Courtesy of Denon Moore

Convict Coffee Company's newest location is a case study in serendipity.

Zoom in: Founder Dan Klehm inadvertently opened his third metro-area location this month on Colfax Avenue, next door to R&R Head Labs, a barbershop that hires formerly incarcerated people.

Klehm's coffee shops raise money to fund programs aimed at reducing recidivism.

How it works: Convict Coffee Company donates 25 cents from every drink sold to charity programs, currently ReShape Minds and Second Chance Center, the company says.

Recipients change quarterly. The company says it's raised over $200,000 since April 2024.

The intrigue: Klehm wasn't trying to find a new storefront when he tried tracking down an espresso grinder listed for sale online. By coincidence, he had contacted R&R Head Labs about a haircut the same day.

After contacting the grinder's seller, he learned an entire storefront was for sale, eventually securing the space for Convict Coffee's third location.

If you go: The shop is located at 2260 E. Colfax Ave.

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