DENVER — Against the backdrop of one of Colorado’s vast mountain ranges sits a lively leather shop where, for many workers, who happen to be incarcerated, the work feels like freedom. “We're out here 40 hours a week. I mean, so while we're out here, we like to say we're not in prison, because we're out here working in as close to a real-world job as you're going to get,” Ryan Krueger, the lead saddle builder and team trainer for the leather shop. “I've been with the leather shop for 13 years now.