Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CCASA)

Happy sine die! Today marks the close of Colorado’s 2026 legislative session—120 days of advocating for survivor-centered policies that increase accountability, remove barriers to services and support, promote healing, and prevent harm.

To the survivors, coalition members, partners, and advocates who showed up alongside us every step of the way: thank you.

Thank you for the countless hours and unwavering commitment to this work. Thank you for sharing your stories, your expertise, and your vision. And thank you for fighting for a safer, more just Colorado for survivors. None of this progress happens without you.

We’re proud of what we achieved together this session and grateful to be part of such a powerful community. Stay tuned for our final 2026 legislative tally!

✨👖 Finally, we want to thank our Denim Defender sponsors -- LawMother, Howes Wolf, and PufCreativ -- for supporting this year! These longtime partnerships make CCASA's work possible, and we appreciate you continuing to show up for us. 🩵

✨👖Thank you to Alpine Bank for supporting this year! As one of your proud nonprofit customers, CCASA appreciates the day-to-day work your team does for us. 🩵

✨👖 We greatly appreciate our longtime partnership with Boomerang Marketing! They created our Colorado website and logo, and we simply could not do this work every year without them. Check them out at boomerangzone.com for extraordinary design, web development, and marketing support. 🩵

👖✨ If you loved the printed materials and CCASA logo signs that we had at our Party last week, you should check out Ken's Print + Graphics! This family business has two locations in Denver, and they generously donated their services for our event. Learn more at kensprints.com. 🩵

Photos by Marilee.co Photography - Portrait, Brand and Product

👖✨ We're so grateful for Animal Handmade's support! A lucky guest at our Party last week went home with this beautiful care package of handmade leather items from their shop. Check out more of their artistry at animalhandmade.com. 🩵

Photo by Marilee.co Photography - Portrait, Brand and Product

👖✨We can’t wait to share photos and a big fundraising update after last week’s Party! In the meantime, we want to keep shouting out our generous sponsors like Bachus & Schanker for their support.

Nothing we do — from helping survivors change laws to training the professionals who serve survivors every day — would be possible without our community. Thank you. 🩵

Survivors like Katrina have fought hard for HB1123, a bill to prevent sexual abuse in Colorado's jails. This urgently needed legislation is nearing a vote before the full Senate.

Click here to urge your senator to vote YES: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/vote-yes-on-hb26-1123-prevent-sexual-abuse-in-jails

We’re in awe of these survivors who continue to tell their stories so that no one else will have to experience what they did at the La Plata County Jail.

To the survivors: this never should have been able to happen to you, and you shouldn’t have to fight for this change. We’re grateful to do this work alongside you, SASO Sexual Assault Services Organization, and the bill’s sponsors Katie for Colorado, Rep. Javier Mabrey, Sen. Mike Weissman, and Senator Judy Amabile. 🩵

Yesterday's full story from 9NEWS (KUSA):
https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/local-politics/strip-searches-watched-without-consent-survivors-bill/73-c1e93dc5-7ff7-47ef-af44-bcbf161ef26e

After videos of strip searches were watched without consent, survivors working to stop it happening again Survivors are taking action at the CO capitol after a former jail commander in Durango was accused of watching thousands of videos of inmates being strip searched.