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By Jonathan Kirkpatrick On October 4, 2023 Washington State Department of Corrections (WDOC) staff are now permitted to carry Narcan while on duty. Though the change is not reflected in WDOC’s emergency medical treatment policy, some corrections officers (COs) have been carrying the opioid overdose antidote since at least September. Narcan is still not available to…

Within months of entering the Security Threat Group Management Unit at SCI Fayette, one man says he smeared, “Kill me, I’m ready to go,” on the cell in his own blood. By Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg On October 3, 2023 When T. Montana Bell arrived at SCI Fayette, a Pennsylvania state prison, he says he stepped off…

By Aaron Bolton On October 1, 2023 Montana inmates with severe mental illness can languish for months in jail. They are too ill to stand trial, and there’s only one state hospital that can treat them. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: Some inmates awaiting trial in Montana remain in jail for months because of severe mental illness.…

By The Associated Press On October 12, 2023 ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A ruling prohibiting the enforcement of a new Florida law targeting drag shows will stay in place for the time being, according to a federal appeals court decision. A panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld a lower court’s granting…

By Bill Chappell On October 12, 2023 Rainbow-colored Pride Tape has been part of pro ice hockey for seven years, symbolizing the sport’s pledge to be welcoming and inclusive. But the NHL has banned the athletic tape, quickly sparking a backlash. Critics say the league’s decision is a step backward. High-profile players say they’re disappointed.…

By Megan Janetsky and Debora Rey On October 4, 2023 The streets of cities across Latin America were bathed in green Thursday as tens of thousands of women marched to commemorate International Safe Abortion Day. Latin American feminists have spent decades fighting to roll back strict prohibitions, although there are still few countries with a total…

By Christopher Blank On October 11, 2023 “People make mistakes,” says Queen, a Memphis hairstylist whose clients often confide those mistakes in her. She’s earned their trust, she says, because she’s forthcoming about her own mistakes. That includes an accidental pregnancy decades ago at age 18, which she terminated when abortion was legal in all…

An Afghan women’s rights activist has told young leaders they are the “power of the world”. By Claudia Savage On October 5, 2023 Hasina Safi, the former acting minister of women’s affairs in Afghanistan, spoke to young people at a global summit in Belfast alongside British-Iranian author Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who was imprisoned in Iran for…

Ashley Moody said she would eventually argue the proposed ballot language isn’t valid, though she didn’t explain why. By Associated Press On October 10, 2023 TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s Republican attorney general will oppose putting a proposed amendment protecting the right to an abortion on next year’s ballot, she told the state Supreme Court when she…

By Amy Norton On October 16, 2023 Key Takeaways For Black and Hispanic Americans, high-risk surgeries are more deadly than they are for white patients All told, more than 12,000 lives would have been saved during the 20-year study period if disparities had been erased While the study could not determine why, the researchers pointed…