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| https://mcbath.house.gov/press-releases?ID=88C0D069-02F4-4C9C-8813-39793F4AD2DD | Reps. McBath, Foushee, Johnson Introduce Legislation to Prevent Overdose Deaths in Federal Prisons | 2025-12-17 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | GA | Lucy McBath | M001208 | mcbath.house.gov | mcbath | https://mcbath.house.gov/press-releases | scraper | Washington, DC—Today, Congresswoman Lucy McBath (GA-06), Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04), and Congressman Hank Johnson Jr. (GA-04) introduced the Federal Prisons Naloxone Access Act of 2025, legislation to ensure life-saving opioid reversal medications, including naloxone (Narcan), are readily available throughout federal correctional facilities to reverse overdoses and prevent overdose deaths. "The opioid crisis does not stop at the prison gate, so it's important that we do what we can as elected leaders to protect the health and safety of all Americans," said Rep. Lucy McBath (GA-06). "This bill is about putting prevention over punishment and making sure life-saving emergency treatment—like naloxone—and training are available wherever they may be needed. I thank my colleague, Congresswoman Foushee, for her work on this issue as we work with law enforcement to modernize our federal prison system." “Our country’s opioid crisis does not stop at prison walls, and our commitment to harm reduction should not either,” said Rep. Valerie Foushee (NC-04). “More people than ever are dying preventable deaths in our federal prisons, and Congress must act. This legislation is a necessary step toward justice and part of a broader effort to invest in mental health and addiction services while treating substance use as a public health crisis, not a criminal one.” | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |