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MENTAL HEALTH
Abuse and Neglect Plague Arizona’s Mingus Mountain All-Girls Psychiatric Facility
Former patients describe horrific sexual abuse and violent restraints at Mingus Mountain. Lawmakers are demanding a full review to protect vulnerable teens.
HATE
Is Hap Solutions Placing the Public at Risk by Employing Stalker Alex Barnes-Ross?
With Barnes-Ross’ victim speaking out and police initiating an investigation into the stalker, questions mount over whether Hap Solutions is placing the public—and its own reputation—at risk.
CORRUPTION
The Friendly Faces Behind America’s Prescription Machine
How pharmaceutical reps use charm, freebies and seduction to shape what your doctor prescribes—and why the cozy relationship may be costing you more than you think.
HUMAN RIGHTS
FOIA Requests Hit Record High as Federal Staff Cuts Expected to Deepen Backlog
A record 1.5 million FOIA requests in 2024 collide with sweeping staff reductions, leaving public records in limbo.
HATE
Fiona Ross Dodges Questions About Son Alex Barnes-Ross’ Stalking—Her Own Dubious Credentials Raise More
Her son isn’t the only one dodging accountability. Freedom investigates the unverifiable claims of singer and nonprofit founder Fiona Ross.
DRUGS
Deadly Synthetic Opioid Three Times Stronger than Fentanyl Sparks Multiple Fatalities in Australia
The rapid growth of lethal synthetic opioids like protonitazene, mostly imported from China, is fueling a deadly epidemic amid plummeting heroin production.
HUMAN RIGHTS
FBI Crackdown Nets 205 Child Sex Offender Arrests, Rescues 115 Victims
In one of the largest crackdowns in US history, federal agents arrested teachers, military personnel and police officers among 205 child sex offenders in a five-day sweep.
MENTAL HEALTH
Executives Rewarded While Patients Died at Troubled Illinois Psychiatric Facility
Amid deaths, lawsuits and federal probes, Acadia executives secured seven-figure bonuses.
DRUGS
The High Stakes and Hidden Dangers of America’s Cannabis Boom
With near-daily use now the norm for millions, the cannabis boom is fast revealing its human cost—and it’s hitting youth the hardest.
DRUGS
Drug Ring that Used Jersey Children as Mules Dismantled in Major Police Operation
More than 40 kids as young as 12 were used to smuggle drugs in a network whose ringleaders were sent to jail.
MENTAL HEALTH
Locked Up for Being Stalked: How the Psychiatric Apparatus Victimizes Women
A stalker on the roof, a beating at home—and psychiatry’s answer? Drug and lock her up.
DRUGS
Experts Sound Alarm on “Legal Morphine” Flooding US Gas Stations
Experts warn that synthetic 7-OH is up to 30 times stronger than morphine, yet remains unregulated in most states.
