Logan H. Merrill
Investigative Reporter
ABOUT
Logan graduated from Brandeis University under the writing tutelage of famed playwright William Gibson. After authoring scripts for film and television, Logan shifted his focus to online journalism. He specializes in media and ethics, human rights and psychiatric abuse.
LATEST STORIES
MENTAL HEALTH
Pontiac Hospital Latest in Tsunami of Reports of Violence and Abuse at Psychiatric Institutions
A Michigan psychiatric hospital loses government funding over abuse allegations that include an unwarranted death and coercion to receive dangerous treatment.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Largest-Ever Operation Against Human Trafficking Demonstrates International Cooperation
Operation Liberterra II rescued 3,222 potential human trafficking victims and netted 2,517 arrests as a result of monitoring nearly 24,000 flights.
MENTAL HEALTH
New WMA Guidelines Authorize Forced Experiments on the Mentally Ill
Dehumanizing the so-called mentally ill by authorizing coercive experiments is a regression to an ugly past.
DRUGS
San Francisco Will Pay Addicts Not to Do Drugs, Thanks to Just-Passed Measure
San Francisco tries everything to slow drug use … except the one thing proven to work. Deaths have tripled as a result.
VIOLATIONS
Far Out’s Editor Lee Thomas Blocks Targets of His Bigotry, Violates His Own Guidelines
Editor of bigoted anti-Scientology article responds to complaints by simply blocking the accounts that make them. Lee Thomas fails the basic tests of journalistic fairness.
MENTAL HEALTH
“I Was Not Suicidal When I Entered, But I Was When I Left”—Crime & Chaos at DC Psychiatric Institute
Psychiatric Institute of Washington, DC, the city’s only for-profit mental hospital, is home to “a disturbing long-standing pattern of abuse and neglect.”
HUMAN RIGHTS
Arizona Voters Pass Measure Mandating Life Sentences for Child Sex Traffickers
A new law sends “a clear message that Arizona will not tolerate child sex trafficking.” But will it effectively deter the crime?
DRUGS
“Give Me Half a Gram of Meth and You Can Take My Daughter”—Oklahoma Woman Arrested
A shocking story encapsulates the inhumanity drugs induce when a mother gives her daughter away … to her dealer. The little girl is still missing.
MENTAL HEALTH
CCHR Demands Compensation and Apologies for Nearly a Century of Racism and Forced Sterilization
With cheerleading from the American Psychiatric Association, eugenics and forced sterilization are a shameful chapter in US history. Calls for compensation and apologies are being slowrolled.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
America’s Vital Role in International Religious Freedom—An Interview with USCIRF Chair Stephen Schneck
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom finds and reports on violations of the right to freedom of religion or belief worldwide, and advises on sanctions for accountability. Today, its role is more crucial than ever.
