Philip Eil
Contributor at Freelance
Journalist. Author of "Prescription for Pain: How a Once-Promising Doctor Became the 'Pill Mill Killer.'" This place is cooked. Find me on Bluesky & elsewhere.
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2 months ago |
newhampshirebulletin.com | Philip Eil
by Philip Eil, New Hampshire Bulletin March 21, 2025 Imagine being detained for days in a federal prison facility without knowing why. That’s what is happening to Fabian Schmidt. And it’s happening in Rhode Island. Once again, a detention facility in the smallest city in the smallest state is involved in a federal immigration enforcement nightmare. And, once again, we have a moment for all Rhode Islanders to ask what kind of government activity we want in our backyard.
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yahoo.com | Philip Eil
Protestors gather to demand freedom and due process for Fabian Schmidt — a German-born New Hampshire man being held at the Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls, Rhode Island, on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Left foreground, Zack Mezera of Working Families Party speaks to the crowd with Fr. Jarrett Kerbel of Saint Luke’s in East Greenwich at bottom right. (Photo by Michael Salerno/Rhode Island Current)Imagine being detained for days in a federal prison facility without knowing why.
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2 months ago |
yahoo.com | Philip Eil
Protestors gather to demand freedom and due process for Fabian Schmidt — a German-born New Hampshire man being held at the Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Left foreground, Zack Mezera of Working Families Party speaks to the crowd with Fr. Jarrett Kerbel of Saint Luke’s in East Greenwich at bottom right. (Photo by Michael Salerno/Rhode Island Current)Imagine being detained for days in a federal prison facility without knowing why.
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2 months ago |
muckrock.com | Philip Eil
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the connection between FOIA and books. Last year brought the release of my debut book, Prescription for Pain: How a Once-Promising Doctor Became the “Pill Mill Killer.” It’s a true crime story about a med-school classmate of my dad who is serving life in prison for prescription drug-dealing.
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bostonglobe.com | Philip Eil
Book bans are surging in the United States right now. In 2023, the American Library Association reported that the number of titles targeted at public libraries had increased more than 90 percent from a year prior, and 17 states – including Florida, Texas, and Connecticut – had seen more than 100 censorship attempts. A more recent report from the free expression-focused nonprofit PEN America notes that more than 4,000 unique titles have been banned across the country.
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This Thursday evening, April 10, I'll be discussing and signing "Prescription for Pain" at @BarringtonBooks to celebrate the recent release of the paperback. I'd love to see you there! https://t.co/oxgc5yKDNt
"Prescription for Pain" turns one year old today. I like this paragraph about the book from @bookpage. https://t.co/pl7qSgs1SR
