Seeking Medical Care, Female Rikers Inmates Say They Faced Sexual Abuse
Six women claim a physician assistant at New York City’s notorious jail pressured them to exchange sexual favors for prescriptions, cigarettes and candy.
Erika Eichelberger
Erika Eichelberger is an independent journalist and a former staff reporter at Mother Jones. She is based in New York.
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