Erika Stallings

Erika Stallings is an attorney and freelance writer based in New York City. Her writing focuses on the intersection of health and race, particularly health inequalities. Her work has appeared in O Magazine, ReWire News, the Huffington Post, New York Magazine and Jezebel.

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Man Exonerated In Murder, But Diagnosed With Terminal Cancer As He Awaited Freedom

William J. Richards was cleared in the death of his wife. But he says he was the victim of medical neglect while he was behind bars, which led to a cancer diagnosis becoming terminal. Now he’s suing.

Feb 19, 2019