a former inmate of Riker's Island in New York detailed the abuse she says she sustained by prison guards they asked me to do um most of the time moral sex or masturbation it was the scariest experience I've ever had in my life um it made me feel ashamed of myself it's reportedly been 8 years since Jenny's release from the jail but she and more than 700 other women are filing suit against the city for failing to protect them while they were incarcerated at the rosem singer Center Jenny was in Rikers for only about 33 days during that very short time period She was abused approximately six times by several officers lawyers filing the suits seeking 14 billion dollars in Damages say allegations of abuse go back decades and are shocking truly horrific things we have instances where women became impregnated and either suffered um you know medical complications like topic pregnancies or had to undergo abortions a spokesperson for the Department of Correction says it cannot comment on active lawsuits but the agency has a zero tolerance policy against sexual abuse and sexual harassment It also says it provides training to prevent notice and report sexual misconduct for Inside Edition digital I'm Mara Bano