US EditionRapper Tory Lanez sues California prison system for $100 million over stabbing by inmate
The suit claims prison staff ignored known risks and seeks $100 million for stab wounds, scarring, and seized unpublished songbooks.
- On Tuesday, rapper Tory Lanez filed a $100 million federal lawsuit against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, alleging officials negligently housed him with a violent inmate at Tehachapi prison.
- Prison records indicate inmate Santino Casio attacked Lanez on May 12, 2025, using a homemade shank in an "unprovoked life-threatening attack" that caused a collapsed lung requiring emergency airlift.
- The suit claims the institution ignored risks by housing Lanez with Casio despite his violent history, including 2008 and 2018 convictions for weapon manufacturing, arguing the rapper's "high-profile celebrity status" made him a target.
- Beyond damages, Lanez alleges correctional officers responded slowly and unlawfully seized his unpublished songbooks; he has since been transferred to the California Men's Colony in San Luis Obispo County.
- Department of Corrections spokesperson Ike Dodson stated the agency does not comment on pending litigation, while Lanez continues serving a 10-year sentence for the 2022 shooting of hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion.
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Tory Lanez sues California prisons system for $100m after stabbing incident
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Tory Lanez Files $100M Lawsuit After Brutal Prison Stabbing
MEGA Tory Lanez is taking legal action after a violent prison attack he claims nearly cost him his life. The rapper, whose real name is Daystar Peterson, has filed a $100 million lawsuit against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, alleging officials failed to protect him from a brutal stabbing behind bars. According to the complaint, Tory Lanez says prison officials at CCI Tehachapi showed “deliberate indifference” to hi…
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