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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrew Dalton

Rapper Tory Lanez sues California prison system for $100 million over stabbing by inmate

Tory Lanez returns to the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center for his trial in December 2022 - (AP)

Rapper Tory Lanez has sued the California prison system, saying he never should have been housed with a fellow inmate who stabbed him 16 times last year.

Lanez, 33, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, filed the federal lawsuit seeking $100 million in damages on Tuesday against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the warden and guards at the prison in Tehachapi where he was being held.

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