Tory Lanez Files $100 Million Lawsuit Over Prison Stabbing

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Tory Lanez is suing the prison where he was previously held for millions over the horrific stabbing that happened last year. According to a report TMZ published on Friday, April 17, the singer filed a $100 million lawsuit against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, along with the warden at California Correctional Institution (CCI) in Tehachapi and 50 corrections officers. Lanez, born Daystar Peterson, was attacked by another inmate, Santino Casio, last May. Casio stabbed Peterson with a shank 16 times, causing two collapsed lungs and permanent scarring on his face.

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Tory Lanez Files $100 Million Lawsuit Over Prison Stabbing

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Tory Lanez is suing the prison where he was previously held for millions over the horrific stabbing that happened last year. According to a report TMZ published on Friday, April 17, the singer filed a $100 million lawsuit against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, along with the warden at California Correctional Institution (CCI) in Tehachapi and 50 corrections officers. Lanez, born Daystar

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Tory Lanez is suing the prison where he was previously held for millions over the horrific stabbing that happened last year. According to a report TMZ published on Friday, April 17, the singer filed a $100 million lawsuit against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, along with the warden at California Correctional Institution (CCI) in Tehachapi and 50 corrections officers. Lanez, born Daystar Peterson, was attacked by another inmate, Santino Casio, last May. Casio stabbed

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Tory Lanez Files $100 Million Lawsuit Over Prison Stabbing

Tory Lanez is suing the prison where he was previously held for millions over the horrific stabbing that happened last year. According to a report TMZ published on Friday, April 17, the singer filed a $100 million lawsuit against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, along with the warden at California Correctional Institution (CCI) in Tehachapi and 50 corrections officers. Lanez, born Daystar Peterson, was attacked by another inmate, Santino Casio, last May. Casio stabbed Peterson with a shank 16 times, causing two collapsed lungs and permanent scarring on his face.

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Tory Lanez Files $100 Million Lawsuit Over Prison Stabbing

Tory Lanez is suing the prison where he was previously held for millions over the horrific stabbing that happened last year. According to a report TMZ published on Friday, April …

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