Tory Lanez is putting a price on his pain after previously suffering from 14 stab wounds while locked up at a California Correctional Institution. The singer was stabbed multiple times in May 2025 while serving his 10-year sentence tied to Megan Thee Stallion’s 2020 shooting. Now, TMZ reports that Lanez has filed a lawsuit against the California Department of Corrections for the incident.
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Tory Lanez Files Lawsuit Against California Prison Following Brutal 2025 Attack
Lanez has reportedly filed a lawsuit against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation along with the warden and 50 correctional officers at the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi after he was stabbed by another inmate Santino Casio in May 2025. In docs obtained by TMZ, the rapper says he suffered permanent facial scarring and two collapsed lungs. Tory also claims Warden Danny Samuel broke CDCR protocols by placing him in the same area as Casio. He further alleges prison staff weren’t present during the attack and questions why it took so long for a response. Per New York Post, Lanez’s legal team says he suffered emotional trauma, damage to his reputation, and an ongoing safety risk.
On top of that, Tory claims staff allegedly seized his original songbooks with unpublished lyrics and notes for his attorney while he was recovering in the hospital after the incident. Tory is now seeking $100 million in damages and $1 million per stab would. He also wants his original songbooks returned.
Video Surfaces Showing Inmate’s Brutal Attack On Tory Lanez
As TSR previously reported, Santino Casio brutally attacked Tory Lanez in May 2025 while he was serving a life sentence for murder. Authorities also convicted Casio for another in-prison assault with a deadly weapon. After the incident, prison officials placed Casio in a restricted housing pending investigation. Before the attack, Casio told TMZ that he thought Tory had put a “price on his head,” claiming he heard rumors throughout the prison grapevine.
On the morning of the stabbing, Casio claimed he saw a suspicious lump in Tory’s pocket and thought it was a weapon. He did admit to striking Tory first as act of alleged self-defense. Casio also said that he and Tory did maintain a decent relationship before the stabbing happened.
Here’s The Latest Update On Tory Amid His 10-Year Sentence
Tory Lanez now serves the remainder of his sentence at the California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2023 for the shooting of Megan The Stallion. The incident went down in 2020 following an argument, which resulted in Megan getting shot in the foot. A jury later found Lanez guilty on multiple firearm-related charges.
