Former KVSP inmate with Valley Fever can sue state for hate crime

DELANO, CA- A former state inmate who was held at Kern Valley State Prison says he was diagnosed with Valley Fever while incarcerated there and is now suing the state for hate crime because of it.A Superior Court judge in Los Angeles County ruled last week Glenn Towery can sue under the hate crime law.Towery's attorney says this is the first use of the state's hate crime law, known as the Bane Act, with respect to prison contracted Valley Fever.The attorney says the hate crime law applies becau