8 months in prison for kiddie sex? How about 8 YEARS in prison for Kiddie sex and porn!

Disgraced former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle was left beaten and bloodied in a prison fight by a fellow inmate, according to published reports that surfaced Wednesday.

The inmate has ties to Arizona and a criminal history in the state that dates back to the mid-1970s, when a Phoenix police detective described him as one of "the worst criminals" he had encountered.

Steven J. Nigg, 60, wanted to draw attention to the number of prisoners at the minimum-security prison in Colorado who are serving sentences for sexually based offenses, his family said.

Entertainment website TMZ.com reported that Nigg attacked Fogle in a prison yard in late January and that Nigg "pushed Fogle down and then unloaded a barrage of punches to his face."

Both he and Fogle are serving sentences at the Federal Correctional Institution, Englewood, which is in Littleton, Colo., about 9 miles outside of Denver.

Nephew speaks out

Jimmy Nigg of Denver, Nigg's nephew, said Wednesday that his uncle attacked Fogle because he was "frustrated" by his own conviction and the fact that Fogle has been using his celebrity status and money to get special treatment.

"In his words, my uncle's words, people convicted of these types of crimes, crimes against children, sexual predators, rapists, they shouldn't be in a minimum-security prison," Nigg said in a phone interview Wednesday. "He felt like it wasn't fair. He (Fogle) gets to order any food he wants, he can use his money to do things. This guy is coming and prancing in like he can do anything he wants.