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    WHY IS IT SO HARD FOR INMATES TO SUE PRISONS?

    by Jaeah Lee Jun 26, 2016 3 minutes

    It began with a complaint about salad.

    Since he started serving time in the ’70s, Melvin Leroy Tyler has filed dozens of lawsuits advocating better conditions in Missouri prisons, earning himself the nickname King of the Writs. One newspaper dubbed him one of the “finest jailhouse lawyers this state has ever produced.” In 1994, Tyler filed a case about dangerous conditions at Farmington Correctional Center, including allegations of overcrowding and food contamination. But

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