A Virginia inmate tried to sue himself for $5
million on the grounds that he had gotten drunk
and caused himself to violate his religious
beliefs by committing a crime. Because he had no
money, he wanted the state to pay the $5 million.

  	A San Quentin death row inmate sued California,
claiming his civil rights were violated because
his packages were sent via UPS rather than the
U.S. Postal Service.

  	· An Oklahoma inmate alleged his religious
freedoms were violated but could not say just how,
because the main tenet of his faith was that all
its practices were secret.

  	A Nevada inmate sued when he ordered two jars
of chunky peanut butter at the Nevada State Prison
canteen and received one chunky and one creamy.

  	An Ohio inmate sued for being denied possession
of soap on a rope.

  	A convicted New York rapist sued the state,
claiming he lost sleep and suffered headaches and
chest pains after being given a "defective
haircut" by an unqualified barber.

  	An Oklahoma inmate sued because he was forced
to listen to country music.

  	An Arizona inmate sued when he was not invited
to a pizza party that prison employees held for a
guard leaving his job.

  	A Colorado con sued for early release because
"everyone knows a con only serves about three
years of a 10-year sentence."

  	An Indiana prisoner sued because he wanted to
obtain Rogain for his baldness.