Where an inmate is given merely six days to revise a petition for mandamus into a comprehensive petition for post-conviction relief, that inmate has been impermissibly denied meaningful access to the court system. The Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District, 3rd Division, vacated and remanded a decision by Cook County Associate Judge Neil J. Linehan. In April 2008, Jorge Mendez faced four criminal charges, two for possession of a controlled substance and two for possession of a controlled substance with intent to …