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But gilbert made it clear to us, in prison, things arent always as they seem. >> everybody wants to talk about i killed somebody over a carton of cigarettes. you know, its not a carton of cigarettes. that may be the catalyst that leads to something, but, you know, if somebody owes me a soda pop or i owe him a soda pop and they come to me and say i need to get that soda pop you owe me, i spit in their face and talk to them like they a bitch or something and they kill me, whose fault is it? it isn...

>> im serving a life without parole sentence, two life sentences, two 99-year sentences, a 40-year sentence, a 20-year sentence, and a 10-year sentence, all together. >> at the time of our visit bobby gilbert had been at alabamas holman correctional facility for only four years. but he first landed in prison at the age of 18. he told us how a minor dispute over money led him to murder an acquaintance from his town. >> he said basically the only way i would get my money is over his dead body. you...

>> once behind bars, gilberts violent temper led to numerous other crimes, including stabbing another inmate to death. this time for much less than $36. but gilbert made it clear to us, in prison, things arent always as they seem. >> everybody wants to talk about i killed somebody over a carton of cigarettes. you know, its not a carton of cigarettes. that may be the catalyst that leads to something, but, you know, if somebody owes me a soda pop or i owe him a soda pop and they come to me and say...

Tomorrow may be the same incident, but you have to make a different decision. >> working in ad seg, sergeant banks has to deal with many problematic inmates. >> i asked you not to put me in my cell and nobody going to [ bleep ] on my head. >> i deal with jammy bell, im dealing with issues only. bobby gilbert, i dont have problems with. i know the problems other people have. >> does any particular inmate give you a particular problem? >> yes. >> who? >> terrence mosley. >> come look at. come look...

Multiple sentences for crimes committed inside prison. >> im serving a life without parole sentence, two life sentences, two 99-year sentences, a 40-year sentence, a 20-year sentence and a 10-year sentence. all together. >> gilbert has attacked several prisoners and stabbed one man to death at another prison during an argument. >> everybody wants to talk about, you know, i killed somebody over a carton of cigarettes. its not a carton of cigarettes. that may be the catalyst that leads to somethin...

Gilbert has made little, if any, progress while in seg, and prison officials have confiscated his most treasured possession, a chess set. >> right now, your behavior warrants no transfer. okay?

To be fair. you need to be able to say no. >> denied possession of his chess set, gilbert is outraged, claiming his punishment would never happen at other prisons. >> donaldson dont do this crap. st. claire dont do this, anywhere else. i received a lot -- i ordered 10 or 15 books a week at donaldson. i have art supplies at saint claire. only here they strip you of everything but a naked cell. thats rehabilitation at its finest. >> gilbert isnt the only inmate in seg expressing frustration. >> ar...

>> knowing the cameras are rolling, inmates disrupt the proceedings by banging on their cell doors. >> who beating? where he at? beat on that [ bleep ] door again. beat on the door again. you, i want to do it. you do it. you beat on the [ bleep ] door again. i dont [ bleep ], beat on the [ bleep ] door again. [ bleep ] put his ass out the door. the sooner we get his [ bleep ] out of here. >> after the inmates quiet down, gilberts review gets under way.

>> we want to do bobby gilbert first and get him out of the way. >> 801 to a4. 1084 to your unit. >> bobby gilbert has asked for a transfer to another maximum security facility closer to his familys home. he waits while a table is set up in the hallway.

You need to do. >> one of holmans most notorious inmates, bobby gilbert, is serving multiple sentences for crimes committed inside prison. >> im serving a life without parole sentence, two life sentences, two 99-year sentences, a 40-year sentence, a 20-year sentence and a 10-year sentence. all together. >> gilbert has attacked several prisoners and stabbed one man to death at another prison during an argument. >> everybody wants to talk about, you know, i killed somebody over a carton of cigaret...