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In prison can push some inmates to the limit. in trying to understand how they deal with the specter of never being free again, weve met some of our most memorable characters and recorded some of our most dramatic footage. >> 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 year...

>> a-1 to a-4. >> gilberts life behind bars is often punctuated by his frequent battles with holmans warden. grant culliver. at the time, culliver and a disciplinary committee were about to review gilberts behavior and a transfer to a prison closer to his familys home. within moments other inmates had seen that "lockup" cameras were present decided to disrupt the hearing in the shoe by banging on the cell doors. thats when warden culliver decided to take matters into his own hands. >> beat on th...

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. >> put me in my cell, 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. >> he says hes infatuated with me, hes obsessed ...

Behavior. >> you have to come in stern. you need to come in firm, need 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 fines...

Out of here. >> after the inmates quiet down, gilberts review gets under way. 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? anything you would like to talk about? >> you about summed it up. i sure would like to have my chess pieces back. why cant i have my chess pieces? >> this is segregation. what are you going to do with chess pieces? >> play chess...

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 i need to get that soda pop you owe me, i spit in their face and talk to them like they a bit...

And recorded some of our most dramatic footage. >> 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...

>> he said basically the only way i would get my money is over his dead body. you know. i was hot-headed then. so thats how i got it. >> how much money did he owe you? >> he owed me $36. i paid $37 for the gun i killed him with. so, you know -- >> 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 ta...

Of the most interesting parts about lockup. >> you do your time. dont let it do you. >> the monotonous grind of life in prison can push some inmates to the limit. in trying to understand how they deal with the specter of never being free again, weve met some of our most memorable characters and recorded some of our most dramatic footage. >> 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 tog...

>> the regs say were supposed to be able to have books in here, dont it? >> nope. thats what im telling you. get the regular and read it. because it dont say that. its segregation. it wasnt meant to be nice. you aint here for going to church. you aint here because you were doing something constructive. >> sure. >> if you had been doing something constructive you never would have been here. >> i was doing something constructive. [ bleep ] >> too late. >> its always somebody elses fault. you want ...