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Police to put a stop to it. what do you do in here? i tell you what you do, you go get you a knife and you stab that son of a bitch and say you aint taking nothing else. thats the end of that. heres what happens when you come to take something from me. >> 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 close...

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...

>> 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 shu by banging on the cell doors. thats when warden culliver decided to take matters into his own hands. >> beat on tha...

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...

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 know. i was hot-headed then. so thats how i got it. >> how much money did he owe you? >> he owed me $36. i pai...

>> 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. >> what is you chewing on? >> gum. >> where are you getting the gum from? >> nicorette gum. >> i dont even know that? how long you been on that? a year and a half. >> only thing that stops the cramps. >> is that right? does it really work? how much they give you? >> ten pieces a day. >> ten pieces a day? how m...

Then i kill them, whose fault is it? it wasnt about the soda pop no more. you on the street, yeah, you call the police and put a stop to it. what do you do in here? i tell you what you do. you go get you a knife, and you stab that son of a bitch, and you say, "you aint taking nothing else." thats the end of that. heres what happens when you come to take something from me. 98% of these son of a bitches in here ought to be taken out somewhere and shot in the back of the head. maybe -- maybe im par...

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! >> let me tell you what you do, get you some paper, draw you out a checkerbo...

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...

>> i think you get paid. >> im going to make my money in football season. >> come on, have a seat over there. >> 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...