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Don't 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, we've met some of our most memorable characters and recorded some of our most dramatic footage. >> i'm 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 alabama's holman correctional facility for only four years. but he first landed in prison at the age ...

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 ain't taking nothing else. that's the end of that. here's what happens when you come to take something from me. >> a-1 to a-4. >> gilbert's life behind bars is often punctuated by his frequent battles with holman's warden. grant culliver. at the time, culliver and a disciplinary committee were about to review gilbert's behavior and a transfer to a prison closer to his family's home. within moments other inmates had seen that "lockup" cameras were present decided to disrupt the he...

So that's 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, gilbert's 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 aren't always as they seem. >> everybody wants to talk about i killed somebody over a carton of cigarettes. you know, it's 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 ...

It's the same thing. nothing changes. >> 90% of prison life is actually boredom. and it's what the inmates do with this down time, this lack of stimuli, that has led to some of the most interesting parts about lockup. >> you do your time. don't 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, we've met some of our most memorable characters and recorded some of our most dramatic footage. >> i'm serving a life without parole sentence, two life sentences, two 99-year sente...

Y'all want to act up, huh? >> working in ad seg sergeant banks has to deal with many problematic inmates. >> i asked her not to put me in my cell! nobody is gonna [ bleep ] over my head! >> when i deal with jamie bell, i deal with his issues only. bobby gilbert, i don't have any problems with. i just know of problems that other people have. >> is there any inmate in here to give you problems? >> yes. >> who? >> i would say terrance mosley. >> come look at this. come look at [ bleep ]. come look at it. >> you ain't got nothing to see. >> he is infatuated with me, he is obsessed with me. he woul...