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But it didn't take long for gilbert to make another request, one to help beat the boredom of prison life, the return of his recently confiscated chess set. >> i sure would like to have my chess pieces back. why can't i have my chess pieces? >> play chess? let me tell you something. get you some paper. draw you a checkerboard. >> i just don't see where it can hurt anybody to let somebody have something semi-constructiveç to do in their cell. >> ask the law library to bring you a copy of the admin regs. see if it says you're allowed to have chess pieces. >> you the man, you run this place. >> i...

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 can't 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 checkerboard -- >> i ain't playing in my head. i just don't see where it can hurt anybody to let somebody have something semiconstructive to ...

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 don't do this crap. st. claire don't 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. that's rehabilitation at its finest. >> gilbert isn't the only inmate in seg expressing frustration. >> are you going to give me? i've been in seg since i been here since 2004. they beat me, jumped me, sprayed me i...

randi kaye we start with a story about eric holder who says that his investigators will get to the bottom of the leak scandal. barack obama says that the white house has zero tolerance for leaks. to syria and new clashes now in the capital of damascus. the city has long been thought to be a government stronghold, but we're seeing gunfights in the streets between rebel forces and government troops. there is also fighting elsewhere in the country, opposition forces say the military has killed 30 people today. regional leaders will meet next week to discuss the next steps to take with...

egypt with an iron fist for 30 years is now in a maximum security prison where he'll spend the rest of his life. earlier today an egyptian court found hosni mubarak guilty of making orders to shoot and kill civilians. the angry mubarak was taken by ambulance to the cairo police academy where the verdict and life sentence was handed down. he was wheeled in on a gurney under heavy guard. six of mubarak's former military men were acquitted. that sparked an uproar inside and outside the courtroom. [ chanting ] . >> furious protesters called it wrong and want to topple the regime. the sec...