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Fighting or other acts of violence. robert barr's story is more unusual. >> i started a fire with my alarm clock trying to light something. >> trying to light what? >> something to smoke. i got caught doing it. >> a cigarette? >> well, they didn't find it. so i don't want to tell you. ♪ officials say barr, who's serving time on a drug-related probation violation started a fire when he attempted to hot wire an alarm clock to create a spark for whatever he planned on smoking. >> it was plugged in to the wall and the wires touched. lit a piece of toilet paper on fire. the toilet paper smoked a ...

Of the jail where it's even harder to do time. disciplinary segregation. >> when you're on disciplinary segregation you've been found guilty of some sort of charge inhouse. the restrictions for disciplinary segregation is you have the mattress removed from the cell from 5:30 in the morning until 9:30 at night so you have your concrete bunk. you get no linens, no magazines and no books. you are allowed one religious work and you are not allowed to attend programs and you are fed a nutritional food loaf every day of the week except for sunday. >> most inmates wind up here for fighting or other a...

>> well, i didn't -- they didn't find it, so i just don't want to tell you. >> officials say barr who is serving time on a drug-related probation violation started a fire when he attempted to hot wire an alarm clock to create a spark for whatever he planned on smoking. >> it was plugged into the wall and the wires touched and lit a piece of toilet paper on fire. the toilet paper smoked a whole bunch and it set off the fire alarm. >> barr was found guilty for failing a fire and failure to report an emergency to staff. he received a total of 30 days in disciplinary segregation. >> i don't have a...

About any of this? >> no. >> he's never satisfied with anything he gets. however, you can't keep someone locked down forever. you have to give them a chance and he's always asked for a chance and this is his opportunity if he proves himself he'll finish out his time here, but he's a frequent flier. he's going to be back. >> wow! >> coming up, the unusual circumstances that land one inmate in disciplinary segregation. >> i started a fire with my alarm clock, i kind of light something. >> will probably die alone in this jail cell if i don't change. iesha walker's plea to the judge. >> today i re...

Going to come in. it was unsolicited, spontaneous statement. he is wearing a hot wire. he has been notified of the hot wire before. it is being recorded he knows it. that is specifically where he is there. i don't think it made a difference whether he went into the bathroom or other room. i think the statement will come in and it is lislely incriminating. >> i muss tell you in addition to his knowing he was wired, et cetera, someone said well he was in the bathroom maybe an expectation of privacy. if you watch the jinx most of us have who are glued to the story earlier on he was talking to him...