warden grantt culliver embodies them. he's authoritative. >> you know that. >> dynamic and tough. >> you are not going to win an academy award. >> he shows compassion for the inmates he oversees, many of whom will never get out. but when violence explodes at holman, his zero tolerance policy is in full effect. >> lock down. we are under a lockdown. >>> administrative segregation is home to roughly 200 inmates. confined to their cells 23 hours a day. these men often become defiant and desperate. when an inmate acts up in general population, he's moved to ad-seg. but when he acts up in ad-seg, the officers' only option is to periodically move the inmate from cell to cell. >> we're going to move him out. he's already hostile. we'll just use caution with him, okay? >> put your hands behind you. cuff up. >> stick your hands out. >> shower stall right now. >> jammy bell is temporarily housed in the shower stall until his new cell is cleaned and inspected. >> all that nasty -- somebody stop harassing me. our crew first met jammy

. >> he wrote "culliver," i'm not going to read all of that because it's a lot of cussing in it. an idiot, treats everyone like inferiors or children. i cannot stand that, and he's a supercilious jackass." steven parker is a weirdo, anyway. very weird. that's why he stays locked up in the back. >> coming up -- >> i don't think there is any good way to have to take a life. the sidebar to that, of course, is the individual is being put to death took a life. >> inside alabama's only execution chamber. l, you can't use something as abrasive as a toothpaste because it will cause scratches. as a result of those scratches, bacteria will get lodged in that denture and as they multiply in the mouth the odor can get stronger. i always advise my patients to use polident. it has specific agents in it that can kill bacteria. using polident daily, you definitely will not be creating the scratches. you're going to have a fresh bright smile, and you're going to feel confident. o0 c1 cuban ca jun raw seafood pizza parlor french fondue tex-mex fro-yo tapas puck chinese takeout taco truck free rang

. >> meanwhile, marcus thomas has been writing warden culliver and she hopes to be granted a meeting. she hopes to be released to general population and reunited with her husband. >> what's going on? >> he's maintaining. i mean, it's hard for him. he wants me out there with him so bad. just as bad as i need to be out there with him. we've been writing each other back and forth, but, i mean, we just haven't had enough communication with each other. so i really don't know. i'm not there with him. i don't know. >> marcus, what's up with you? >> they want to do an interview with me. >> you don't want to be interviewed? >> next question. >> what question did they ask you? >> have i seen [ bleep ]. >> that causes you to cry? because they asked you if you had seen [ bleep ], that hurts you? >> because it hurts. >> marcus, marcus, marcus. you ain't going to win no academy award with that. stop that crying. i don't want to hear your crying. i'm just going to go on back and not talk to you about this. they wanted me to talk to you about being released to general pop. i'm not going to listen to

now since culliver has been our warden, he don't play that. >> it's a sign of disrespect.ou know, it's disrespectful to just expose yourself even to the man that's standing next to you. is it deviant behavior? we're trying to help guys change the deviant behavior. >>> coming up -- >> i can't breathe in here. i can't get nothing out of here. my toilet was full over with feces when i came here. >> one inmate's outrage over conditions at holman. >>> msnbc now. kim jong-un made his visit to north korea's palace, this time as supreme military leader. he will be the third generation of the same family to rule since 1948. >>> prince phillip is recovering after emergency heart surgery. a spokesperson for the royals says that the 90-year-old duke had a good night in the hospital. more news in one hour. but first back to "lockup." >>> there are 2 million people behind bars in america. we open the gates, "lockup." >> as is the case at many maximum security prisons, some inmates locked up for rule infractions at alabama's holman's maximum security center complain about unfair treatmen

i don't even -- i talked to warden culliver about it. i wrote him about it. he understands the situation. i rather be written disciplinary so i at least had a hearing on it. i didn't get no say in the citation. you know how that works. >> my assessment at this time due to this recent infraction, i can't make a recommendation for a transfer per your progress review here. >> he just wants to get closer to home, his family traveling. i think he said his mom or someone ill, but if i complete the paperwork here and send it in to central review board, they would not go along with the transfer. just due to that infraction. you okay? >> no, i ain't. >> all right. >> next on "lockup," bobby's reaction to the staff's decision. >>> bobby gilbert's request for transfer to be closer to his mother has just been rejected by the senior staff at holman. >> [ bleep ]. for five [ bleep ] years trying to do it the right way. i'm going to show you what i'm made of. i'll make you transfer the snake! >> what's the problem? what's up, bobby? >> i don't have a problem with you man an

. >> the confrontation becomes so heated that warden grant culliver gets involved. >> if you would shut [ bleep ] up, then nobody would be so [ bleep ] off at your ass. you're acting like a child. >> the inmate above bell's cell is serving life. his name is andrew alexander. >> there was no proof that this guy above him had done anything. but while we were filming i glanced up and i saw andrew alexander staring at me through his window. and i kind of asked him with my mouth, did you do this? and he just had the most cold, evil smile come across his face. >> though it couldn't be proven that alexander caused the flooding, we later confirmed that he had a reputation at holman. >> word had spread around and gotten back to me that andrew was actually probably one of their more violent and notorious inmates. >> when we finally met alexander in person, we discovered he once had a notorious reputation outside of prison as well. his crimes occurred when he and his countries were known as the i-10 bandits. >> we might strike in texas. then the next time they see us, we were in florida the next d