Prison Author Glenn Langohr's Radio Interview on Women Behind the Wall 05/28 by 4justicenow | Blog Talk Radio

Women Behind the Wall 05/28 by 4justicenow | Blog Talk Radio It was great to be on the radio with Gloria Goodwin-killian about Prison conditions. If anyone has time to listen and or leave a comment to show the advocates who run the show to help prisoners that they are being heard, I appreciate it!

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Attention All Authors and Readers of Great Books: authorsdb.com is the Hottest New Site

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Authors DB is a great way to find a hot new author and book to read and it is also a great place for authors to share their books.

At Authors DB I was able to not only give my newest Prison Thriller Books a place to show off all my greatest review, book covers and awards, I am also able to update any new videos that relate to a book on youtube! Check this one out I posted:

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Another Great Review For My True Prison Story Prison Riot!

Prison Riot by glenn langohr review From http://www.dealsharingaunt.blogspot.com

I was not too surprised when I read Glenn's latest book Prison Riot. I previously reviewed Underdog here !
This book was about what happens after a prison riot. The prison dynamic is a  hard one to follow, and is not for the faint of heart. Being in lock down was horrible. They do not care if they get your name right, or your information right. The main goal is to keep the prison safe. What has to be done to ensure your own personal safety was a little surreal to me. We take for granted how we live, and our freedom. The thing that I took for granted the most was showers. It is a good thing that these prisoners were not afraid of small spaces. I would be terrified. The guards own you, and everything you do. This is a true story, and that made me feel even more for the innocent prisoners that were not involved in the prison riot. I recommend this to crime buffs everywhere so that they can see the other side of law enforcement. I am Giving this book a 5/5, because I am still interested in reading more from this author. Even though I have already read two of his books.

An Interview With Author Seth Ferranti About Gorilla Convict

It is my pleasure to introduce Seth Ferranti. His story is one of resilience and the power of the human spirit. Like me, the drug war interrupted him with a prison sentence. Like me, he became a well known writer and started his own publishing company. Here's some of his story and how to get his books.

What was your life like before being penned an LSD kingpin by the government?

I sold drugs, I partied, I went to different colleges to check out the scenes and followed the Grateful Dead a little bit. I was just a regular suburban youth who got caught up in the drug scene. I never carried a gun and I wasn't prone to violence. I didn't even consider myself a criminal really. I wasn't out to hurt anyone or take anything from anybody or rough anybody off or anything like that. I came from a good home with good parents who installed good morals and ideals in me I just got caught up in the drug scene and fancied myself a sort of stoner outlaw. But I didn't have any kind of Scarface mentality. I was just supplying LSD and marijuana to my friends from high school who went off to a bunch of colleges on the East Coast. I was originally from California and grew up a military brat and when my dad retired we settled in Northern Virginia where he got a job with a defense contractor. It was a real lily white and affluent area and I was the new guy and I found that when I proved I could get a hold of drugs I became real popular real quick. So that is how it went. I started selling drugs at a young age and it just progressed and by the age of 19 I was supplying about 15 colleges in 5 states with marijuana and LSD. But still in the big scheme of things I was a small time drug dealer maybe making $20 grand or so a month.

2. Were you overcharged?

I would say so. I was a first-time, non-violent offender and I got slammed with 304 months or a 25 year sentence with no possibility of parole. It was right when the feds had just started their War on Drugs in the early 90s and plus being right outside of DC they made it like my case was this big thing, it was like a witch-hunt really. But in all actuality it was just some kids partying and doing drugs at colleges just like they are still doing today. It was no organization, really it was unorganized and chaotic. I was just the dude with the best contacts and when I refused to snitch they threw the book at me but I realize now I made matters worse by taking off and becoming a fugitive for 2 years. But I was barely 20 years old and I had some money and I wasn't trying to snitch anyone out or go to prison so at that time it seemed taking off was my only choice. But now I have been in prison 19 years for crimes largely committed while I was a teenager that didn't involve any type of violence.

3. I found a great review of one of your books from a well known magazine that said you glamorized the gangster lifestyle to show the reader's why the drug problems are so alluring to the youth, but that in the end that life is a one way ticket to hell. How do you balance it out?

I do glorify and romanticize the stuff I write about. It is kind of glamorous in a way and people are interested in it. So I perpetuate the myths and legends but I do it in a way that it all comes from my perspective and it comes through my eyes and experiences. I am not doing anything new. They have been glamorizing this type of stuff since Billy the Kid and the Wild, Wild West. I am just doing it in my style and putting a more modern flavor to it. How outlaws and gangsters live and the things they do are amazing and people are very interested in reading about it all and watching the Hollywood version of the stories in movies and stuff like that. So I go with it. I am not fighting what is already there. People have been enamored with outlaw heroes since Robin Hood. I am myself. This is my passion. This is why I write about this stuff and bring these stories to life. When I first came to prison I read every prison and gangster book I could and then when I exhausted what I wanted to read I started writing my own stories from my own experiences and from the people I met and was doing time with. Everything I have done, book wise has been done before, I am just putting my twist on it. Reality is reality and I lay it all out but I still glorify it because even though I am older and in hindsight I know it is the wrong road it is still romantic in its own way, that is why gangster and prison stuff is such a big sell in popular culture.

4. can you give me a timeline on how your prison stretch started, to when you started writings and publishing to how   it grew to when you finally get out of prison?

I got caught in 1993 and have remained incarcerated since then. So I have 19 years in now. I had always wrote songs and poems and stuff and dabbled in creating little stories and fantasy worlds (check out felons rage on myspace it has some of my songs I recorded in prison), but when I came to prison I got a job in the recreation department and I started helping to run the intramural sports leagues and that included writing a little sports newsletter on what was going on with the leagues and the standings and statistics and stuff like that and I started writing commentary  and dudes in here really liked it and I made my name writing about prison basketball games for Slam, Don Diva and other magazines and websites like hoopshype.come and that led to writing about prison issues for magazines like Vice and then to writing my first novel Prison Stories and then doing the gangster interviews for Don Diva and F.E.D.S. and the Street Legends book series and now I am writing about the Drug War and drug addiction and recovery for thefix.com and continuing to do pieces for my blog/column on gorillaconvict.com. This all happened gradually throughout the 90s and into the early 2000s and then I got more serious about my writing in 2005 and got the website built and started the publishing house also to put out my own books. So we have been online and selling  books since 2005 and we have developed our name and reputation and web presence. I couldn't have done it without the assistance of my beautiful and talented wife Diane who has enabled me to do all of this from her. Without her I wouldn't have accomplished any of what I have, so really it is all down to her. When I come home I want to continue doing what I am doing but I want to get into the visual aspect of it and start doing documentaries and films also. Plus more merchandise like we have on the gorillaconvict.com website now with the t-shirts, stickers and posters. But I have a lot of plans and ideas to implement and get going once I get home.

5. I see that you have some powerful reviews from a bunch of magazines and well known sources. How have you managed to make those connections while locked in prison?

I am relentless I just write and write and write and I send out a tremendous amount of mail. I mail out 100 of letters at  a time sometimes every week and in it I am constantly promoting and showing what I am doing that is new. I send the stuff out to magazine editors and websites and anyone who I think might be interested in my stuff and now since we have email I contact and email as many people as I can to market and promote my stuff. So I have done it basically through email and the mail and being relentless and never giving up. I have created and built something from nothing and now I have an audience and people who like my work and who buy my books and check out my website. But also another main reason is content. I keep creating new content. I write, write and write some more. I promote, promote and promote some more and I make connections and I cultivate them and I find out how I can help them and how they can help me and I make it work and I keep my word and do what I say I am going to do.

6. What is your vision for the next five years?

I get out in 21 months and then I have to go through the halfway house probation routine so I have to be on point for that and not violate because I am not trying to come back to prison but when I can move and work for my own company gorillaconvict.com I will work and network and do the same thing I have been doing from in here but I will have much more access and I will be able to do all types of radio interviews and pod casts and make little commercials and youtube promos. I am really looking forward to it. I have a tremendous drive and ambition and I am relentless in pursuit of my goals and most importantly I am not afraid to put in the hard work that is necessary for success. So in five years I plan to be making movies and have my own production company.

7. Do you believe prisoners can be redeemed?

Yes, I do but they have to want it because if they want to stay in the same criminal lifestyle they will only be going back to prison. In our country right now there is no emphasis on rehabilitation and a lot of men are going home ill prepared and with no tools to deal with society plus when you just throw them back into the same environments they came out of with no tools what do you expect? Why do you think recidivism is so high? But I have taken the time and effort to do what I need to do to prepare for my future and eventual release back into society and I am ready for the challenge and I am confident that I can redeem myself and be successful and become a productive member of society and bring my unique vision to the world.

8. How would you change the system to make redemption more common?

Education is mandatory. Prisoners need to learn and open and expand their minds. Those capable should be allowed to enroll and take college courses and function in an environment which cultivates that. Others should be allowed to learn and practice a trade so that they have skills when they come home so that don't have to revert to the only thing that they knew prior to coming to prison- crime. But basically we have to give prisoners some hope and show them that yes you can turn your life around and change. I did and I am the better man for it.

Please check out my books which are available in print or ebook formats at gorillaconvict.comand amazon.com and read my blog at gorillaconvict.com which posts a new story every week and gives the 411 on street legends, prison gangs, hip-hop and hustling, the mafia and life in the belly of the beast. Also check out my weekly news blogs and columns at thefix.com

My Newest Prison Thriller, Prison Riot, is on Sale on Amazon Kindle

Prison Riot, A True Story of Surviving a Gang War in Prison is available on Amazon Kindle. Here's an excerpt...
Yard business
For yard we were only allowed to wear our boxer shorts, a white shirt and flip flops. We went through the strip search and backed up to get handcuffed. We walked to a door that opened to a narrow concrete path that went for 30 feet to the yards. The sunlight blinded me after not being out of our cell for a month and I had to walk slower to let my eyes adjust.
We walked the path that led to two mini yards. Each yard was about the size of a half court for basketball. There was a 10 foot high fence around it and razor wire in swirls at the top. In place of a tower, above the yard, was a steel catwalk with two prison guards holding guns. The escort guards led us into our yard. It started with a separate boxed in fenced area about the size of a bathroom. We got our handcuffs released through the tray slot and one of the guards asked, “Do you want to use some clippers to cut your hair or trim your beard?”
We needed some man grooming in a desperate way and used the clippers to make us as close to bald headed as possible. My facial hair had turned into an out of control goatee and I removed as much as I could. While we played barber on each other the southern Mexican inmates started to arrive.
Pericho and Sureno walked with their backs straight and their chests sticking out as far as possible. I almost laughed out loud but instead thought about how sad it was. They were a couple of 18 year olds who desperately didn't want to look weak. The guards unlocked the first cage in the mini yard next to ours and they walked in. Pericho was the crazier one with wild eyes and a bald head with scars in multiple places. As soon as he got his handcuffs off he took his shirt off.
After we finished grooming ourselves we entered our mini yard. There was a basketball hoop on one end that faced the other mini yard 6 feet away. On the other end of the yard there was a shower head and a toilet. I noticed a basketball in the corner and got it. Giant and I took turns shooting free throws and watched all the southern Mexicans walk in handcuffs to the yard cages.
One by one they got their handcuffs off and entered the yard. The inmates from the bottom floor were put in our yard and the inmates from the top floor went into the other one. The younger inmates all took their shirts off as soon as the handcuffs were removed and I realized it was in defiance. They weren't going to let anyone tell them they had to wear a shirt to cover neighborhood tattoos. I saw Johny get his handcuffs removed and he walked toward us with his shirt on. He looked different, like his outlook on life wasn't as positive. Maybe it was that all hope of ever getting a chance to parole on a life sentence was gone.
He stopped in front of us and forced a smile. Giant was so happy to see him he gave him an immediate hug. I followed up with one next and asked, “Are you alright?”
The love from both Giant and I brought back a little spark to Johny's smile and he nodded his head. He said, “Thank you for helping us out.”
It hit me that maybe he was also depressed that he'd killed another person. Even though it was self defense, it probably had him thinking about how he'd committed himself to being in that position his whole life. I encouraged him, “Johny you protected your people and couldn't avoid it.”
I looked him right in the eyes and his were brown pools of sorrow. He broke the eye lock and looked at the ground and nodded his head. Our attention was broken by a distraction on the other mini yard.
“Hey Johny!”
There were over 20 inmates on each of the mini yards and almost everyone stopped what they were doing to watch. The man who called Johny was Topo. He was staring at us from the other mini yard with his hands holding the fence. He looked like a Mexican Joe Pesci. He took off his white shirt and from his waist to his neck there was a collection of tattoo art. His usually bald head had a little hair on it and it made his widow's peak more prominent. We watched Johny walk to the fence. He grabbed it with his hands like Topo was doing and stood almost a foot taller looking down.
I looked at Giant. He noticed the difference in Johny also. He said, “He's changed. Even his voice is deeper.”
I nodded my head and noticed all the southern Mexicans on both of the mini yards beginning to establish positions. They were all somewhat watching Johny and Topo like they were waiting for orders. They constantly looked over at the two elders and then went back to whatever they were doing.
Johny nodded his head to Topo and turned and walked to us. His expression was even harder and I realized what it was. While I knew him on the mainline prison yard before the riot, he was himself due to the lack of heavy politics. Now in Administrative Segregation heavy politics were being forced on him.
The pep in his step was gone. He looked up at us while deep in thought and forced a smile and asked, “You guys want to work out with us?”
I felt my expression harden on my face over the stress of our situation. I nodded my head and said, “Sure… We need to see if you can help us figure something out after...”
Johny nodded his head and it was obvious he already knew it was over us being labeled and housed as southern Mexicans. I realized in that instant that every southern Mexican on both yards was aware. None of them had even greeted us. There were a handful of southerners that had looked up to us and loved talking to us on the mainline. Now they were avoiding us.
I heard Topo get everyone's attention in Spanish slang and understood him. He yelled out, “Excuse me! Attention brothers! It's time for our workout. Everyone line up!”
Johny nodded his head to us and said, “We'll help you figure it out after we exercise.”
He quickly got into his role as leader on our mini yard and shuffled all of the southern Mexicans into a line. Giant and I maintained our positions and backed up to melt into the line forming around us. Our backs were to the fence and we were facing the gun tower catwalk above us. I looked up for the first time on the yard and noticed that both guards were studying the dynamics of how all the inmates were congregating. It was easy to see and understand that Topo was running one yard and Johny was running the other one. Both Topo and Johny had their backs to the tower guards while we were all facing them. It had to look like we were a part of the southern Mexican army.
Topo called out the cadence in Spanish and I understood it
“One hundred jumping jacks…Ready Begin!”
We did the jumping jacks.
Topo yelled, “Fifty squats…Ready Begin!”
We did the squats.
Topo yelled, “Fifty pushups…Ready begin!”
We did the pushups.
Topo yelled, “Southern Mexicans!! How do you feel?”
Everyone, including Giant and I, yelled, “One hundred percent!”
Our exercises continued for 45 more minutes. When we finished Topo came back to the fence and called Johny to talk to him. Giant and I watched the two communicate and waited for them to call us over. We both looked at the two tower guards.
Giant said, “This doesn’t look good.”
I looked my friend right in the eyes. His were confused pools of blue ocean water. I joked, “Where’s your Mexican pride?”

Niki's book Corner: Roll Call by Glenn Langohr

Niki's book Corner: Roll Call by Glenn Langohr: Book Description Publication Date:   July 26, 2012 "Whacks you aside the head with the force of a baseball bat. Langohr's inc...

Roll Call is number 1 in the U.S. on Amazon

My drug war novel Roll Call is number 1 in the U.S. in the Crime category. Buy it while it's on sale for 2.99 with kindle or 16.99 in print.http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0056C0LW4


"A harrowing, down-and-dirty depiction--sometimes reminiscent of Steven Soderbergh's Traffic--of America's war on drugs, by former dealer and California artist Langohr. Locked up for a decade on drugs charges and immersed in both philosophical tomes and modern pulp thrillers, Langohr penned Roll Call, a light fictionalization of his troubled life. "I went from obsessively pacing my cell and wondering and worrying about how I was actually going to get my attorney to defend me, and how many years this sentence would bring," writes Langohr in an afterword, "to realizing that if I find a way to write what's in my head, I can find a way out of this hole I had put myself in!" Roll Call makes for exciting reading--gunplay, covert operations and backhanded deals abound. A vivid, clamorous account of the war on drugs. --Kirkus Discoveries, Nielsen Business Media, 770 Broadway, N.Y Yk

Roll Call's vidoe trailer

The video trailer for my drug war novel Roll Call. Just type my name in above it in the search to listen to 2 of my prison thrillers in audio also! http://www.amazon.com/gp/mpd/permalink/m39V3RMSDR0OE6/ref=ent_fb_link

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May 23, 2012

*Spotlight* Roll Call by Glenn Langohr and *Giveaway*

I'm so happy to welcome our spotlight this week, Glenn Langohr author of Roll Call, A True Prison Story!! This is a wonderful book and I'm excited to have Roll Call on Book Review Club. Also as part of this book spotlight Glenn has been kind enough to give 1 *signed* paperback copy to one of our Book Review Club's lucky readers. Please see the rafflecopter at the end of the post!!

A true account of the author's drug dealing past that turned into trumped up organized crime charges over a bad business deal with the fabricator of Custom Craft Harley Davidson's.

Another true account of how the corrupt California Prison Union used terror tactics with then Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger relating to the 3 Strikes Law. Harvard lawyer Daniel Morris has since confirmed it with, "A shameful lie."

Roll Call is a true prison story with a cast of characters that include Mexican drug cartels, Southern California street gangs and Hell's Angels all fighting for their piece of the drug culture. In the middle of it all, B.J. is hell bent for destruction until he realizes his destiny in the nick of time.

Add a good detective squeezed out of the loop by an overzealous narcotic detective; a robust prison union trying to call the shots; a handful of drug criminals trying to find their conscience and you have the perfect recipe for a revolutionary uprising, bound by blood, all leaving the reader wondering, who are the real criminals?

I'm an obsessive compulsive addict, in recovery, saved by God's Grace, who researched the U.S War on Drugs so deeply, I met and did business with Mexican Cartels, outlaw bikers and street gangs until the criminal justice system interrupted me. From prison, for 10 years I wrote every morning at 4 AM, before the politics and survival in a variety of California level 4 prisons took over. Upon my release from prison I married my dream girl ballerina Sanette, who plays Annette in the sequel to Roll Call, Upon Release. My vision is to help other prisoners write and publish their art and stories and God is blessing me in this direction daily with my Lock Up Diaries and other works

I'm super excited to be spotlighting Glenn Langohr as a tremendous author, not just for his success on his novels but also in his life. To download a Kindle copy of Glenn's book Rollcall on Amazon Click here
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My Cozie Corner: Roll Call by Glenn Langohr {Book Review}

My Cozie Corner: Roll Call by Glenn Langohr {Book Review}: About the book: Roll Call is a true prison story with a cast of characters that include Mexican drug cartels, Southern California stre...

Customer Reviews ROLL CALL ~ A Prison List (True Prison Story) 27 Reviews 5 star: (19) 4 star: (6) 3 star: (1) 2 star: (0) 1 star: (1) Average Customer Review 4.6 out of 5 stars (27 customer reviews) Share your thoughts with other customers Create your own review Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews › See most helpful viewpoints ‹ Previous | 1 2 3 | Next › Most Helpful First | Newest First 5.0 out of 5 stars Planning a life of crime?--Read this first and reconsider., May 22, 2012 By kindred spirit (God's Country) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (TOP 500 REVIEWER) Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: ROLL CALL ~ A Prison List (True Prison Story) (Kindle Edition) I was very honored to have the author read one of my other book review and asked if I would also read his. I agreed and it took me a good three weeks, I read the Kindle version but it is equal to over 700 pages. To say the least the book is intense. We have all seen movies of what life is like in prison. They pale when compared to this true life account. I must warn you up front the drug addiction, violence, and some sexual content may not be suitable for some readers. This is a step out of my usual type of read. My eyes have been opened. B.J. the main character (the author) has a very bad start in life and soon realizes he and his bother have to be on their own. Unfortunately he finds that selling drugs is the fastest way to make money. I must say as a young teen going to Mexico to make drug connections when he really had no idea what he was doing was quite a brave move but obviously the wrong one. He falls in with a bad crowd including the law who are working both sides of the fence. Makes one see why drugs are such a big problem when the law, the mafia, drug dealers mix. This is a very detailed account of how B.J. progresses into his life of crime. Your heart will be pounding during a big drug deal and the law chasing them down. You feel bad for the kid but know he is doing wrong. His first time in prison is a real eye opener. The crime inside the prison is as bad as it is outside. The racial wars and the hatred one group has for another is very disturbing. I learned a lot of prison language I had never heard before and was shocked right off in the communication system between prisoners. Through all of this you may be a bit overwhelmed but when you see that God has a plan for B.J. what you have hoped for all along it is a story of hope and redemption. This book would be a book to give teens who are starting to get in trouble, I do think with this picture to look at some may mend their ways. Sadly it seems a certain percent of people live to get into the prison system. Just about every emotion and life situation plays into this story. As I said it is a long read so I will not spoil the transformation part of his life it is a time of great happiness when you see the story change for the good. Again, it is graphic in nature do to the places and crimes involved. Thanks Glenn, these truths need to be out in the open and I hope many lives will be turned around by your willingness to share.

Underdog is being featured on Flurries of Words!

Underdog is featured on Flurries of Words! http://flurriesofwords.blogspot.co.uk/
The California Prison System houses a mixture of Mexican cartel members, Mexican mafia, Bloods, Crips, and thousands of other street gangs fighting for control and the author turns this story into a pulp thriller of true crime.

Bargain eBook Hunter is featuring me Saturday, 5/19/2012

Upon Release From Prison ( Roll Call Volume 2 ) is scheduled to be free tomorrow and is being featured with Bargain eBook Hunter tomorrow! http://bargainebookhunter.com/http://bargainebookhunter.com/ For a complete list of my books on Amazon go here http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00571NY5Ahttp://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00571NY5A

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New Books by Glenn Langohr, Roll Call and A California Pelican Bay Prison Story Series, Shines Light on the Ongoing L.A County Jail Prisoner Abuse Scandal

Glenn Langohr draws from his own experiences as an inmate in his new books, Roll Call and A California Pelican Bay Prison Story Series, and drops readers into the story behind the story of the ongoing L.A Jail prisoner abuse scandal.
. .Glenn Langohr-Portrayed as B.J in Roll Call
"Those without sin cast the first stone" A released Pelican Bay prisoner in Roll Call has some drug dealing dirt on a D.A's kid.

In one of Glenn Langohr's new books, Roll Call, a drug war novel, Roll Call which penetrates from an insider’s view, the life inside L.A. county jails, where deputies use excessive force and even bigger problems in California's state prisons where guards can create hazard pay in which they are paid time and a half for instigating riots.

In Glenn Langohr's other new book, A California Pelican Bay Prison Story, Langohr illustrates life incarcerated in solitary confinement and questions the gang validation process with an insider’s view of the interaction between the warden, gang Investigator and counselor.

Glenn Langohr's books are available on Amazon.

"A harrowing-down-and-dirty depiction of the U.S. War on Drugs, sometimes reminiscent of Solderburgh's movie Traffic, by former dealer, California artist Langohr. Locked up for a decade on drug charges and immersed in both philosophical tomes and modern pulp thrillers, Langohr penned Roll Call. A vivid, clamorous account of the war on drugs.”
-Kirkus Discoveries, Nielson Business Media

Glenn Langohr started lockdownpublishing.com to help other inmates turn their lives around through writing and art. Langohr utilizes art work from ex-prisoners for his book covers. Langohr's vision is to illuminate the public to some of the flaws within the criminal justice and prison system. He says, "We forgot about redemption."

Interviews and copies for review available upon request.

Glenn Langohr: In Prison on Drug Charges for 10 Years, Now Author Of 5 Books, Roll Call, Upon Release and the Series, A California Pelican Bay Prison Story

In his drug war novel Roll Call, Glenn Langohr illustrates how the U.S. has made drugs more desirable by making them taboo, which has increased the demand for them, throwing gasoline on Mexican cartel wars, along with breeding gangs in California's prisons.




Glenn Langohr-Portrayed as B.J in Roll Call

"Those without sin cast the first stone." A released Pelican Bay inmate sends video evidence of a District Attorney's son selling drugs in Roll Call



“For the last 6 years of my incarceration I woke up at 4 AM every morning to write, before the on-rush of prison life took over, to finish my drug war novel Roll Call.” States Langohr, “I felt compelled to write, to open the eyes of the community, that the drug war is a spiritual war.”

Roll Call, available in print and e-book retailers, follows Glenn Langohr’s path portrayed as B.J.; from being raised by the Angelic mother he is torn from, to becoming a drug dealer, always trying to find a way out of the dark life of an addict.

In another thread the path of three large Mexican cartel members have a hungry quest to obtain U.S. money and delves into how the Sinaloa and Michoacán cartels commit thousands of murders and deceptions for control of the drug trade.

The cartel paths inevitably meet B.J. in Orange County, California leading to a roller coaster ride of excitement through drug smuggling cartels, to street gangs, to outlaw bikers, all trying to get their piece of the action. Add a good detective squeezed out of the loop by an overzealous narcotic detective; a robust prison union trying to call the shots; and a handful of other drug criminals trying to hold on to their conscience; and, you have the perfect recipe for a revolutionary uprising, bound by blood; all leaving the reader wondering, who are the real criminals?

Kirkus Discoveries Nielson Media Review “A Harrowing down-and-dirty depiction of the U.S. War on Drugs, sometimes reminiscent of Soderbergh’s Traffic, by former dealer, California artist Langohr.”

Upon Release from prison, Glenn Langohr finished the sequel to Roll Call, Upon Release, along with A California Pelican Bay Prison Story, Lock Up Diaries and Gladiator. He started Lockdownpublishing to help other prisoners turn their lives around through writing and art. See his u-tube video

Sista Soul's radio interview with me on KHSU NPR went fantastic!

The radio interview with Sista Soul on KHSU NPR went fantastic! We spoke about how I turned my life around writing the novel Roll Call from prison, about prison conditions in solitary, about my other books I've written after being released and how I'm helping other prisoners. I will have an mp3 copy of the interview soon.

Kate Brauning at The Bookshelf Blog's interview of me!

1) What prompted you to write fiction? My researchinto the drug war went a little too far. In prison, fighting trumped uporganized crime charges, I had to make my time matter, so writing helped memake sense out of a broken childhood that led to drug dealing, that led toprison.

2) Tell us what a typical day looks like for you as awriter. Do you have any unusual writing habits? When I start writing a new bookI have to block everything else out. Then, slowly at first, I get into thatzone where my absolute concentration is honed in on the story. Once I get intoa flow that becomes a fire, I pace back and forth in between writing sessions. Mywriting sessions get closer and closer together, until even in my limited sleepI’m dreaming about the script, seeking the magic.



2) Your blog mentions your personal faith. How doesyour faith impact your writing? I have a God over evil, redemptive theme to mystories. Having lived with a chip on my shoulder as a kid, and then with howfar I got involved in the drug world, I’m able to explore the spiritual aspectsthrough my characters. My mom used to whisper to me, “Everything happens for areason, God will never give you more than you can carry.” (Great question! I am still wrestling withit.)



4) How do you form the ideas and characters for a story? Mystories are based on experiences. I paint with the true colors of life on afictional landscape. My life of crime started pretty innocent, by growing andselling marijuana. At the time of my first arrest I had just turned 18 and mybrother was 16. We were both living on our own until an overzealous NarcoticDetective interrupted us. The character, Detective Pincher was born, willing todo whatever it takes to get a conviction, even if it means breaking the law. Ialso created a good investigator, Detective Maltobano, who catches on toPincher but gets squeezed out of the loop until he joins Internal Affairs. Thedrug war combined with tough on crime politics give me plenty of material.



5) What do you feel makes Roll Call unique as a book? The perspective. Most of the stuff out there,even the crime shows on TV, is written from the Law’s view. I write from theinside of the Criminal Justice System out.



6) Do you write purely for pleasure, or do you have a deeperpersonal purpose? I love writing for pleasure, but I have a vision that pushesme to show the world something. I came out of prison and startedlockdownpublishing in hopes I’d be able to help other prisoners turn theirexperiences into a blessing through writing and art.



7) What do you like to read personally? Almost everythingfrom the Bible to San Tsu’s “The Art of War”. I love Tami Hoag, Lee Childs,Harrold Robbins, Sidney Sheldon, James Clavelle, Robert Ludlum Thrillers, LoveStories…



8) Has a certain author impacted your style as a writer? I think they all have to a certain degree. Iwrite short chapters like James Patterson to keep the readers flipping thepages. I’m also very blessed to have Phillip Doran, the ex -producer of many TVshows and author of “A Reluctant Tuscan” as a mentor. My wife’s father, Mr.John South from American Media also proof reads all my books before publication.



9) Tell us about your new novella, Underdog. In Californiathere are 33 state prisons bursting at the seams breeding bigger criminals. 70%of the inmate population is serving time for drug related charges. I watchedyoung kids, surfer and skate boarder types, with soccer moms, turn into gangmembers to fit in. It’s a predatory environ without any form of rehabilitation.I was in 2 race riots that couldn’t be avoided. While I was in solitaryconfinement I found out that many inmates were falsely labeled as gang leadersbased on dubious evidence that wouldn’t come close to holding up in court. Someof these inmates are being sent to Pelican Bay State Prison’s Super Max, knownas the SHU, for Security Housing Unit. Recently, the prisoners in the SHUdeveloped a peaceful hunger strike with 5 core demands. My novella Underdog,shines a light on some of these issues.

Thank God for Humanitarian Groups

Wow, I thank God for Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity and all other humanitarian website workers who give a voice to the prisoners. I spent 10 years in California prisons on drug charges, with time in the SHU and turned my life around writing novels. When I got out of prison I had a 700 page novel to re-write and a vision to protest the California Prison Union for being deceptive and corrupt with the public. I started lockdownpublishingdotcom with a vision to help other prisoners turn their lives around through writing novels and using their art as book covers. I now have 7 books on amazon, one of which is in print with the other 6 available to download from kindle. The last one I published, Underdog, is about the hunger strike and the 5 core demands. It went live the day after Christian Gomez passed. We have to give those inmates in isolation Hope, something constructive to do, because they aren’t the “worst of the worst”, they are the strongest of the strong, but just got a little lost along the way. God bless, Glenn Langohr