Showing posts with label families against California strike law. Show all posts
Showing posts with label families against California strike law. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
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.
Thursday, April 5, 2012
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.
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.
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
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
Monday, April 2, 2012
Update: Radio interview with Sista Soul at KHSU starts at 3 PM Easter Sunday!
Sista Soul at KHSU checked out my blog and corrected me that the actual intervew is at 3 PM. Feel free to check out her entire show that starts at 2 PM. Her show is about current events to reach out and help people in Northern California. She also has news about the Pelican Bay Prison and solitary confinement with a redemptive theme.
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Radio Interview with Sista Soul at KHSU set for this Sunday at 2 PM
God has blessed me with a radio interview with Sista Soul at KHSU at 2 PM this coming Sunday. She wants to talk about what led me to prison (Drug dealing), what it was like, is it a place for drug addicts and dealers, what it is like to parole and start over, about my writing and how my books are doing and whatever else. I'm excited that it is NPR and want to get as much mileage as possible. If anyone knows how to do this, please let me know at rollcallthebook@gmail.com 949-354-7176
Friday, March 30, 2012
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.
Roll Call is available in print for 19.99 and .99 cents in e-book at all retailers.
The sequel to Roll Call, Upon Release , A California Pelican Bay Prison Story-Race Riot, Lock Up Diaries and Gladiator is available for .99 cents in e-book.
Available for interviews and speaking engagements.
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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.
Roll Call is available in print for 19.99 and .99 cents in e-book at all retailers.
The sequel to Roll Call, Upon Release , A California Pelican Bay Prison Story-Race Riot, Lock Up Diaries and Gladiator is available for .99 cents in e-book.
Available for interviews and speaking engagements.
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Glenn Langohr's New Book: Underdog, The Pelican Bay Hunger Strike, Reveals the Story Behind the Story of the Recent Inmate Death at Corcoran State Prison
In Langohr's new book Underdog, he strives to shine a spotlight on some of the injust ways California prison's deem inmates incorrigible and house them in solitary.
Friday, March 23, 2012
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.
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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.
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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.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Hi Friends
I'm not sure about this blog thing selling books or getting great exposure by just pumping out press releases and articles I've written so today I ask any who come by a question- What makes you write, or what makes you decide to read a certain book? For me, I write about stuff I've lived through to help process a deeper explanation. I love getting in the zone where the magic happens and it is all free flow. Hours and days evaporate as it comes together. As for reading, with attention issues always a problem for me, I have to read a book that keeps me locked in to the story. Short chapters that keep the pace going always works. James Patterson is really good at it because I really don't love all his books, but if I start one, those short chapters make it easy to finish. One last thing to think about, my writing content- Do you think we were better off just putting serious criminals, the rapist, robbers, killers and such in prison like we did in the 1980's, rather then now, where we have so many laws created and everything is a crime?
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Glenn Langohr, Ex-Prisoner, Releases the Books "Roll Call" and "A California Pelican Bay Prison Story" Series to Shine a Spotlight on the Prisoner Hunger Strike Crises
Author of Roll Call and A California Pelican Bay Prison Story, Glenn Langohr, drawing on his own experiences as an inmate, takes you into the story behind the story of the on-going Prison Hunger Strike. Don't just read the headlines, live the horror of what being locked up means for thousands of prisoners being abused by sadistic deputies in his new books: Roll Call and A California Pelican Bay Prison Story series.
Glenn Langohr-Portrayed as B.J in Roll Call
"Those without sin cast the first stone" An excerpt from Roll Call where a district attorney's son is dealing drugs
Having served 10 years in California's most violent jails and prisons for drug charges, Langohr's Drug War and Prison books, Roll Call & A California Pelican Bay Prison Story, shed light on flaws within the criminal justice and prison system in regards to labeling defendants over hearsay from other criminals, relating to the 5 core demands the prisoner’s are striking over.
In one of Glenn Langohr's new books, Roll Call, he penetrates from an insider’s view, the practice of law enforcement utilizing informants who are also criminals to garner information, and then using that information to label defendants while setting the other criminal informant free. "This practice creates an injustice in many cases."
In Glenn Langohr's other new book, A California Pelican Bay Prison Story, Langohr illustrates life in California's prisons where low level drug addicts are bred into bigger criminals and an addiction is bred into an affliction much harder to escape where races are segregated and gangs and violence become the solution, spitting out displaced humans without any job placement.
Glenn Langohr's books are available on Amazon.
$4.99 on Kindle and $19.99 in paperback.
"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 prisoners turn their life around through writing and art. He uses prison art for book covers for his e-books.
Available for Interviews and Review
Glenn Langohr-Portrayed as B.J in Roll Call
"Those without sin cast the first stone" An excerpt from Roll Call where a district attorney's son is dealing drugs
Having served 10 years in California's most violent jails and prisons for drug charges, Langohr's Drug War and Prison books, Roll Call & A California Pelican Bay Prison Story, shed light on flaws within the criminal justice and prison system in regards to labeling defendants over hearsay from other criminals, relating to the 5 core demands the prisoner’s are striking over.
In one of Glenn Langohr's new books, Roll Call, he penetrates from an insider’s view, the practice of law enforcement utilizing informants who are also criminals to garner information, and then using that information to label defendants while setting the other criminal informant free. "This practice creates an injustice in many cases."
In Glenn Langohr's other new book, A California Pelican Bay Prison Story, Langohr illustrates life in California's prisons where low level drug addicts are bred into bigger criminals and an addiction is bred into an affliction much harder to escape where races are segregated and gangs and violence become the solution, spitting out displaced humans without any job placement.
Glenn Langohr's books are available on Amazon.
$4.99 on Kindle and $19.99 in paperback.
"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 prisoners turn their life around through writing and art. He uses prison art for book covers for his e-books.
Available for Interviews and Review
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Glenn Langohr's New Books-'"Roll Call" & "Lock Up Diaries," Expose the True Story of How the Son of a Sheriff and His Buddies Videoed the Gang Raping of an Underage Girl
Roll Call by Glenn Langohr takes the reader into the story behind the story of the Haidl rape case. In prison on drug charges during the writing of “Roll Call”, Glenn Langohr felt the rape victim’s pain and further embarrassment of being labeled, “a promiscuous girl who aspired to be a porn star”, by private investigators and attorneys intent to clear the son of the sheriff of rape charges.
“I was sick of the hypocrisy of our criminal justice system,” Glenn stated.
Though “Roll Call” is a drug war novel with the intent to bring compassion and smart on crime back to the Justice System, the thread with the Haidl rape case is one of many twist and turns of corruption uncovered for social justice in his books. $19.99 paperback or .99 cents in kindle on Amazon
Kirkus Discoveries- “A Master Director of modern pulp thrillers and a harrowing down-and-dirty depiction of the War on Drugs, sometimes reminiscent of Solderburgh's Traffic, by former dealer, California artist Langohr.”
Also by Glenn Langohr- “Lock Up Diaries- A California Pelican Bay Prison Story Series”
A depiction of life inside of prison and a look at the political landscape between races, segregated by cell after being released from the Pelican Bay SHU in California. The amazing details of prison life - code words that prisoners use, explanations of how they communicate from cell to cell - really make you feel you have entered a different world, or like you are watching a movie. .99 cents with kindle on Amazon
"A raw, breathless descent through the inner circle of the California Penal Hell. Fraught with detail that only someone who's been there could know." Review by Phillip Doran, author of A Reluctant Tuscan
After a decade in prison on drug charges, Glenn Langohr's vision is to help other drug addicted and lost prisoners find their voice through writing and art. He uses prison art for some of his book covers and started a publishing company, lockdownpublishing.com to open a new avenue for prison authors. Past radio interviews include KSBR 88.5 in Orange County and Buy Back America in Utah
Interviews and review copies available upon request
“I was sick of the hypocrisy of our criminal justice system,” Glenn stated.
Though “Roll Call” is a drug war novel with the intent to bring compassion and smart on crime back to the Justice System, the thread with the Haidl rape case is one of many twist and turns of corruption uncovered for social justice in his books. $19.99 paperback or .99 cents in kindle on Amazon
Kirkus Discoveries- “A Master Director of modern pulp thrillers and a harrowing down-and-dirty depiction of the War on Drugs, sometimes reminiscent of Solderburgh's Traffic, by former dealer, California artist Langohr.”
Also by Glenn Langohr- “Lock Up Diaries- A California Pelican Bay Prison Story Series”
A depiction of life inside of prison and a look at the political landscape between races, segregated by cell after being released from the Pelican Bay SHU in California. The amazing details of prison life - code words that prisoners use, explanations of how they communicate from cell to cell - really make you feel you have entered a different world, or like you are watching a movie. .99 cents with kindle on Amazon
"A raw, breathless descent through the inner circle of the California Penal Hell. Fraught with detail that only someone who's been there could know." Review by Phillip Doran, author of A Reluctant Tuscan
After a decade in prison on drug charges, Glenn Langohr's vision is to help other drug addicted and lost prisoners find their voice through writing and art. He uses prison art for some of his book covers and started a publishing company, lockdownpublishing.com to open a new avenue for prison authors. Past radio interviews include KSBR 88.5 in Orange County and Buy Back America in Utah
Interviews and review copies available upon request
Saturday, March 17, 2012
State Crime Data Log Is Lacking Due to Drug War
The criminal records system California relies on to stop child abusers from working in schools and violent felons from buying guns is so poorly maintained that it routinely fails to alert officials to a subject's full criminal history. The other side of this issue is that a list of possible matches appears, denying work or gun ownership for those without a criminal history, or one that has been expunged. Imagine trying to get a job, in an already depressed economy, and the background check returns a bunch of possible arrest and convictions, that aren't even accurate.
Information from millions of records buried at courts and law enforcement agencies has never been entered in the system. This overwhelming amount of information is then haphazardly rushed into possible matches and isn't accurate. Tough on crime platforms have destroyed the criminal justice system because for a District Attorney seeking to climb the ladder or enter politics a soft on crime look will stain their reputation or get them fired. In Orange County, California, a ninety nine percent conviction record is where the bar is set but look at the fact that six out of ten convicted cases that reach the Supreme Court are overturned for reasons like ineffective councel, leading the nation. This means justice has been thrown out the window and the right to a fair trial and the right to adequate defense is no longer viable. In other cases brought before the district attorney, police officers are trained to charge the suspect of a crime with as many possible charges relating to one charge as possible to make it easy for a plea bargain, also helping keep that ninety nine percent conviction ratio. Imagine just being released from jail or prison after not being defended properly or over zealously prosecuted, and now you are trying to find employment and the background check the employer runs shows a list of possible crimes not even committed!
Are we creating laws faster than good sense provides in the interest of tough on crime political stances? Are all these new laws creating a police state and only beneficial to people who have government jobs and unions to push even more law and early retirement benefits? When considering that unemployment in California is leading the nation at approximately ten percent and then realize even those numbers don't show the percentage of released prisoners who aren't even on the radar. The unemployment numbers are actually much higher and the result of too many petty laws putting too many people in jail or prison and completely forgetting about redemption or rehabilitation.
In prison on drug charges, I felt inspired to start writing--to bring a view never before seen, and to show that the path we are on is only building bigger criminals. http://www.lockdownpublishing.com
Kirkus Discoveries, Nielsen Business Media discoveries@kirkusreviews.com
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.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Glenn_T_Langohr
Information from millions of records buried at courts and law enforcement agencies has never been entered in the system. This overwhelming amount of information is then haphazardly rushed into possible matches and isn't accurate. Tough on crime platforms have destroyed the criminal justice system because for a District Attorney seeking to climb the ladder or enter politics a soft on crime look will stain their reputation or get them fired. In Orange County, California, a ninety nine percent conviction record is where the bar is set but look at the fact that six out of ten convicted cases that reach the Supreme Court are overturned for reasons like ineffective councel, leading the nation. This means justice has been thrown out the window and the right to a fair trial and the right to adequate defense is no longer viable. In other cases brought before the district attorney, police officers are trained to charge the suspect of a crime with as many possible charges relating to one charge as possible to make it easy for a plea bargain, also helping keep that ninety nine percent conviction ratio. Imagine just being released from jail or prison after not being defended properly or over zealously prosecuted, and now you are trying to find employment and the background check the employer runs shows a list of possible crimes not even committed!
Are we creating laws faster than good sense provides in the interest of tough on crime political stances? Are all these new laws creating a police state and only beneficial to people who have government jobs and unions to push even more law and early retirement benefits? When considering that unemployment in California is leading the nation at approximately ten percent and then realize even those numbers don't show the percentage of released prisoners who aren't even on the radar. The unemployment numbers are actually much higher and the result of too many petty laws putting too many people in jail or prison and completely forgetting about redemption or rehabilitation.
In prison on drug charges, I felt inspired to start writing--to bring a view never before seen, and to show that the path we are on is only building bigger criminals. http://www.lockdownpublishing.com
Kirkus Discoveries, Nielsen Business Media discoveries@kirkusreviews.com
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.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Glenn_T_Langohr
Friday, March 16, 2012
Should We Decriminalize Drugs to Take The Power Out of The Drug War and The Mexican Drug Cartels?
We now look at drug addiction as a disease in government and medical institutions, so when are we going to end the War on Drugs and how will we? The War on Drugs has only made drug use more desirable by making them more taboo, thus creating an underground culture where it is cool to avoid detection. Fast cars, fast women, flashy tattoos and jewelry and being the man, or woman, that can supply the need is what spurs the desire to be involved and it makes it cool. There is a social structure involved that includes sex, money, power, control and greed. So if we decriminalize drugs we take the power out of them and the rest of this underground culture. Vicente Fox in Mexico has come down hard on the cartels and 40,000 drug war murders have been the result. In- fighting between cartels like the Sinaloa, Juarez and Zetas has been over how to get the most money from the U.S.'s demand for drugs. Recently, some problems with an operation the ATF dubbed, Fast and Furious, has made headlines with over 2,500 machine guns that our government gave the cartels in a sting operation and have since been used to kill our own law enforcement in Arizona. This is just another example that proves the joke is on us, in this War on Drugs. Another problem, the pharmaceutical giants who sell legal heroin to our kids in pain killers like Oxycontin. The kids smash up the pills and snort them for a quick high. This is leading to the more raw form, Mexican tar heroin. In south Orange County, California there have been 80 overdose deaths in a few years and finally reporters like David Whiting, chief editor for the Orange County Register, has started writing about these very issues.
The solution to this War on Drugs is many fold. First we have to make drugs look less enticing. A mass media campaign must be followed by success stories from those who have turned away from drugs and got their families, careers and lives back. We have to show the public that it is a spiritual war since drug use divides every blessing possible, like families, marriages, freedom, jobs and everything else that is forgotten about during drug use and all the aforementioned are broken and divided to nothingness. Second we have to attack this problem with our over crowded jails and prisons. We have to give these inmates something to turn their lives around while incarcerated, like helping them learn how to write all manner of scripts, along with job and living placement upon release. In Nevada released prisoners are offered jobs in sanitation and released prisoners find meaning in work, getting their families back, fitting into the community and realizing they can survive. Nevada has the lowest recidivism, rate of return back to prison in the nation.
http://www.lockdownpublishing.com I started lockdownpublishing to help incarcerated inmates learn how to turn what they have been through into a blessing through writing and art. I want to get inmates instructional writing guides and show them there is hope. http://www.rollcallthebook.com To buy my novel-Roll Call by Glenn Langohr-Amazon My drug war novel, Roll Call by Glenn Langohr illustrates how this lie terrorized the public and where the money came from. Kirkus Discoveries, Nielsen Business Media discoveries@kirkusreviews.com
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.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Glenn_T_Langohr
The solution to this War on Drugs is many fold. First we have to make drugs look less enticing. A mass media campaign must be followed by success stories from those who have turned away from drugs and got their families, careers and lives back. We have to show the public that it is a spiritual war since drug use divides every blessing possible, like families, marriages, freedom, jobs and everything else that is forgotten about during drug use and all the aforementioned are broken and divided to nothingness. Second we have to attack this problem with our over crowded jails and prisons. We have to give these inmates something to turn their lives around while incarcerated, like helping them learn how to write all manner of scripts, along with job and living placement upon release. In Nevada released prisoners are offered jobs in sanitation and released prisoners find meaning in work, getting their families back, fitting into the community and realizing they can survive. Nevada has the lowest recidivism, rate of return back to prison in the nation.
http://www.lockdownpublishing.com I started lockdownpublishing to help incarcerated inmates learn how to turn what they have been through into a blessing through writing and art. I want to get inmates instructional writing guides and show them there is hope. http://www.rollcallthebook.com To buy my novel-Roll Call by Glenn Langohr-Amazon My drug war novel, Roll Call by Glenn Langohr illustrates how this lie terrorized the public and where the money came from. Kirkus Discoveries, Nielsen Business Media discoveries@kirkusreviews.com
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.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Glenn_T_Langohr
Thursday, March 15, 2012
From 10 years in prison for drug charges to author of 6 books!
My deepest novel, 700 pages of crime scene drug war based on true stories, is 19.99 in paperback and 2.99 with kindle. Thanks for considering- 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
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. Add a good detective squeezed out of the loop by an overzealous narcotic detective; a robust prison union calling bad 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? A view never before seen, from the inside of the criminal justice system looking out. The author, Glenn Langohr takes you on a journey from a runaway childhood, to addict and drug dealer, into the drug war for an inside look at Mexican cartel wars, corrupt narcotic detectives and a California Prison Union bent on breeding bigger criminals.
"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. The author succeeds by wisely using his experiences to fuel the narrative. A vivid, clamorous account of the war on drugs."
~ Kirkus Discoveries Nielson Media
"Spellbinding story of the drug war. A page turner! A full robust story and an inside look at California's harshest prisons."
~ Orange County Reviews
"Compelling material."
~ Stephen Hillenburg, Creator of Spongebob SquarePants
From the Author
All True Prison Books by the Author are available in the Kindle Store and include:
Roll Call
Gladiator - A Pelican Bay Prison Story.
Race Riots - A Pelican Bay Prison Story.
Lock Up Diaries - A Pelican Bay Prison Story.
Upon Release From Prison
Underdog
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
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. Add a good detective squeezed out of the loop by an overzealous narcotic detective; a robust prison union calling bad 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? A view never before seen, from the inside of the criminal justice system looking out. The author, Glenn Langohr takes you on a journey from a runaway childhood, to addict and drug dealer, into the drug war for an inside look at Mexican cartel wars, corrupt narcotic detectives and a California Prison Union bent on breeding bigger criminals.
"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. The author succeeds by wisely using his experiences to fuel the narrative. A vivid, clamorous account of the war on drugs."
~ Kirkus Discoveries Nielson Media
"Spellbinding story of the drug war. A page turner! A full robust story and an inside look at California's harshest prisons."
~ Orange County Reviews
"Compelling material."
~ Stephen Hillenburg, Creator of Spongebob SquarePants
From the Author
All True Prison Books by the Author are available in the Kindle Store and include:
Roll Call
Gladiator - A Pelican Bay Prison Story.
Race Riots - A Pelican Bay Prison Story.
Lock Up Diaries - A Pelican Bay Prison Story.
Upon Release From Prison
Underdog
Glenn Langohr's New Book: Underdog, The Pelican Bay Hunger Strike, Reveals the Story Behind the Story of the Recent Inmate Death at Corcoran State Prison
In Langohr's new book Underdog, he strives to shine a spotlight on some of the injust ways California prison's deem inmates incorrigible and house them in solitary.
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.
The author of Underdog, Glenn Langohr, takes you on a journey back into prison as he remembers a prison riot days before his release date where he left his friend on the way to Pelican Bay...
The story follows the author years later as he visits his friend in Pelican Bay during a prisoner developed hunger strike against sadistic and cruel guards who get off on their isolation and enjoy adding violence to their torture.
A spotlight on the flaws at how Pelican Bay determines gang validation and solitary confinement.
"A great analogy between caged dogs in an animal shelter, and prisoners in an overcrowded jail. A blow-by-blow description of the dialogue between four race leaders as they try to maintain the peace, and keep the factions from destroying themselves. Not the sort of thing you would read about in the media so it is all quite an eye-opener. Gives a great insight into the problems inherent in a mixed-race prison and how the prison authorities handle it. Some of these individual warders are human while some are sub-human. A most interesting and absorbing 5-Star read. I personally would like to see a sequel to this book."
~ Dr. James Coyle
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.
The author of Underdog, Glenn Langohr, takes you on a journey back into prison as he remembers a prison riot days before his release date where he left his friend on the way to Pelican Bay...
The story follows the author years later as he visits his friend in Pelican Bay during a prisoner developed hunger strike against sadistic and cruel guards who get off on their isolation and enjoy adding violence to their torture.
A spotlight on the flaws at how Pelican Bay determines gang validation and solitary confinement.
"A great analogy between caged dogs in an animal shelter, and prisoners in an overcrowded jail. A blow-by-blow description of the dialogue between four race leaders as they try to maintain the peace, and keep the factions from destroying themselves. Not the sort of thing you would read about in the media so it is all quite an eye-opener. Gives a great insight into the problems inherent in a mixed-race prison and how the prison authorities handle it. Some of these individual warders are human while some are sub-human. A most interesting and absorbing 5-Star read. I personally would like to see a sequel to this book."
~ Dr. James Coyle
Monday, March 12, 2012
State Crime Data is Lacking Due to the Drug War
The criminal records system California relies on to stop child abusers from working in schools and violent felons from buying guns is so poorly maintained that it routinely fails to alert officials to a subject's full criminal history. The other side of this issue is that a list of possible matches appears, denying work or gun ownership for those without a criminal history, or one that has been expunged. Imagine trying to get a job, in an already depressed economy, and the background check returns a bunch of possible arrest and convictions, that aren't even accurate.
Information from millions of records buried at courts and law enforcement agencies has never been entered in the system. This overwhelming amount of information is then haphazardly rushed into possible matches and isn't accurate. Tough on crime platforms have destroyed the criminal justice system because for a District Attorney seeking to climb the ladder or enter politics a soft on crime look will stain their reputation or get them fired. In Orange County, California, a ninety nine percent conviction record is where the bar is set but look at the fact that six out of ten convicted cases that reach the Supreme Court are overturned for reasons like ineffective councel, leading the nation. This means justice has been thrown out the window and the right to a fair trial and the right to adequate defense is no longer viable. In other cases brought before the district attorney, police officers are trained to charge the suspect of a crime with as many possible charges relating to one charge as possible to make it easy for a plea bargain, also helping keep that ninety nine percent conviction ratio. Imagine just being released from jail or prison after not being defended properly or over zealously prosecuted, and now you are trying to find employment and the background check the employer runs shows a list of possible crimes not even committed!
Are we creating laws faster than good sense provides in the interest of tough on crime political stances? Are all these new laws creating a police state and only beneficial to people who have government jobs and unions to push even more law and early retirement benefits? When considering that unemployment in California is leading the nation at approximately ten percent and then realize even those numbers don't show the percentage of released prisoners who aren't even on the radar. The unemployment numbers are actually much higher and the result of too many petty laws putting too many people in jail or prison and completely forgetting about redemption or rehabilitation.
In prison on drug charges, I felt inspired to start writing--to bring a view never before seen, and to show that the path we are on is only building bigger criminals. http://www.lockdownpublishing.com
Kirkus Discoveries, Nielsen Business Media discoveries@kirkusreviews.com
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.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Glenn_T_Langohr
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/6441348
Information from millions of records buried at courts and law enforcement agencies has never been entered in the system. This overwhelming amount of information is then haphazardly rushed into possible matches and isn't accurate. Tough on crime platforms have destroyed the criminal justice system because for a District Attorney seeking to climb the ladder or enter politics a soft on crime look will stain their reputation or get them fired. In Orange County, California, a ninety nine percent conviction record is where the bar is set but look at the fact that six out of ten convicted cases that reach the Supreme Court are overturned for reasons like ineffective councel, leading the nation. This means justice has been thrown out the window and the right to a fair trial and the right to adequate defense is no longer viable. In other cases brought before the district attorney, police officers are trained to charge the suspect of a crime with as many possible charges relating to one charge as possible to make it easy for a plea bargain, also helping keep that ninety nine percent conviction ratio. Imagine just being released from jail or prison after not being defended properly or over zealously prosecuted, and now you are trying to find employment and the background check the employer runs shows a list of possible crimes not even committed!
Are we creating laws faster than good sense provides in the interest of tough on crime political stances? Are all these new laws creating a police state and only beneficial to people who have government jobs and unions to push even more law and early retirement benefits? When considering that unemployment in California is leading the nation at approximately ten percent and then realize even those numbers don't show the percentage of released prisoners who aren't even on the radar. The unemployment numbers are actually much higher and the result of too many petty laws putting too many people in jail or prison and completely forgetting about redemption or rehabilitation.
In prison on drug charges, I felt inspired to start writing--to bring a view never before seen, and to show that the path we are on is only building bigger criminals. http://www.lockdownpublishing.com
Kirkus Discoveries, Nielsen Business Media discoveries@kirkusreviews.com
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.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Glenn_T_Langohr
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/6441348
Sunday, March 11, 2012
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
San Clemente, CA
“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.
Roll Call is available in print for 19.99 and .99 cents in e-book at all retailers.
The sequel to Roll Call, Upon Release , A California Pelican Bay Prison Story-Race Riot, Lock Up Diaries and Gladiator is available for .99 cents in e-book.
Available for interviews and speaking engagements.
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
San Clemente, CA
“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.
Roll Call is available in print for 19.99 and .99 cents in e-book at all retailers.
The sequel to Roll Call, Upon Release , A California Pelican Bay Prison Story-Race Riot, Lock Up Diaries and Gladiator is available for .99 cents in e-book.
Available for interviews and speaking engagements.
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Glenn Langohr Spent 10 Years Incarcerated on Drug Charges Where He Changed His Life Writing Roll Call, Now a Big Seller on Amazon
Glenn Langohr Spent 10 Years Incarcerated on Drug Charges Where He Changed His Life Through Writing His Novel Roll Call, Now a Big Seller on Amazon
In Roll Call, Glenn Langohr takes the reader on a journey from his runaway childhood, to addict and drug dealer, deeper into the drug war for an inside look at Mexican cartel wars, corrupt narcotic detectives and a California Prison Union bent on breeding bigger criminals.
ShareThis Email PDF Print . .Glenn Langohr, author of Roll Call
"By incarcerating drug offenders we're breeding an addiction into an affliction much harder to escape."
San Clemente, Ca (PRWEB) December 30, 2011
Roll Call by Glenn Langohr, available in print and E-book, delves into a true account of his 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. Then, the novel follows his path through the prison system to reveal how the California Prison Union used terror tactics with then Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger relating to the 3 Strike’s Law. Harvard lawyers have since confirmed with “A shameful lie.”
Kirkus Discoveries Nielson Media
"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."
Glenn Langohr's vision is to influence more smart on crime and redemption. He writes prisoners at the most zealous prisons, like Pelican Bay to inspire them to take what they have been through and turn it into a blessing through writing and art. See his youtube video for more.
Other books by Glenn Langohr: Upon Release, sequel to Roll Call, A California Pelican Bay Prison Story Vol 1, Lock Up Diaries Vol 2 and Gladiator Vol 3. Available on Amazon.
Roll Call in print $19.99 and $3.99 in E-book.
Upon Release 2.99 in E-Book- Upon Release from Pelican Bay Prison, B.J struggles not to look back at the Criminal Justice System that tried to kill him. Inspired to help prisoners turn their lives around through art, he tries to work for the church. Running into judgment, the church doesn't tell the shelter he lives at he was volunteering his time helping orphans and B.J is on the run again. Add a beautiful ballerina, a good cop squeezed out of the loop by overzealous detectives, a prison protest to help the voiceless, and the temptation to do a massive drug run from Mexico, and you have the perfect recipe for a Spiritual revolution, where compassion is missing, all leaving the reader wondering; who are the real criminals?
A California Pelican Bay Prison Story-Race Riot, $2.99 in E-book- A penetrating look inside of one California's most dangerous prisons.
B.J, a drug dealer serving time, struggling to hold on to truth and his faith in God, takes the reader on a never before seen, inside look at a California level 4 prison. The inner dynamics between prison guards, gang investigators and the Warden are on display along with the political climate between races with a war brewing between the Mexicans and Blacks. A piercing account of the process for gang validation into solitary confinement at Pelican Bay's SHU through the eyes of inmates struggling to survive gang wars, in prison drug debts, prison politics, rules and regulations, and ultimately power and control, while desperately trying to find a path for redemption along the way.
A California Pelican Bay Prison Story Vol 2 Lock Up Diaries, $2.99 in E-book
A California Pelican Bay Prison Story Vol 3 Gladiator, $2.99 in E-book
Interviews and copies for review available upon request.
In Roll Call, Glenn Langohr takes the reader on a journey from his runaway childhood, to addict and drug dealer, deeper into the drug war for an inside look at Mexican cartel wars, corrupt narcotic detectives and a California Prison Union bent on breeding bigger criminals.
ShareThis Email PDF Print . .Glenn Langohr, author of Roll Call
"By incarcerating drug offenders we're breeding an addiction into an affliction much harder to escape."
San Clemente, Ca (PRWEB) December 30, 2011
Roll Call by Glenn Langohr, available in print and E-book, delves into a true account of his 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. Then, the novel follows his path through the prison system to reveal how the California Prison Union used terror tactics with then Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger relating to the 3 Strike’s Law. Harvard lawyers have since confirmed with “A shameful lie.”
Kirkus Discoveries Nielson Media
"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."
Glenn Langohr's vision is to influence more smart on crime and redemption. He writes prisoners at the most zealous prisons, like Pelican Bay to inspire them to take what they have been through and turn it into a blessing through writing and art. See his youtube video for more.
Other books by Glenn Langohr: Upon Release, sequel to Roll Call, A California Pelican Bay Prison Story Vol 1, Lock Up Diaries Vol 2 and Gladiator Vol 3. Available on Amazon.
Roll Call in print $19.99 and $3.99 in E-book.
Upon Release 2.99 in E-Book- Upon Release from Pelican Bay Prison, B.J struggles not to look back at the Criminal Justice System that tried to kill him. Inspired to help prisoners turn their lives around through art, he tries to work for the church. Running into judgment, the church doesn't tell the shelter he lives at he was volunteering his time helping orphans and B.J is on the run again. Add a beautiful ballerina, a good cop squeezed out of the loop by overzealous detectives, a prison protest to help the voiceless, and the temptation to do a massive drug run from Mexico, and you have the perfect recipe for a Spiritual revolution, where compassion is missing, all leaving the reader wondering; who are the real criminals?
A California Pelican Bay Prison Story-Race Riot, $2.99 in E-book- A penetrating look inside of one California's most dangerous prisons.
B.J, a drug dealer serving time, struggling to hold on to truth and his faith in God, takes the reader on a never before seen, inside look at a California level 4 prison. The inner dynamics between prison guards, gang investigators and the Warden are on display along with the political climate between races with a war brewing between the Mexicans and Blacks. A piercing account of the process for gang validation into solitary confinement at Pelican Bay's SHU through the eyes of inmates struggling to survive gang wars, in prison drug debts, prison politics, rules and regulations, and ultimately power and control, while desperately trying to find a path for redemption along the way.
A California Pelican Bay Prison Story Vol 2 Lock Up Diaries, $2.99 in E-book
A California Pelican Bay Prison Story Vol 3 Gladiator, $2.99 in E-book
Interviews and copies for review available upon request.
Friday, March 9, 2012
No New Taxes for Prisons
As the state seeks to cut crowding, voters favor sentencing modifications for three strike penalties and other non violent drug crimes. The economy plays a major role along with the awareness of a futile drug war and tough sentencing laws that didn't work out as expected. Tough on crime political stances and tough sentencing laws that started in the 1980's during the crack cocaine epidemic, and the three strikes law in 1994 has targeted non violent criminals for drug habits and crimes relating to petty theft and residential burglaries. The Supreme Court ruled the release of 33,000 prisoners due to cruel and unusual punishment concerning health and safety issues where inmates are stacked in triple bunks. One inmate death per 8 days that could have been avoided with adequate medical attention was the kicker.
With further awareness that non violent inmates, most for drug related crimes, are becoming institutionalized, where an addiction is bred into an affliction much harder to escape, where gangs and tattoos become the answer, spitting displaced, alienated inmates back into the neighborhood without any job placement or a new skill set, equals the need for more and more prisons. The public has had enough on both sides of the party lines with the majority of Democrats and Republicans voting more than 60% for sentence modification for crimes like shoplifting and other petty offenses, rather than increase taxes to build even more prisons. 70% said they would have no problem with early releases without sentencing modifications for non violent offenders a poll from Washington.
In California there are already 33 state prisons. The most in the nation. California also has the worst recidivism percentage in the nation with more than 70% of released inmates are back behind bars within three years. Nevada however, has the lowest rate of return for released prisoners because they have job placement into sanitation jobs upon their release.
Linda DeVill of American Viewpoint said, "Voters are looking for solutions that don't raise taxes or take money from education."
It is about time our politicians swing the other way. Smart on crime has to include redemption and common sense about sentencing laws that consider the prison system as a whole. It doesn't make sense to send a drug addict without any prior violence to prison where the violent criminals indoctrinate them into gangs. With Nevada as the example leading the way with smart on crime placement programs for released inmates into sanitation jobs, the rest of the country, starting with California, has to catch up.
In prison on drug charges, I felt inspired to start writing--to bring a view never before seen, and to show that the path we are on is only building bigger criminals. I started http://www.lockdownpublishing.com to help inmates turn their lives around through writing and art. A review from NY for my drug war novel Roll Call by Glenn Langohr-Amazon
Discoveries, Nielsen Business Media
discoveries@kirkusreviews.com
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.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Glenn_T_Langohr
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/6442176
With further awareness that non violent inmates, most for drug related crimes, are becoming institutionalized, where an addiction is bred into an affliction much harder to escape, where gangs and tattoos become the answer, spitting displaced, alienated inmates back into the neighborhood without any job placement or a new skill set, equals the need for more and more prisons. The public has had enough on both sides of the party lines with the majority of Democrats and Republicans voting more than 60% for sentence modification for crimes like shoplifting and other petty offenses, rather than increase taxes to build even more prisons. 70% said they would have no problem with early releases without sentencing modifications for non violent offenders a poll from Washington.
In California there are already 33 state prisons. The most in the nation. California also has the worst recidivism percentage in the nation with more than 70% of released inmates are back behind bars within three years. Nevada however, has the lowest rate of return for released prisoners because they have job placement into sanitation jobs upon their release.
Linda DeVill of American Viewpoint said, "Voters are looking for solutions that don't raise taxes or take money from education."
It is about time our politicians swing the other way. Smart on crime has to include redemption and common sense about sentencing laws that consider the prison system as a whole. It doesn't make sense to send a drug addict without any prior violence to prison where the violent criminals indoctrinate them into gangs. With Nevada as the example leading the way with smart on crime placement programs for released inmates into sanitation jobs, the rest of the country, starting with California, has to catch up.
In prison on drug charges, I felt inspired to start writing--to bring a view never before seen, and to show that the path we are on is only building bigger criminals. I started http://www.lockdownpublishing.com to help inmates turn their lives around through writing and art. A review from NY for my drug war novel Roll Call by Glenn Langohr-Amazon
Discoveries, Nielsen Business Media
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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.
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Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Flip the script!
Paper stackin, computer sprackin, puttin it together is what's happenin. Don't trip, I'm flippin the script for the underground so the ones lock'd down have a voice, so there comes a time where everyone has a choice! lockdownpublishing.com is another site for those of us who used to live in the rear view mirror BA-BA-BAAABYY! If you can figure out how to sign up on my rollcallthebook.com google blogger where it says followers I want you on the team! Love ya
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