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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Author Glenn Langohr, author of Roll Call (Volume 1)by Joey Pinkney on June 23, 2012
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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With…
Author Glenn Langohr, author of Roll Call (Volume 1)
(Lock Down Publishing)
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?
Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Roll Call?
Author Glenn Langohr: The Lord. Who else could bless me with the ability to turn 10 years of prison time for drug charges into modern pulp thrillers about the drug war?
JP: What sets Roll Call apart from other books in the same genre?
GL: The perspective. I write from the inside of the Criminal Justice system out. Almost all of the other crime writers study drug related crimes, I lived it.
JP: As an author, what are the keys to your success that led to Roll Call getting out to the public?
GL: First you have to write stories that grab the reader’s emotions and move them. That will bring the word of mouth and great reviews. From there, it’s networking with established names like Joey Pinkney.
JP: As an author, what is your writing process? How long did it take you to start and finish Roll Call?
GL: Once I get the introduction to another book in motion, I wake up at 4 am to write. I write until the flow stops and start pacing until it comes back. Eventually, as the story moves forward and the characters and what motivates them comes to life, I see how it will end in my sleep.
My first novel, Roll Call , is such a deep and political look into the drug war that it took seven years. The sequel, Upon Release took one year. My prison thrillers take a couple of months.
JP: What’s next for Author Glenn Langohr?
GL: Besides writing, I’m becoming an activist for prison reform. My vision is to have a foundation that sends instructional writing guides to prisoners.
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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_linkPR Newswire articles

Book Review: Underdog

The story of a girl...: Book Review: Underdog: About the Author Glenn Langohr resides in southern California where he spends his time doing what he loves best, reading and writ...

Whoo hoo another awesome review for my novella Underdog! I told you it would open the public's eyes. For those who know people in the SHU it will really blow your mind.PR Newswire articles

The best response to the message in my books thus far!

Mr Langohr,

 I discovered your literature through Kindle and thus far have read every bit of it I can find.  I must say, this book has startled me into action.  I am from a drug ravaged part of Central Missouri.  Most of my family has been in prison and many are in some form of incarceration or parole.  These are not bad people, but drugs have robbed them of their freedom.  While I realize this is a personal choice, addiction robs people of their free will.  Many of my close friends and people who I grew up with have been to prison or are still there.  My best friend is currently on parole has spent most of his adult life behind bars for not cooperating with the police.  I am not justifying his actions, but oftentimes I find that my closest confidants are those who have been through the system and held their mud.  They are fiercely loyal and will drop anything to help a brother.  I've been locked myself and am currently on probation.  I guess you would consider me an anomaly  because I have a college degree and was once a teacher.  I've been sober for a couple years now and I have a wonderul life.  I wanted to share with you a bit of my story and ask you:  How can I get more involved?  Since I live in Missouri, California might as well be a million miles away but my family is originall from San Francisco and my brother works as a public defender in Northern California.  I'd love to be an effective tool against the prison unions and fight against their tyranny.  How can I help?PR Newswire articles

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

In Glenn Langohr's novel Roll Call, the Haidl rape case unravels in gruesome detail and exposes all the dirty little secrets. The case drew national attention in part because Haidl’s father was the assistant sheriff of Orange County, California. In Glenn Langohr’s, Lock Up Diaries, he takes the reader inside of California’s hardest core prison where prison vigilante justice on sex offenders is a matter of honor for many inmates who have been abused in childhood themselves.
Glenn Langohr-Portrayed as B.J in Roll Call"Those without sin cast the first stone" A district attorney receives video evidence of his son dealing drugs from a released Pelican Bay inmate. San Clemente, 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
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This is why I write about the drug war and prisons

I got an email from a nice lady and this is what she said, Mr. Langohr,


I let my grandson read your book on my Kindle, in hopes that it would help him try to get on the right track . . .  I'd read it, & all I can say is thank you, thank you, thank you for allowing us to see what things were like in prison.  I'm hoping that it will make him think, before he gets into some real trouble!   


I'm on a fixed income, and I was wondering if you would please do me the favor of allowing me access to Upon Release ( Roll Call Volume 2 ; I hate to ask, but being on a very fixed income, the truth is, I just don't have it in my budget to get it for him. 


God bless you Mr. Langohr, and know that we wish you continued success as an author, & also in your personal life! 



~Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, & the passion to reach for the stars!~  Harriet TubmanPR Newswire articles

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 (PRWEB) November 30, 2011 “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.

Available for interviews and speaking engagements.PR Newswire articles

Ex Offender Nation by Evie, my new associate in prison reform

THE TOP TEN REASONS TO "PURGE" RICK SCOTT By Evie LitwokJune 14, 2012[image error] 1. RICK SCOTT PURGES FLORIDA’S VOTER’S
RICK SCOTT is purging voters from the SAVE or “Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements” data base in an effort to suppress the Florida vote.
2. ALL ELECTION SUPERVISORS OPPOSE RICK SCOTT’S ORDER TO PURGE VOTERS
All of Florida’s 67 election supervisors said they will discontinue Rick Scott’s state-directed effort to remove names from the county voter roles.
3. RICK SCOTT BEING SUED BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Rick Scott is being sued by the Federal Government over the “voter purge.”
4. RICK SCOTT POLICY’S COST MIDDLE CLASS JOBS
Rick Scott policy decisions include the elimination of thousands of state jobs and major cuts in school spending
5. RICK SCOTT TRIES TO GIVE FLORIDA’S PRISONS TO CORPORATE AMERICA
Rick Scott, the private prison companies and ALEC (the American Legislative Exchange Council) unsuccessfully backed a plan to privatize Florida’s prisons. The corporate takeover would have cost 3,800 jobs and devastated small communities and working families. This was an effort to give private corporations control of the Florida state prison system.
6. RICK SCOTT VETO’S PRISON REFORM MEASURE
Rick Scott veto of HB 177 a hugely- popular reform measure that would have authorized the Department of Justice to create a drug-treatment intensive program for select non-violent offenders that could have saved tax payers tens of thousands of tax dollars by allowing sentencing courts to convert the remaining prison sentence of those prisoners who successfully completed the program into drug offender probation. This program could have resulted in a reduced rate of recidivism among those participating.
7. RICK SCOTT PULLS PLUG ON HIGH-SPEED RAIL PROJECT
Rick Scott dismantled what would have been America’s first major high-speed rail project. Mayor Pam Iorio blasted Scott’s decision for rejecting the $2.4 billion that would have helped finance high-speed rail and brought new life in Florida’s economy. Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio fought to diversity Florida’s transportation network to compete for jobs with other Sun Belt states, attracted more corporate businesses, provided construction jobs, modernize the transportation system and improve the quality of life.
8. On the first day in office, RICK SCOTT SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER REQUIRING HIS APPROVAL FOR ANY NEW STATE RULES - SHALL WE CALL HIM “KING” SCOTT
Rick Scott sent an email to every agency not under his purview asking them to “voluntarily” consent to his pre-authorization process. Attorney General Pam Bondi denied Scott’s request
9. RICK SCOTT DID NOT OFFER POLICIES TO CREATE JOBS
Rick Scot put $500 million of transportation projects on hold. And he signed an Executive Order to freeze 900 projects bound for approval and hundreds of contracts worth more than $1 million each.
10. RICK SCOTT WAS FORCED TO RESIGN FROM COLUMBIA/HCA AS CHAIRMAN AND CEO
The FBI and IRS investigated Columbia/HCA while Rick Scott was in charge. Most of his money came from that company. Columbia/HCA paid $2 billion in fees, reimbursements and lawsuits. This was considered the largest Medicare and Medicaid fraud settlement in U.S. history. Scott made his money in spite of running a company that committed wide scale fraud. As the head of the company committing the largest Medicare fraud in U.S. history, WE ALLOWED HIM TO BE ELECTED GOVERNOR!


Evie Litwok
www.exoffendernation.com
prisonlife@exoffendernation.com
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From Geoffrey in the U.K.

Geoffrey wrote: "Glenn simply be the best you can be ... THE TRUE ENEMY, ignore the storm of endless confusing disinformation, focus upon 'the truth'. Until such time as the banking system is brought to it's knees and broken into 50 million pieces, none of us will ever be free, it is based and brokered upon an outrageous fraud a lie, namely 'Fractional Reserve Banking'. I have met and spoken to many high level financiers, fund managers and students of the London School of Economics and none of them have known about it, understood or known how it all came about. And without sounding arrogant, I have lectured them, I who never sat an 'O' level, yet became the Principal of a therapy centre with three branches on three continents. I view anyone who works within that system as a concentration camp guard, I am as serious as a heart attack, no joke, it is an utterly shameful 'occupation'.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEAjOk_UY9I
 "A wise man can see more from the bottom of a well than a fool can from a mountain top"."PR Newswire articles

Redemption

I spent 10 years in the worst prisons in California on drug charges where I changed my life writing novels to expose corruption in the drug war and prison conditions. I'm starting a foundation to help prisoners get instructional writing guides to turn what they've been through into a blessing. http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00571NY5APR Newswire articles