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Race Riot, A Shocking, Inside Look at Prison Life
The author, Glenn Langohr spent 10 years inside the most violent prisons in California on drug charges. He paints the culture into words and takes you on a journey into the belly of the beast with an authentic look at gang warfare behind bars.
Only for adults...
Inside this story you will find a horrific description of the deadly, 28 minute long blood bath, race war riot at Pelican Bay on a cold Febuary day in 2000...
A penetrating look inside of one of 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.
Only for adults...
Inside this story you will find a horrific description of the deadly, 28 minute long blood bath, race war riot at Pelican Bay on a cold Febuary day in 2000...
A penetrating look inside of one of 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.
- GenresTrue CrimeFiction
28 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 5, 2011
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About the author
Glenn Langohr
120 books70 followersIn 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.amazon.com/-/e/B00571NY5A
I'm married to my dream girl ballerina, Sanette, who plays Annette in Upon Release, the sequel to Roll Call, and my greatest accomplishment post release is the review I got from Kirkus-
ISBN: 978-1-4392-4608-5
Kirkus 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.
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!” The book’s hero is Benny “B.J.” Johnson, a kid who grows up in a troubled home. His parents are essentially good, but they fight often. Eventually, his mother escapes, departing in a “small car with over a hundred thousand miles on it and some clothes.” From there, B.J.’s descent is all but inevitable—he hangs out with the wrong crowd and starts dealing. But the author is not content to tell the story from only the protagonist’s perspective. Instead, he toggles the angle like a master director, taking in the stories of American lawmen, Mexican dealers, outlaw bikers, prison guards, pawn-shop dealers and a dude named El Diablo who says things like, “I have a master plan that I am willing to share with you.” Roll Call makes for exciting reading—gunplay, covert operations and backhanded deals abound. The author succeeds by wisely using his experiences to fuel the narrative. A vivid, clamorous account of the war on drugs.
http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00571NY5A
I'm married to my dream girl ballerina, Sanette, who plays Annette in Upon Release, the sequel to Roll Call, and my greatest accomplishment post release is the review I got from Kirkus-
ISBN: 978-1-4392-4608-5
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.
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!” The book’s hero is Benny “B.J.” Johnson, a kid who grows up in a troubled home. His parents are essentially good, but they fight often. Eventually, his mother escapes, departing in a “small car with over a hundred thousand miles on it and some clothes.” From there, B.J.’s descent is all but inevitable—he hangs out with the wrong crowd and starts dealing. But the author is not content to tell the story from only the protagonist’s perspective. Instead, he toggles the angle like a master director, taking in the stories of American lawmen, Mexican dealers, outlaw bikers, prison guards, pawn-shop dealers and a dude named El Diablo who says things like, “I have a master plan that I am willing to share with you.” Roll Call makes for exciting reading—gunplay, covert operations and backhanded deals abound. The author succeeds by wisely using his experiences to fuel the narrative. A vivid, clamorous account of the war on drugs.
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January 16, 2016
Race Riot by Glenn Langohr
Prison Killers Volume 1
The tension is high. Two inmates have just attacked two others of a different race. Now that the two Mexican leaders have been moved out of the building, who will take their place? And when will the retribution come….it always does. This happens as BJ walks toward his cell after just returning from an appeal to the Supreme Court. He freely admits to the drug charges….but not all the other charges they added to it. His appeal is denied.
In Race Riot, the author once again walks us through scenes of prison life through his eyes.
We see the segregation in prison life and how it breeds hate. Feel the claustrophobia of being on lockdown in a small cell, for two. The call that you are to carry out retribution, and you will. Waiting for outside information on other inmates….making sure if the guard says they are molesters, that it’s fact before carrying out punishment against them.
Glenn Langohr writes in such a way that you can feel you are there. I really enjoy his writing and the insight of seeing the inmates humanized, that they are not all murderers and rapists. Yes they are responsible for their actions but he shows the road that led many of them to where they are. In gangs. Into drugs. In prison. Where you best grow some thick skin to survive.
Race Riot is the first of four in the series Prison Killers. These are shorter stories that usually pertain to an incident within prison. Glenn’s books are based on true events in his life with an added touch of fiction that makes them easy to read. The author never actually spent time at Pelican Bay, where these series take place.
**Language and violence. Considering the background of where these books take place, the author does keep these at a minimum.
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Prison Killers Volume 1
The tension is high. Two inmates have just attacked two others of a different race. Now that the two Mexican leaders have been moved out of the building, who will take their place? And when will the retribution come….it always does. This happens as BJ walks toward his cell after just returning from an appeal to the Supreme Court. He freely admits to the drug charges….but not all the other charges they added to it. His appeal is denied.
In Race Riot, the author once again walks us through scenes of prison life through his eyes.
We see the segregation in prison life and how it breeds hate. Feel the claustrophobia of being on lockdown in a small cell, for two. The call that you are to carry out retribution, and you will. Waiting for outside information on other inmates….making sure if the guard says they are molesters, that it’s fact before carrying out punishment against them.
Glenn Langohr writes in such a way that you can feel you are there. I really enjoy his writing and the insight of seeing the inmates humanized, that they are not all murderers and rapists. Yes they are responsible for their actions but he shows the road that led many of them to where they are. In gangs. Into drugs. In prison. Where you best grow some thick skin to survive.
Race Riot is the first of four in the series Prison Killers. These are shorter stories that usually pertain to an incident within prison. Glenn’s books are based on true events in his life with an added touch of fiction that makes them easy to read. The author never actually spent time at Pelican Bay, where these series take place.
**Language and violence. Considering the background of where these books take place, the author does keep these at a minimum.
http://justjudysjumbles.blogspot.com/...
April 30, 2018
Absolutely Loved it, I have read a few of this Authors books and I myself have done a lot of prison time although it is in Canada, and I can tell you he is very accurate in his descriptions and it is almost like he is holding a video camera on his shoulder to bring the reader inside the prison with him, Great Job! Definitely a must read! I only wish i could have given it more than five stars....
April 10, 2013
So this is the second book by Glenn that I have read, overall it was an intriguing story to read about Glenn’s experience in prison. However I did find a lot of issues with this book. The book was very short and had a lot of grammatical errors. I found it very hard to follow and there were a lot of run on sentences.
I found that very disappointing because I really like the first book I read by Glenn and I was really looking forward to this one but I am afraid to say it fell short for me. I really like the story that he has to tell and I believe it should be told. He has been through one hell of an experience and I think it should be told to the world. I just think he should maybe get a few beta readers to take a look at his books before he publishes them, that way they can catch these errors and it won’t be a problem.
I really hope he continues to write and share his story, you get better with practice and I certainly wouldn’t give up. Glenn has the talent for it and he has a great story to tell he just needs to polish the work.
I hope to read more from him in the future.
I found that very disappointing because I really like the first book I read by Glenn and I was really looking forward to this one but I am afraid to say it fell short for me. I really like the story that he has to tell and I believe it should be told. He has been through one hell of an experience and I think it should be told to the world. I just think he should maybe get a few beta readers to take a look at his books before he publishes them, that way they can catch these errors and it won’t be a problem.
I really hope he continues to write and share his story, you get better with practice and I certainly wouldn’t give up. Glenn has the talent for it and he has a great story to tell he just needs to polish the work.
I hope to read more from him in the future.
May 4, 2012
If you spent years In prison, what would you do? Glenn wrote a book and it was surely a good choice.
This short story is better from prison fiction, because it’s real. While I was reading I asked myself – who is really leading in prisons? Does prison change you? That’s what it is about.
I found some little editor mistakes, like a dot missing, but author already told me he’ll change t, so it doesn’t matter.
Are you tired of cute stories about love in prison and people suddenly changing from killers to lambs? Read it. It is a little hard to follow, and it’s not an easy-read. Why doesn’t it have good ratings on Goodreads? It’s not a perfect holiday book. It is something completely different, something more difficult. (Ratings on Amazon are kind of opposite. Don’t ask me why)
I want to let you know that it’s not only a good story, it’s a story written by a good person.
This short story is better from prison fiction, because it’s real. While I was reading I asked myself – who is really leading in prisons? Does prison change you? That’s what it is about.
I found some little editor mistakes, like a dot missing, but author already told me he’ll change t, so it doesn’t matter.
Are you tired of cute stories about love in prison and people suddenly changing from killers to lambs? Read it. It is a little hard to follow, and it’s not an easy-read. Why doesn’t it have good ratings on Goodreads? It’s not a perfect holiday book. It is something completely different, something more difficult. (Ratings on Amazon are kind of opposite. Don’t ask me why)
I want to let you know that it’s not only a good story, it’s a story written by a good person.
April 18, 2012
Hard to follow, makes no sense in parts and VERY short. I knew it was short when I bought it but to anyone else who is thinking about this, it is only 28 pages and written very poorly. I usually love books that are written about prison and if you do too then save your money and get one that is written better.
December 12, 2015
An interesting, detailed look at life behind bars, this book tells those of us who have never experienced this world about the reality of prison life and what it takes to survive. I have found all of this authors works to be very insightful.
November 13, 2012
I wrote it and narrated it, so of course I loved it. I can't figure out how to get this goodreads website to let me claim it as a book I wrote.
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