Roll Call

Roll Call is a powerful prison memoir drawn from the author's decade inside some of California's most violent correctional institutions during the height of the modern drug war. After becoming involved in drug trafficking and facing severe criminal charges, Glenn Langohr entered a prison system shaped by gang politics, racial divisions, and underground economies operating within the walls. Inside, survival depended on discipline, alliances, and learning the unwritten rules governing life on the yard. Through firsthand experience, Roll Call examines the realities of incarceration and the broader social forces surrounding the war on drugs, sentencing policies, and prison culture in California. The story unfolds through encounters with organized crime figures, prison gangs, and law enforcement power structures, offering a rare insider's perspective on the complex world behind prison walls. Kirkus Discoveries described the book as "a harrowing, down-and-dirty depiction of the U.S. war on d