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Gladiator Prison Super Max
"Gladiator is a raw, breathless descent through the inner circle of theCalifornia Penal Hell. Fraught with detail that only someone who'sbeen there could know."~ Phillip Doran, Producer of many TV shows and author of A Reluctant TuscanNotorious mobster, Bat, in prison, is marked for death for not paying street taxes...Prison guard Hernandez has a hit out on him for staging gladiator wars...B.J, a drug dealer serving time, observes it all from his cell while trying to keep the peace between the White and Black prisoners...A hard core look at prison life in California, based on true stories. 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 where in this instance, a gun tower guard instigates a gang war and uses his rifle to fire unholy justice.Thanks for considering my books. ALL BOOKS ARE FREE TO PRIME SELECT MEMBERS AND THOSE WHO SERVE THEIR COUNTRY. Email me for a copy.All True Prison Books by the Author are available in the Kindle Store and Call Volume 1, A drug war novel of true crime, 700 pages- $19.99 paperback, $2.99 kindleUpon Release ( Roll Call Volume 2 ) 307 pages- $2.99 kindleRace Riots – A Pelican Bay Prison Story Volume 1, $2.99 kindleLock Up Diaries – A Pelican BayPrison Story Volume 2, $2.99 kindleUnderdog, The Pelican Bay State Prison Hunger Strike- $2.99 kindle
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34 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 20, 2011
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About the author
Glenn Langohr
315 books70 followersGlenn Thomas Langohr is an American author, publisher, and Bible teacher whose writing began under extraordinary circumstances—inside one of California’s most violent prison systems.
During a ten-year incarceration, including years spent in solitary confinement, Langohr began writing on the back of legal paperwork and prison transcripts. What started as a personal record of survival inside the prison system eventually became the foundation for a large body of published work documenting life behind prison walls, the realities of the drug war, and the power of redemption through Jesus Christ.
Langohr first gained recognition for his raw, firsthand exposés of the California prison system. His novel Roll Call: A True Prison Story of Corruption and Redemption was featured by Kirkus Discoveries, which compared its scope and realism to the drug-war film Traffic by Steven Soderbergh. His earlier Lock Up Diaries series documented racial segregation, corruption, and systemic abuse within California prisons and continues to be cited by readers seeking an unfiltered look behind prison walls.
Following his release, Langohr expanded his writing beyond prison memoirs into Christian teaching, biblical prophecy, and early-church history. His work now focuses heavily on what he calls the “Early Church Witness,” examining the teachings of the earliest Christians and comparing them with modern doctrines.
His theological works challenge popular assumptions about salvation, discipleship, and the end times. Major titles include:
The Early Church on the Antichrist (Volumes 1 & 2) — documenting early Christian expectations of persecution and endurance rather than removal.
The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch) — a prophetic examination testing ancient claims against canonical Scripture.
The Great Deception and The Great Escape Delusion — critiques of modern “any-moment rapture” theology and other widely taught end-times assumptions.
Endure to the End — For Kids — a multi-volume children’s series teaching faithfulness, discernment, and perseverance through Scripture.
Langohr is highly active in online ministry, conducting verse-by-verse Bible studies and public teachings that emphasize repentance, holiness, endurance, and the authority of Scripture. His work frequently engages early Christian writers such as Irenaeus, Justin Martyr, and Tertullian, presenting historical evidence that the earliest believers expected to endure persecution before Christ’s return.
Alongside his teaching ministry, Langohr remains committed to prison outreach and advocacy. Through Lockdown Publishing, he has helped incarcerated individuals publish their art and writings and has donated books to prisoners and those unable to afford them.
Glenn Langohr is married to Dezi Langohr, who works alongside him in ministry. Together they continue to write, teach, and serve with a focus on truth, repentance, and faithfulness to Jesus Christ.
During a ten-year incarceration, including years spent in solitary confinement, Langohr began writing on the back of legal paperwork and prison transcripts. What started as a personal record of survival inside the prison system eventually became the foundation for a large body of published work documenting life behind prison walls, the realities of the drug war, and the power of redemption through Jesus Christ.
Langohr first gained recognition for his raw, firsthand exposés of the California prison system. His novel Roll Call: A True Prison Story of Corruption and Redemption was featured by Kirkus Discoveries, which compared its scope and realism to the drug-war film Traffic by Steven Soderbergh. His earlier Lock Up Diaries series documented racial segregation, corruption, and systemic abuse within California prisons and continues to be cited by readers seeking an unfiltered look behind prison walls.
Following his release, Langohr expanded his writing beyond prison memoirs into Christian teaching, biblical prophecy, and early-church history. His work now focuses heavily on what he calls the “Early Church Witness,” examining the teachings of the earliest Christians and comparing them with modern doctrines.
His theological works challenge popular assumptions about salvation, discipleship, and the end times. Major titles include:
The Early Church on the Antichrist (Volumes 1 & 2) — documenting early Christian expectations of persecution and endurance rather than removal.
The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch) — a prophetic examination testing ancient claims against canonical Scripture.
The Great Deception and The Great Escape Delusion — critiques of modern “any-moment rapture” theology and other widely taught end-times assumptions.
Endure to the End — For Kids — a multi-volume children’s series teaching faithfulness, discernment, and perseverance through Scripture.
Langohr is highly active in online ministry, conducting verse-by-verse Bible studies and public teachings that emphasize repentance, holiness, endurance, and the authority of Scripture. His work frequently engages early Christian writers such as Irenaeus, Justin Martyr, and Tertullian, presenting historical evidence that the earliest believers expected to endure persecution before Christ’s return.
Alongside his teaching ministry, Langohr remains committed to prison outreach and advocacy. Through Lockdown Publishing, he has helped incarcerated individuals publish their art and writings and has donated books to prisoners and those unable to afford them.
Glenn Langohr is married to Dezi Langohr, who works alongside him in ministry. Together they continue to write, teach, and serve with a focus on truth, repentance, and faithfulness to Jesus Christ.
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January 16, 2016
Gladiator by Glenn Langohr
Prison Killers Series – Volume 1
In Gladiator we once again find Benny Johnson, AKA – BJ, behind bars….or more like behind a door with honeycomb style holes. He violated parole and was sent to prison, again. Only this time he has left a wife behind, on the outside. We find him with his cellie, Damon, and like a soap opera we watch ‘The Prison Days of Our Lives’ play out. There is the tension between the races, Whites, Blacks, Asians and the different Mexican gangs. A cocky tower guard who enjoys taunting them causes even more waves. Some of the characters from the earlier books join BJ and Damon as well. And interesting new ones, like a young man with an identity crisis.
They wait for the right moments in time to handle business, revenge has a long arm. It’s also patient. Just waiting for the right person and time to carry it out. These books contain situations that are not for the faint of heart. This book may be fiction but the fact is that the violence does happen in the real world.
Glenn writes these stories in such a way that the emotional part grabs the reader and pulls you in. He will tell you the background of a young boy and how he ended up in prison. When his characters are hurt or die….you can almost feel the loss. He writes into the characters how life has hardened some and how others have kept that soft spot in their heart alive, somehow. Every book I have read so far from this author has influenced the way I think of those locked behind bars. Not all are the murderers and rapists. Some are still young and had nowhere to turn….except the streets.
**Language and violence. Considering the background of this book with drugs, gangs and prison, the author has kept all of this at a minimum.
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Prison Killers Series – Volume 1
In Gladiator we once again find Benny Johnson, AKA – BJ, behind bars….or more like behind a door with honeycomb style holes. He violated parole and was sent to prison, again. Only this time he has left a wife behind, on the outside. We find him with his cellie, Damon, and like a soap opera we watch ‘The Prison Days of Our Lives’ play out. There is the tension between the races, Whites, Blacks, Asians and the different Mexican gangs. A cocky tower guard who enjoys taunting them causes even more waves. Some of the characters from the earlier books join BJ and Damon as well. And interesting new ones, like a young man with an identity crisis.
They wait for the right moments in time to handle business, revenge has a long arm. It’s also patient. Just waiting for the right person and time to carry it out. These books contain situations that are not for the faint of heart. This book may be fiction but the fact is that the violence does happen in the real world.
Glenn writes these stories in such a way that the emotional part grabs the reader and pulls you in. He will tell you the background of a young boy and how he ended up in prison. When his characters are hurt or die….you can almost feel the loss. He writes into the characters how life has hardened some and how others have kept that soft spot in their heart alive, somehow. Every book I have read so far from this author has influenced the way I think of those locked behind bars. Not all are the murderers and rapists. Some are still young and had nowhere to turn….except the streets.
**Language and violence. Considering the background of this book with drugs, gangs and prison, the author has kept all of this at a minimum.
http://justjudysjumbles.blogspot.com/...
April 28, 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
Ok this book was a little bit better than the last one that I read by Glenn but I am still having a lot of issues. I need a book; I consider stories that are this many pages to be either a short story or a novella. This is not a complete book to me. I’m sorry but it’s just not, all of them have been extremely short and I am starting to think that maybe he should have put them all together and they would have made up a book.
Like I said before I like the story, I think it is very informative and he is doing a great thing by speaking out about what happened in prison while he was there. He is exposing who and what is corrupt but I just think it could be done better.
I really do enjoy what he has to say and the story he has to tell but I just feel like a lot of the details are missing and there is not enough to the story. It’s just too short for me and the ending always makes me feel like I was left hanging.
Maybe I am being too harsh but I really want to like these book and I would just like to see them improved upon.
Like I said before I like the story, I think it is very informative and he is doing a great thing by speaking out about what happened in prison while he was there. He is exposing who and what is corrupt but I just think it could be done better.
I really do enjoy what he has to say and the story he has to tell but I just feel like a lot of the details are missing and there is not enough to the story. It’s just too short for me and the ending always makes me feel like I was left hanging.
Maybe I am being too harsh but I really want to like these book and I would just like to see them improved upon.
June 4, 2013
A fast moving, fast read about harsh prison life. The author writes from his experiences as a prisoner and has a Christian ministry for prisoners.
The descriptive content reminds me of portions of "A Man in Full" by Tom Wolfe.
The book is short and ends abruptly, but then who would expect this type of experience to have much of an ending. Life like this just stops.
The descriptive content reminds me of portions of "A Man in Full" by Tom Wolfe.
The book is short and ends abruptly, but then who would expect this type of experience to have much of an ending. Life like this just stops.
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