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The prison was off the beaten path on a remote stretch 100 miles from civilization where nobody knew or cared about the nightmarish tension within. B.J, a drug dealer serving time, takes the reader on a never before seen, inside look at a California level 4 prison and the politics inside among... read more

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"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." Phillip Doran, TV Producer and author

B.J, a drug dealer serving time, takes the reader on a never before seen, inside look at a... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

"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." Phillip Doran, TV Producer and author

B.J, a drug dealer serving time, takes the reader on a never before seen, inside look at a California maximum security 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.

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  • “"Different strokes for different folks."”
    B.J.

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  • Tough on crime: Tough on crime political stances are breeding bigger criminals without compassion.

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  1. Glenn Langohr (Author)

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Reading Level: Adults

Prison, gang and crime history, some violence.

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