In this episode of The Roller Coaster Podcast, I sit down with Peter Meyerhoff, a former high-ranking prison shot caller who once held power within one of the most feared groups behind bars, the Aryan Brotherhood. Peter gives a raw, unfiltered account of life inside the system, revealing the inner workings of prison hierarchy, the brutal politics of control, and how violence was used to maintain order.

He recounts in detail the day he helped facilitate a murder inside the prison walls, describing the planning, the execution, and the psychological cost of being part of such extreme acts. As someone who lived and enforced the code of the yard, Peter offers rare insight into how loyalty, fear, and survival shaped every decision he made.

This conversation exposes the dark reality of prison life most people never see, where every move is strategic, and every alliance can mean life or death.

Watch this episode to hear a chilling inside look at the power, structure, and mindset of prison leadership from someone who lived it at the highest level.

Key moments:

0:00 The Day Everything Went Too Far

2:00 Inside the Mind of a Prison Shot Caller

4:45 The Most Brutal Thing I Ever Witnessed

7:12 Why I Helped Plan a Prison Murder

9:40 Realising I’d Just Thrown My Life Away

12:55 Eleven Months in the Hole Changed Everything

15:30 How a Single Decision Destroyed My Future

18:45 The Moment My Childhood Ended

21:30 The Accusation That Ruined My Life

24:10 How Addiction Turned Me Into Someone I Hated

26:45 The Things I Did Just to Get One More Fix

29:40 Why I Got 12 Years for a Crime Others Got Probation

32:15 Facing God After Years of Hate

34:22 Overdosing on Fentanyl and Coming Back to Life

37:10 The Conversation That Made Me Believe in God

39:40 From Aryan Brotherhood to a Biracial Family

42:00 What I Want My Kids to Know About Their Dad

44:30 Learning to Forgive My Family and Myself

46:10 The Message Every Broken Person Needs to Hear

Guest Info:

IG: @peter_meyerhoff (https://www.instagram.com/peter_meyerhoff/?hl=en)

Website: https://petermeyerhoff.com/