Charles Bronson to have public parole board showdown TODAY as Britain’s most notorious prisoner makes freedom bid
CHARLES Bronson is set to have his public parole board hearing today as he makes yet another bid for freedom.
Britain’s most notorious lag, who has been in and out of prison for over 50 years, is now hoping he will finally be released.
Bronson has arrived in court via a live screen, wearing a black suit, white shirt and round dark tinted sunglasses.
The prisoner previously told how he was first sent to jail in 1968 – and it’s been his lifestyle ever since.
His campaign of crimes include holding 11 people hostage across nine sieges with victims being governors, doctors and even his own solicitor.
He has also spent time in solitary confinement and specialist units for his violent outbursts towards other inmates.
In 1974 he was jailed for seven years after being convicted of armed robbery – which was extended by nine months after he attacked a fellow prisoner with a glass jug.
He later attempted to strangle Gordon Robinson while at Broadmoor, before causing £250,000 worth of damage when he staged a three-day protest on a rooftop.
He was released in 1987 but soon returned a year later for intent to commit robbery.
After holding three men hostage in his cell, the Luton lad saw another seven years added to his sentence – although this was cut to five on appeal.
The list of his illegal activity goes on.
However, in a Channel 4 documentary which aired last week, Bronson insisted he had reformed and is now “anti-crime, anti-violent”.
He also said he can “taste freedom” ahead of the hearing.
He added: “I’ve got a horrible, violent, nasty past, but I’ve never killed anybody and I’ve never hurt a woman.
“I’m focused, I’m settled, I can actually smell and taste freedom like I’ve never, ever done in me life
“I’m now anti-crime and anti-violence. So why the f*** am I still in prison?”
Bronson changed his name a number of times and in August 2014, he announced he was legally changing it to Charles Salvador.
Known for being one of the UK’s longest serving prisoners, the hearing will access whether he presents a danger to others.
If the risks are deemed low, there is a possibility he could be released on a life licence.
But he has been turned down repeatedly since 2002 after being deemed a threat to the public.
His hearing is only the second one to be made public ever and will take place at the Royal Courts of Justice in London.
Bronson was the first prisoner to formally ask for a public hearing after rules changed last year in a bid to remove the secrecy around the parole process.
His case will be heard publicly today and Wednesday before Friday’s hearing takes place behind closed doors.