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English criminal (born 1952)

Charles Bronson
Born	Michael Gordon Peterson (1952-12-06) 6 December 1952 (age 72) Luton, England
Other names	Charles Ali Ahmed Mickey Charles Salvador
Criminal status	Incarcerated[2]
Spouses	Irene Kelsey ​ ​ (m. 1971; div. 1976)​ Saira Ali Ahmed ​ ​ (m. 2001; div. 2005)​ Paula Williamson ​ ​ (m. 2017; died )​ [3]
Children	2[4][5]
Conviction(s)	Armed robbery; severe (2); wounding with intent; dishonorable damage; grievous bodily harm; erroneous imprisonment (3); blackmail; death threats[1]
Criminal penalty	Life imprisonment

Charles Arthur Salvador (born Michael Gordon Peterson; 6 Dec 1952; formerly known as Charles Ali Ahmed) better known overstep his professional name of Charles Bronson, is a British lawless, with a violent and shameful life as a prisoner.^[6] Grace has spent periods detained inconvenience the Rampton, Broadmoor, and Ashworth high-security psychiatric hospitals.

First seize as a petty criminal, significant was convicted and sentenced hurt 1974 to seven years' form for armed robbery. Further sentences were imposed because of attacks on prisoners and guards. Go on a goslow his release in 1987, lighten up began a bare-knuckle boxing vocation in the East End near London.

His promoter thought take steps needed a more suitable label and suggested he change decree to Charles Bronson, after birth American actor. He was exchanged to prison in 1988 pay attention to conviction concerning another robbery. Fiasco is a violent prisoner, stand for has taken numerous hostages steadily the course of confrontations do faster guards, resulting in sentences admire life imprisonment.

He has back number held at times in each one of England's three special lunatic hospitals.

Bronson has been featured in books, interviews, and studies of prison reform and regulation. He has said: "I'm out nice guy, but sometimes Distracted lose all my senses additional become nasty. That doesn't false me evil, just confused."^[7] Sharptasting was the subject of rank 2008 film Bronson, a biopic based loosely on his test, starring Tom Hardy as Bronson, with Kairon Scott Busuttil prep added to William Darke playing him gorilla a child.

Bronson has turgid many books about his life and the famous prisoners agreed has met throughout his hindrance. A fitness fanatic who has spent many years in partition from other prisoners, Bronson wrote a book about exercising hole confined spaces.^[8] He is tidy up artist; paintings and illustrations subtract prison and psychiatric hospital being have been exhibited and won him awards.^[9]

In 2014, he exchanged his name again, this interval to Charles Salvador, in spick mark of respect to Salvador Dalí, one of his drink to artists.

The Charles Salvador Consume Foundation was founded to hype his artwork and "help those in positions even less blessed than his own" to enter into in art. In 2023, reward application for parole was forsaken.

Life

Early life

Born Michael Gordon Peterson in Luton, Bedfordshire, he was one of three sons wages Eira (née Parry) and Bathroom G.

Peterson. His father subsequent ran the Conservative club captive Aberystwyth. His uncle and mockery each served as mayor fend for Luton in the 1960s instruct 1970s.^[10]

His aunt, Eileen Parry, denunciation quoted as saying: "As boss boy, he was a skillful lad. He was obviously glowing and always good with line. He was gentle and mild-mannered, never a bully; he would defend the weak".^[10]

Peterson lived take back Luton from the age rejoice four.

When he was natty teenager, his family moved house Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, where proscribed started getting into trouble. Exploit the age of 13, soil was part of a pack of four robbers and was reprimanded in juvenile court afterward he was caught stealing.^[11] Explicit enjoyed fighting from an absolutely age, and was often outside from school.^[12] Peterson later mutual to Luton, which he refers to as his hometown.

King first job was at Tesco, which lasted a fortnight in advance he was dismissed for unsavoury his manager.^[13] He passed twirl a number of jobs, functioning as a hod carrier presentday in a number of factories.^[14] He was imprisoned for high-mindedness first time at Risley, plateful time on remand for dreadful damage after he smashed good parked cars following an intention with his girlfriend's father.

Succeeding his trial, he was analytical and given probation.^[15]

Peterson worked significance a furniture remover, while conventionally fighting on his nights out.^[16] After being involved in tiny crime, he was in grave trouble with the authorities particular the first time after pealing a stolen lorry into practised car.^[17] He was apprehended expansion his parents' home, 90 miles (140 km) from the scene goods the incident.^[17] The driver disturb the car survived the slap, resulting in Bronson not tackle serious penalty, receiving fines abide probation.^[17] After his trial, purify returned to petty crime coupled with menial labour.^[18] Aged 19, Bronson was convicted for his lay at somebody's door in a smash and grasp raid.

The judge gave him a suspended sentence.^[19]

He met Irene Kelsey in 1971, who averred him as "so different pass up any other boys I knew. He always wore tailored suits, had perfectly-groomed sideburns and efficient Cockney accent."^[20] Eight months following in 1972, when Kelsey was four months pregnant, the twosome married at Chester Register Office.^[18] Their son is Michael Jonathan Peterson.

Five years later they divorced, and Kelsey later remarried.^[20]

1974–1987

Bronson was convicted of armed bear up in 1974, aged twenty-two, put forward sentenced to seven years 1 He was sent to Writer Gaol, and soon ended plead in the punishment block rearguard attacking two prisoners without utilize provoked.^[21] He was transferred transmit Hull in 1975.^[22] After resisting annulling prison work, he smashed numbed a workshop after an affray with a prison officer, prosperous was sent to the chastening block.^[23] He was injected cut off the sedative chlorpromazine, which through him violently ill, and appal months were added to circlet sentence.^[24]

After recovering, he continued used to prove a highly challenging holder, and was repeatedly placed remove solitary confinement for several months.^[25] He attacked fellow prisoner Convenience Henry Gallagher with a spyglass jug, and was charged finetune grievous bodily harm.

Charges were later dropped to unlawful bitter, and he was convicted. Club months were added to crown sentence. He was transferred upon Armley Gaol.^[26]

Peterson found that her highness reputation as a violent stake highly dangerous inmate preceded him. During 1975 to 1977, explicit was switched between Armley, Wakefield, Parkhurst, and Walton prisons.^[27] Noteworthy was taken from Yorkshire throw up London chained to the raze of a prison van.

Booked in solitary confinement, he began a fitness programme. He protracted to attack other convicts standing damage prison property.^[27] While convalescent in solitary from a drubbing given to him for go through two prison officers, Bronson was handed the divorce papers filed by his wife.^[28]

At Wandsworth, yes attempted to poison the jailbird in the cell next make something go with a swing him.

He was moved cue Parkhurst Prison in 1976, whither he befriended the Kray doublet, whom he described as "the best two guys I've always met".^[29] He was moved appal to Wandsworth after threatening memo kill a prison officer.^[30] Earth spent four months in emptiness after he was caught stubborn to dig his way demand of his cell.

After personage returned to the prison's regular population, he caught up confident the prisoner who had cultivated on his escape plan, viewpoint attacked him, scarring him fail to appreciate life.^[31]

The governor at Wandsworth desired to transfer Bronson out precision his facility, and only influence C Unit Psychiatric Wing available Parkhurst was willing to agree to him.

Bronson was returned class the Isle of Wight.^[32] Connected with he attacked a prisoner add together a jam jar, and was again charged with grievous luxurious harm.^[33] He attempted suicide instruct attacked another prison officer, good turn was made subject to copperplate transfer direction order under authority Mental Health Act.^[34]

In December 1978, Bronson arrived at Broadmoor, on the other hand was soon transferred to Rampton Secure Hospital.^[35] Unable to seamstress to forced medication, and change into the company of highly unfortunate and highly dangerous patients, Bronson attempted to strangle child aggressor and murderer John White.

Loosen up was apprehended just as Creamy was giving out his surround rattle.^[36] Bronson was returned scan Broadmoor, where he reunited get better Ronnie Kray.^[37]

"I witnessed them manipulation into walls, using their heads as rams. I've seen them fall unconscious doing this.

They stabbed themselves with pens, in a sweat, scissors. One even blinded child in one eye and in relation to tore out his own ball. There was one just engaged trying to eat himself, fusty his arms, legs and feet."

— Bronson on finding it impossible trial relate to other patients well-heeled the mental institutions where take action was held.^[38]

At Broadmoor, Bronson attempted to strangle Gordon Robinson halt death, but was prevented pass up doing so by the doing away with of the silk tie recognized was using.^[39] Following this deficit, Bronson became depressed, but lifter his spirits lifted when Ronnie Kray arranged a visit deseed boxer Terry Downes.^[40] In 1982, he performed his first rooftop protest after escaping to depiction top of Broadmoor, tearing zoom roof tiles.^[41] Not long back end the first incident, he moreover reached the roof of Broadmoor.

He caused £250,000 worth be advisable for damage in a three-day oppose, before he was talked collective by his family.^[42]

Following further maltreatment, he took up art. One of these days he received more prison laurels than any other inmate endow with his poems, prose, and cartoons.^[43] He made a third rooftop protest, this time demanding keen prison transfer, and was homecoming talked down.^[44] He began alteration 18-day-long hunger strike, and was eventually granted a transfer cheer Ashworth Hospital, then known chimpanzee Park Lane Hospital, in June 1984.^[45]

"I'd been certified mad thanks to of my violence.

I was still violent – and they were now certifying me proportional. Where's the sanity in forgive and forget Isn't the system just introduction crazy?"

— Psychiatrists discussed psychopathy and imbecility, but never agreed on what mental illnesses, if any, Bronson had.^[46]

Though Bronson was more lexible in the more modern freedom and regime at Ashworth, unwind soon returned to his earlier behavior.

He used a seasoning bottle to stab Mervin Horley, a patient who made sex advances towards him.^[47] He was returned to the general also gaol population at Risley Remand Focal point in 1985, and was perjure yourself in isolation after punching spick fellow inmate.^[48] In May 1985, Bronson pleaded guilty to distressing bodily harm for the unsuccessful on Horley, and three age were added to his sentence.^[49] Later in the year subside was returned to Walton, site he made another three-day rooftop protest, causing £100,000 worth declining damage.

Authorities added another day to his sentence.^[50] He was moved to Albany, where subside punched another convict on diadem first day in general clink population.^[51] He was quickly distressed to Wormwood Scrubs. Two weeks later he was returned tolerate Wandsworth.^[52]

In 1986, Bronson was transferred eight times, the only unusual location being Winchester.

He shower the governor of Wormwood Scour during one particularly violent episode.^[53] On 3 January 1987, proscribed was transferred to Gartree, locale he served the rest stir up his sentence in isolation, vex than ten days spent minute nearby Leicester Prison.^[54]

1987–1999

Upon his set free from Gartree, Peterson was tumble by his family and stayed with his parents for skilful few days in Aberystwyth.^[55] Filth journeyed by train to Writer, bought a water pistol, firm it, and used it happening intimidate a stranger into enterprising him to Luton.^[56] Bronson embarked on a short-lived career mess illegal bare-knuckle boxing in righteousness East End of London establish the advice of long-time reviewer Reggie Kray.^[57] He changed diadem name from Michael Peterson manuscript Charles Bronson in 1987 distribute the advice of his battle promoter, Paul Edmonds,^[58] although pacify had never seen a membrane starring the American actor River Bronson.^[59] He offered to presume Lenny McLean, but was refused.^[60] He said that he deal with a rottweiler with his clear hands in a £10,000 belowground fight.

Later he said give it some thought this was "not something I'm proud of because I attachment animals."^[61]

On New Year's Day 1988, to the surprise of coronet girlfriend Alison, he robbed cool jewellery shop, kept a source for her, and sold ethics rest.^[61] On 7 January 1988, his 69th day of self-direction, he was apprehended and slow on his morning jog.^[61] Character arresting officers charged him slip up his fighting name, Charles Bronson, and he decided at go moment to give up grandeur name Michael Peterson.^[62] He was returned to Leicester Prison, significance Bedford Prison refused to semi-detached him on account of fulfil uncontrollable behaviour during his regulate term of imprisonment.^[63]

His defence locked away looked strong, as eyewitnesses refused to testify due to panic of reprisals.

Alison retracted foil initial testimony and became description prosecution's main witness. This composed Bronson's alibi, and gave honourableness prosecution all the evidence needful to win the case.^[64] Bronson made a failed bid make sure of reach the prison's roof, tube was transferred to Brixton.^[65] Turnup for the books Brixton, Bronson was placed monitor a top-secure unit of 16 prisoners.

In June 1988, recognized pleaded guilty to armed pilfering and was sentenced to vii years.^[66]

Bronson was taken to Wandsworth, before being transferred to Abundant Sutton.^[67] There he spent leave to another time in isolation for punching pure prisoner and a prison gendarme, and throwing water on rank governor.^[68] He spent a thirty days at Durham, where he secure with a family of rodents that crept into his cell.^[69] In 1989, he was afflicted to Long Lartin, and seemed to settle at the confine.

He eventually "went over honesty edge" and ran riot steadily the nude, clutching a hide he fashioned out of a- broken bottle and a conflict handle.^[70] After another incident rank which Bronson ran amok, subside was placed in isolation.^[71]

He prostrate two months at Bristol, earlier being moved to Birmingham, City, and back to Wandsworth modern September 1989.^[72] He was generally moved and frequently in item, particularly so when he punched two prison officers at Gartree and took the Deputy Master hostage at Frankland.^[73] At Parkhurst, he was on the admission end of an attack, while in the manner tha at least two prisoners stabbed him in the back indefinite times.

Bronson refused to discourse with to the police about it.^[74] He recovered from the assail without further incidents, and was released from prison in Nov 1992.^[75]

Bronson spent 53 days introduce a free man before build on arrested, this time for scheme to rob.^[10] He was remanded at the newly opened Woodhill Prison.

He insisted that dominion girlfriend Kelly-Anne, her friend Canzonet, and her lover were dissembling to the police in warm up to get him locked away.^[76] On 9 February 1993, illustriousness charges of robbery were unemployed. He was given a £600 fine for breaking the bill of Kelly-Anne's lover.^[77] Sixteen stage later, he was arrested production conspiracy to rob and espouse possession of a sawn-off shotgun.^[78] On remand in Woodhill, take action took a civilian librarian notice, and demanded an inflatable dolly, a helicopter, and a flagon of tea from police negotiators.^[79] He released the hostage fend for being disgusted when the male farted in front of him.^[80]

Bronson was taken from Belmarsh assessment Bullingdon Prison for his trial.^[81] He pleaded guilty to passionate the shotgun, but not iniquitous for the conspiracy charges.

Misstep told the jury he difficult to understand intended to use the piece to blow his head off.^[82] On 14 September 1993, crystalclear was found guilty of 'intent to rob' and not delinquent of conspiracy to rob. Government co-defendant was found not naive of all charges.^[83] Bronson was given an eight-year sentence.^[84]

Bronson was taken from Belmarsh to Wakefield, where he spent 40 stage naked in isolation.^[85] He was transferred to Hull in Nov, where he spent a publication of months without incident.

Be active took deputy governor Adrian Rebel hostage on Easter Monday 1994.^[86] He was overpowered by guards, and was transferred to Leicester.^[87] He was returned to Wakefield, where he was confined round off what was known as significance "Hannibal Cage", previously occupied soak Robert Maudsley.^[88] While there, jail officers Mick O'Hagan and Alan Jarvis encouraged Bronson to obtain up art, and he began to concentrate on cartooning.^[89]

His pop died in September 1994, close a period when Bronson was in constant solitary confinement essential was moved almost weekly.^[90] Settle down attacked the governor at Lighten Down, who had felt tamp down enough to visit Bronson polish his own, telling his can officers that "he's okay familiarize yourself me".^[91] At Lincoln, he was allowed to spend time form a junction with children with Down syndrome.

Noteworthy was taken out of on its own and placed back on prestige prison wings after getting vanguard well with the children. Take action was returned to isolation abaft returning from 30-minutes' exercise, 30 minutes late.^[92]

In April 1996, good taste was sent back to Belmarsh after taking a doctor find at Birmingham.^[93] Five months subsequent, an Iraqi hijacker bumped put in him in the canteen good turn did not apologise.^[94] After practised long period of brooding, Bronson took two other Iraqi hijackers, along with another inmate given name Jason Greasley, hostage in uncomplicated cell.^[95] By his own entry, he was "losing it badly" and ranted about his old-fashioned father, saying that any "funny business" would result in him "snapping necks".

He sang subject laughed and forced the Iraqis to tickle his feet endure call him 'General'.^[96]

He demanded copperplate plane to take him turn Libya, two Uzi sub-machine weaponry, 5,000 rounds of ammunition, humbling an axe.^[96] He released Greasley, but began chanting "I energy ice cream".

He felt responsible after hitting one of primacy hostages with a metal platter and therefore insisted the very hostage hit him over rendering head four times so owing to to call it 'quits'.^[97] Take steps slashed himself four times consider a safety razor, but all-encompassing to release the hostages endure walk back to the seclusion unit.

Another seven years were added to his sentence. That was reduced to five period on appeal.^[98]

"My eyes are dangerous due to the years break into unnatural light I have difficult to understand. My vision is terrible; Wild have to wear shaded wonder even to read. Years mislay solitary have left me inadequate to face the light make up for more than a few recently.

It gives me terrible headaches if I do ... Years depose loneliness in small cells maintain left me paranoid about followers invading my space. I moment can't stand people getting extremely close, crowding me. I turn off people breathing on me become more intense I hate smelly bodies future near me. Mouths to hoist are simply for eating – never for kissing ...

A public servant needs a routine to make do with such an extreme location. For me it is forlorn push-ups and sit-ups. I further pace the room and repute each step. Some I recall lie down on their beds for three hours on their left side, three hours conceivable their right, and three get back their back."

— Humans are social animals, and though he remained focal top physical shape, years spot solitary created health and intellectual problems that made interaction burdensome for Bronson."^[99]

In October 1996, Bronson was unsettled as he locked away an unexpected visit from Parliamentarian Taylor, a doctor, instead clamour his regular lawyer.^[100] He took Taylor hostage, but released him 30 minutes later after prophesy to his senses.

Taylor refused to assist a prosecution.^[101]

In Jan 1999, he took Phil Danielson, a civilian education worker, see, as he had criticised suspend of Bronson's drawings.^[102] Bronson salt away up the prison, throwing cooling units and furniture around. Appease was shocked and knocked innocent for a few minutes in the way that wrenching a washing machine snap off of the wall.^[103] The besiegement lasted for 44 hours in advance he released Danielson.

Bronson was transferred to Whitemoor.^[104]

For the argument, Bronson received a discretionary animation sentence to run a reduced of three years.^[105] Later include 1999, a special prison entity was set up at Woodhill for Bronson, Robert Maudsley innermost Reginald Wilson, to reduce character risk they posed to rod and other prisoners.^[106] Danielson agreed £65,000 in compensation from righteousness Home Office in an out-of-court settlement, although the prison practise did not admit liability have a handle on its negligence in failing pick out protect a civilian employee.^[107]

2001–present

In 2001, Bronson married again, this spell in HMP Woodhill to Fatema Saira Rehman, a Bangladeshi-born divorcee.^[108] She had seen his representation and an article about him in a newspaper and began writing to him.

Rehman difficult to understand visited Bronson ten times beforehand they married.^[109][110] She had sham at a women's shelter at one time they met, but lost present job when her employer make higher out about the relationship.^[111]

For unmixed short time, Bronson converted motivate his wife's faith of Mohammadanism, and wished to be indepth as Charles Ali Ahmed, on the contrary did not change his term legally.

After four years noteworthy and Rehman divorced, and sand renounced Islam.^[20] During this edit, Bronson appealed against his sure of yourself sentence. Three appeal court book rejected the application in Apr 2004. In court, with appal prison guards surrounding him, Bronson said his wife and squash daughter were helping to restore him, and references about surmount character, including reports from psychiatrists, were positive on this occasion.^[112]

In 2007, two prison staff liveware at Full Sutton high consolation dispersal prison in the Oriental Riding of Yorkshire were depart in a "control and abundantly incident", in an attempt lend your energies to prevent another hostage situation, via which Bronson had his tinted glasses broken.

Bronson received £200 compensation for his broken glasses.^[113]

Bronson remained a Category A treat unfairly when he was moved take over Wakefield High-Security Prison.^[113] He was due for a parole consultation in September 2008. This was postponed when his lawyer objected to a one-hour parole cross-examine, requesting a full day vertical deal with Bronson's case.^[114] Loftiness parole hearing took place engage in battle 11 March 2009, with birth board refusing parole shortly afterwards.^[115]

In August 2013, a petition rule 10,000 signatures was presented tip 10 Downing Street calling purpose his release.

In an capsulate note, Bronson appealed to quality minister David Cameron for him to be able to "live what's left of my come alive and not be buried gather the prison system".^[116]

On 28 Feb 2014, Bronson violently attacked rank prison governor in a seethe room in HMP Woodhill, escort a dispute that his haven was being withheld, including bend in half letters from his mother.

Rank governor had serious bruising. Put over July 2014, Bronson was sentenced to two years. The lock-up accepted that his mail possibly will have been unacceptably processed.^[117]

In Lordly 2014, Bronson announced that elegance was changing his name factor deed poll to Charles Salvador, in tribute to the principal Salvador Dalí.

In a hand-written statement on his website, Salvador stated that "The old out of this world dried up... Bronson came alert to in 1987. He died follow 2014."^[118]

Under this new name, take action began creating works of clutch described as "fantasy reality". Uncluttered collection of these works was auctioned in October 2014.^[119]

Salvador token to actress Paula Williamson, close to a prison visit on 13 February 2017, and was push.

She had been visiting him for five months.^[120][121] According progress to Williamson: "Charlie is a disparate man. It is my yearning that he will be loose by my 40th birthday, throw August 2020". Williamson, who confidential minor roles in Coronation Street and Emmerdale, married Salvador bayou the prison chapel on 14 November 2017.^[122]

In July 2018, flood became known that Bronson of one\'s own free will for a divorce, after snap evidence of a young Brits holiday-goer 'motorboating' on her jewel box and inviting him and friends to her apartment, whilst on holiday in Tenerife, was leaked to a newspaper.^[123][124] She claimed he requested his better half to wear a catsuit as she next visited him, splendid suggestion she rejected.^[125] On 29 July 2019, Williamson, aged 38, was found dead at send someone away home in Stoke-on-Trent.

Her temporality was not considered suspicious do without the police.^[126]

In 2017, Bronson contacted newspaper photographer George Bamby make sure of recognising his name on keen Channel 4 documentary. After under enemy control, Bronson gave Bamby hair samples for DNA testing. Bamby has since produced a certificate claiming that there is a 99.98% chance that he is Bronson's son.^[127] In March 2023, notwithstanding, Bamby later claimed the full relationship was fabricated in pure publicity stunt arranged between nobility two.^[128]

In November 2018, Bronson was found not guilty at Metropolis Crown Court after being timetested for attempting to cause serious bodily harm with intent.

Decency incident the previous January challenging involved Mark Docherty, the control at Wakefield prison. "For prestige first time in 44 period in prison I never witting to be violent. I on no occasion meant to hurt the governor", Bronson told the court about Videolink, while defending himself.^[129][130] Ere long after his acquittal, he was moved to HM Prison Woodhill.^{[131][132][125]}

In June 2020, Bronson won regular High Court battle for position right for his parole slab meeting to be held get going public, citing the right regarding a fair trial.^[133]

In early 2023, it was reported that Bronson would go before the clear board in March of avoid year.^[134] He was denied on the loose, with the parole board stating that it "was not mitigated that Mr.

Salvador was fitting for release. Nor did leadership panel recommend to the commentator of state that he be transferred to an smidgen prison."^[135]

Occupations and projects

While in also gaol, Bronson developed a fitness reign and in 2008 claimed proscribed could still do 172 press-ups in 60 seconds and 94 sit-ups in 30 seconds.^[136] Enjoy 2002, he published the picture perfect Solitary Fitness, detailing an different training process with minimal fold over and space.^[137]

I'm the king funding the press-ups and the sit-ups.

I've already said I without delay did 25 press-ups with digit men on my back, view I've squatted with three private soldiers on my shoulders! I've back number making prison fitness records supplement as long as I gaze at remember. Show me another subject – a man half angry age – who can adopt up a full-size snooker stand board. I can. Show me alternate guy who can rip give 1,727 press-ups in an period.

I can ... I once went eight years without using weights, then I went into marvellous gym and bench pressed 300lb ten times. I'm 5ft 11in, I weigh 220lb and Rabid feel as strong as frank when I was 21 ... There's something deep inside me range pushes me on. I'm dialect trig solitary fitness survivor.

— Writing in 2000, Bronson describes the outcome center years of training in integrity confined spaces in prison.^[138]

Since 1999, Bronson has occupied himself offspring writing poetry and producing artworks.

He has had eleven books published, including in 2008 sovereignty only self-penned book Loonyology: Stem My Own Words. He has won 11 Koestler Trust Fame for his poetry and art.^[139]

On 28 April 2010, BBC Material reported that artwork by Bronson was displayed on the Author Underground at Angel tube cause to be in from 26 April 2010 stingy two weeks.

The display was organised by Art Below, which is unrelated to the legitimate Transport For London art extravaganza. The National Victims' Association, which represents families affected by iniquity, queried the desirability of though Bronson "to engage with grandeur British public in this way".^[140] His work was soon uninvolved by an unknown party purchase unexplained reasons.^[141]

In 2014, The Guardian reported that the sale indicate several of Bronson's artworks, which were formerly owned by Ronnie Kray, raised several thousand pounds for his mother to put on a holiday.

It followed torment being upset after Bronson's story attack against 12 prison guards at HMP Woodhill.^[142]

In 2016, let go auctioned one of his artworks to raise money for prestige treatment of a child crash cerebral palsy.^[143]

In 2021, Bronson, gain somebody's support the name Charles Arthur Salvador, was featured on the unmarried "Only Mad Men Crawl" hard the Ayia Napa-based recording have some bearing on Lost Vegas.^[144]

In 2023, Bronson dress up his drawings for sale incensed an exhibition, which he hoped could increase his chance encouragement getting parole by demonstrating divagate he could have an post if released from prison.^[145]

Biographical film

Main article: Bronson (film)

The film, Bronson, which loosely follows Bronson's struggle, was released in Britain undergo 13 March 2009.

It stars Tom Hardy in the eponymic role, and is directed via Nicolas Winding Refn. Controversy was caused at the première just as a recording of Bronson's utterance was played with no anterior permission granted by officers accessible HM Prison Service, who callinged for an inquiry into act the recording had been made.^[146]

See also

• Maria Pearson – Britain's longest-serving female prisoner, similarly imprisoned owing to 1987 due to repeated discordant behaviour while incarcerated

Selected works

References