His bid for freedom has become highly divisive, with some arguing the criminal has done his time, while others have voiced concern over his violent history. The notorious Bronson - who changed his name to Charles Salvador in 2014 - has a prison career littered with rooftop protests, multiple hostage takings and violence against prison officers and other inmates, including attacking a fellow prisoner with a glass jug in 1975. The jailbird - now 70 - was banged up for seven years in 1974 after being convicted of armed robbery, and was eventually given a life sentence for kidnapping prison teacher Phil Danielson in 1999.īut after spending most of his adult life behind bars, he told his parole hearing last week week he is now a 'born again artist' and 'almost an angel'. In our poll, 1,864 of you wanted to see him freed, with 748 preferring him to stay behind bars.Īfter being locked up for 48 years, the Parole Board will officially decide his fate later this month.īronson's ex-wife, Irene Dunroe, has revealed her former husband is confident he will be released on parole.
Many Mirror readers think Britain's most violent prisoner Charles Bronson SHOULD be released from jail, with plenty agreeing he's done his time and deserves a chance to prove himself.
