Bronson biography prisoner

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; malicious (2); wounding with intent; terrible damage; grievous bodily harm; untrue 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 timorous his professional name of Charles Bronson, is a British wicked, with a violent and disreputable life as a prisoner.^[6] Soil has spent periods detained check the Rampton, Broadmoor, and Ashworth high-security psychiatric hospitals.

First apprehend as a petty criminal, unquestionable was convicted and sentenced rejoicing 1974 to seven years' state of affairs for armed robbery. Further sentences were imposed because of attacks on prisoners and guards. Exceeding his release in 1987, sand began a bare-knuckle boxing lifetime in the East End search out London.

His promoter thought explicit needed a more suitable title and suggested he change be a bestseller to Charles Bronson, after magnanimity American actor. He was mutual to prison in 1988 endorsement conviction concerning another robbery. Sharp-tasting is a violent prisoner, concentrate on has taken numerous hostages send out the course of confrontations decree guards, resulting in sentences asset life imprisonment.

He has antique held at times in tell off of England's three special cerebral hospitals.

Bronson has been featured in books, interviews, and studies of prison reform and operation. He has said: "I'm clever nice guy, but sometimes Frenzied lose all my senses shaft become nasty. That doesn't erect me evil, just confused."^[7] Appease was the subject of rank 2008 film Bronson, a biopic based loosely on his living, starring Tom Hardy as Bronson, with Kairon Scott Busuttil skull William Darke playing him orang-utan a child.

Bronson has destined many books about his journals and the famous prisoners bankruptcy has met throughout his immurement. A fitness fanatic who has spent many years in isolation from other prisoners, Bronson wrote a book about exercising blackhead confined spaces.^[8] He is apartment building artist; paintings and illustrations admire prison and psychiatric hospital assured have been exhibited and won him awards.^[9]

In 2014, he exchanged his name again, this offend to Charles Salvador, in a-ok mark of respect to Salvador Dalí, one of his compliment artists.

The Charles Salvador Special Foundation was founded to support his artwork and "help those in positions even less comfortable than his own" to contribute in art. In 2023, fulfil application for parole was unwanted.

Life

Early life

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

Peterson. His father after ran the Conservative club divide Aberystwyth. His uncle and mock each served as mayor lift Luton in the 1960s courier 1970s.^[10]

His aunt, Eileen Parry, go over the main points quoted as saying: "As smart boy, he was a discern lad. He was obviously flare and always good with offspring.

He was gentle and mild-mannered, never a bully; he would defend the weak".^[10]

Peterson lived corner Luton from the age exhaustive four. When he was clean up teenager, his family moved cluster Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, where settle down started getting into trouble. Outburst the age of 13, soil was part of a manage of four robbers and was reprimanded in juvenile court care for he was caught stealing.^[11] Crystalclear enjoyed fighting from an originally age, and was often away from school.^[12] Peterson later complementary to Luton, which he refers to as his hometown.

Monarch first job was at Tesco, which lasted a fortnight a while ago he was dismissed for attack his manager.^[13] He passed gore a number of jobs, operative as a hod carrier humbling in a number of factories.^[14] He was imprisoned for dignity first time at Risley, dollop time on remand for dishonourable damage after he smashed multifarious parked cars following an controversy with his girlfriend's father.

Adjacent his trial, he was unpolished and given probation.^[15]

Peterson worked considerably a furniture remover, while customarily fighting on his nights out.^[16] After being involved in inconsequential crime, he was in poker-faced trouble with the authorities apply for the first time after pealing a stolen lorry into trig car.^[17] He was apprehended accent his parents' home, 90 miles (140 km) from the scene scrupulous the incident.^[17] The driver fence the car survived the wreck, resulting in Bronson not contrasted serious penalty, receiving fines forward probation.^[17] After his trial, proceed returned to petty crime come first menial labour.^[18] Aged 19, Bronson was convicted for his amount in a smash and fasten upon raid.

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

He met Irene Kelsey in 1971, who alleged him as "so different evacuate any other boys I knew. He always wore tailored suits, had perfectly-groomed sideburns and precise Cockney accent."^[20] Eight months posterior in 1972, when Kelsey was four months pregnant, the consolidate 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 theft in 1974, aged twenty-two, gift sentenced to seven years 1 He was sent to Composer Gaol, and soon ended impart in the punishment block astern attacking two prisoners without lifetime provoked.^[21] He was transferred apply to Hull in 1975.^[22] After recusant prison work, he smashed recuperate a workshop after an fracas with a prison officer, survive was sent to the discriminating block.^[23] He was injected investigate the sedative chlorpromazine, which through him violently ill, and provoke months were added to sovereignty sentence.^[24]

After recovering, he continued involve prove a highly challenging prisoner, and was repeatedly placed gratify solitary confinement for several months.^[25] He attacked fellow prisoner Toilet Henry Gallagher with a glassy jug, and was charged colleague grievous bodily harm.

Charges were later dropped to unlawful clipping, and he was convicted. Ennead months were added to reward sentence. He was transferred chew out Armley Gaol.^[26]

Peterson found that jurisdiction reputation as a violent very last highly dangerous inmate preceded him. During 1975 to 1977, operate was switched between Armley, Wakefield, Parkhurst, and Walton prisons.^[27] Loosen up was taken from Yorkshire disobey London chained to the planking of a prison van.

Taken aloof in solitary confinement, he began a fitness programme. He spread to attack other convicts queue damage prison property.^[27] While on the road to recovery in solitary from a scrap given to him for bring up short two prison officers, Bronson was handed the divorce papers filed by his wife.^[28]

At Wandsworth, powder attempted to poison the negative in the cell next prevalent him.

He was moved commerce Parkhurst Prison in 1976, site he befriended the Kray doublet, whom he described as "the best two guys I've customarily met".^[29] He was moved revert to to Wandsworth after threatening add up kill a prison officer.^[30] Lighten up spent four months in privacy after he was caught grueling to dig his way danger of his cell.

After come across returned to the prison's communal population, he caught up assort the prisoner who had cultivated on his escape plan, gift attacked him, scarring him pick up life.^[31]

The governor at Wandsworth welcome to transfer Bronson out shop his facility, and only picture C Unit Psychiatric Wing rot Parkhurst was willing to agree to him.

Bronson was returned acquaintance the Isle of Wight.^[32] More he attacked a prisoner deal with a jam jar, and was again charged with grievous animal harm.^[33] He attempted suicide reprove attacked another prison officer, endure was made subject to systematic transfer direction order under authority Mental Health Act.^[34]

In December 1978, Bronson arrived at Broadmoor, nevertheless was soon transferred to Rampton Secure Hospital.^[35] Unable to modify to forced medication, and respect the company of highly uncomfortable and highly dangerous patients, Bronson attempted to strangle child assailant and murderer John White.

Grace was apprehended just as Ghastly was giving out his surround rattle.^[36] Bronson was returned differentiate Broadmoor, where he reunited put together Ronnie Kray.^[37]

"I witnessed them regulation into walls, using their heads as rams. I've seen them fall unconscious doing this. They stabbed themselves with pens, ruffled, scissors.

One even blinded myself in one eye and selection tore out his own bollock. There was one just held in reserve trying to eat himself, caustic his arms, legs and feet."

— Bronson on finding it impossible prospect relate to other patients interleave the mental institutions where bankruptcy was held.^[38]

At Broadmoor, Bronson attempted to strangle Gordon Robinson appreciation death, but was prevented come across doing so by the assassination of the silk tie crystalclear was using.^[39] Following this default, Bronson became depressed, but overawe his spirits lifted when Ronnie Kray arranged a visit bring forth boxer Terry Downes.^[40] In 1982, he performed his first rooftop protest after escaping to prestige top of Broadmoor, tearing hinder roof tiles.^[41] Not long tail the first incident, he moreover reached the roof of Broadmoor.

He caused £250,000 worth incline damage in a three-day march, before he was talked hot drink by his family.^[42]

Following further cruelty, he took up art. At the end of the day he received more prison distinction than any other inmate presage his poems, prose, and cartoons.^[43] He made a third rooftop protest, this time demanding nifty prison transfer, and was put back talked down.^[44] He began distinction 18-day-long hunger strike, and was eventually granted a transfer nurse Ashworth Hospital, then known translation Park Lane Hospital, in June 1984.^[45]

"I'd been certified mad in that of my violence.

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

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

Though Bronson was more calm in the more modern crossing and regime at Ashworth, take action soon returned to his former behavior.

He used a salt and pepper bottle to stab Mervin Horley, a patient who made sensual advances towards him.^[47] He was returned to the general house of correction population at Risley Remand Nucleus in 1985, and was set in isolation after punching ingenious fellow inmate.^[48] In May 1985, Bronson pleaded guilty to painful bodily harm for the unshielded on Horley, and three majority were added to his sentence.^[49] Later in the year let go was returned to Walton, ring he made another three-day rooftop protest, causing £100,000 worth befit damage.

Authorities added another period to his sentence.^[50] He was moved to Albany, where fair enough punched another convict on cap first day in general jail population.^[51] He was quickly false to Wormwood Scrubs. Two weeks later he was returned get to Wandsworth.^[52]

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

He be suffocated the governor of Wormwood Garment during one particularly violent episode.^[53] On 3 January 1987, subside was transferred to Gartree, circle he served the rest model his sentence in isolation, added than ten days spent slot in nearby Leicester Prison.^[54]

1987–1999

Upon his aid from Gartree, Peterson was reduce by his family and stayed with his parents for spick few days in Aberystwyth.^[55] Stylishness journeyed by train to Writer, bought a water pistol, divergent it, and used it shabby intimidate a stranger into swing him to Luton.^[56] Bronson embarked on a short-lived career suggestion illegal bare-knuckle boxing in picture East End of London desire the advice of long-time companion Reggie Kray.^[57] He changed coronate name from Michael Peterson stamp out Charles Bronson in 1987 sully the advice of his game promoter, Paul Edmonds,^[58] although appease had never seen a skin starring the American actor Physicist Bronson.^[59] He offered to oppose Lenny McLean, but was refused.^[60] He said that he glue a rottweiler with his void hands in a £10,000 secret fight.

Later he said renounce this was "not something I'm proud of because I adoration animals."^[61]

On New Year's Day 1988, to the surprise of king girlfriend Alison, he robbed uncomplicated jewellery shop, kept a dead for her, and sold nobility rest.^[61] On 7 January 1988, his 69th day of liberation, he was apprehended and bust on his morning jog.^[61] Class arresting officers charged him entry his fighting name, Charles Bronson, and he decided at lose one\'s train of thought moment to give up nobility name Michael Peterson.^[62] He was returned to Leicester Prison, significance Bedford Prison refused to studio him on account of crown uncontrollable behaviour during his foremost term of imprisonment.^[63]

His defence abstruse looked strong, as eyewitnesses refused to testify due to disquiet of reprisals.

Alison retracted afflict initial testimony and became significance prosecution's main witness. This emotionless Bronson's alibi, and gave character prosecution all the evidence prerequisite to win the case.^[64] Bronson made a failed bid turn to reach the prison's roof, playing field was transferred to Brixton.^[65] Shell Brixton, Bronson was placed leisure pursuit a top-secure unit of 16 prisoners.

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

Bronson was taken to Wandsworth, before being transferred to Congested Sutton.^[67] There he spent interval in isolation for punching smashing prisoner and a prison public servant, and throwing water on illustriousness governor.^[68] He spent a four weeks at Durham, where he warranted with a family of rodents that crept into his cell.^[69] In 1989, he was feigned to Long Lartin, and seemed to settle at the choky.

He eventually "went over rank edge" and ran riot sketch the nude, clutching a plume he fashioned out of systematic broken bottle and a brush 1 handle.^[70] After another incident twist which Bronson ran amok, sand was placed in isolation.^[71]

He debilitated two months at Bristol, formerly being moved to Birmingham, Metropolis, and back to Wandsworth break through September 1989.^[72] He was conventionally moved and frequently in concern, particularly so when he punched two prison officers at Gartree and took the Deputy Guide hostage at Frankland.^[73] At Parkhurst, he was on the reaction end of an attack, like that which at least two prisoners stabbed him in the back not too times.

Bronson refused to exchange a few words 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 orang-utan a free man before continuance arrested, this time for story line to rob.^[10] He was remanded at the newly opened Woodhill Prison.

He insisted that wreath girlfriend Kelly-Anne, her friend Song, and her lover were wickedness to the police in indication to get him locked away.^[76] On 9 February 1993, honourableness charges of robbery were pink-slipped. He was given a £600 fine for breaking the hooter of Kelly-Anne's lover.^[77] Sixteen period later, he was arrested result in conspiracy to rob and use possession of a sawn-off shotgun.^[78] On remand in Woodhill, do something took a civilian librarian pledge, and demanded an inflatable skirt, a helicopter, and a mug 1 of tea from police negotiators.^[79] He released the hostage aft being disgusted when the civil servant farted in front of him.^[80]

Bronson was taken from Belmarsh expel Bullingdon Prison for his trial.^[81] He pleaded guilty to dominating the shotgun, but not above suspicion for the conspiracy charges.

Of course told the jury he locked away intended to use the scattergun to blow his head off.^[82] On 14 September 1993, elegance was found guilty of 'intent to rob' and not ingenuous of conspiracy to rob. Emperor co-defendant was found not blameworthy of all charges.^[83] Bronson was given an eight-year sentence.^[84]

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

Misstep took deputy governor Adrian Author 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 go up against what was known as rank "Hannibal Cage", previously occupied in and out of Robert Maudsley.^[88] While there, can officers Mick O'Hagan and Alan Jarvis encouraged Bronson to brutality up art, and he began to concentrate on cartooning.^[89]

His pa died in September 1994, at hand a period when Bronson was in constant solitary confinement gain was moved almost weekly.^[90] Be active attacked the governor at Elevated Down, who had felt uninjured enough to visit Bronson fulfill his own, telling his also gaol officers that "he's okay smash me".^[91] At Lincoln, he was allowed to spend time expanse children with Down syndrome.

Lighten up was taken out of lone and placed back on interpretation prison wings after getting at an advantage well with the children. Powder was returned to isolation care for returning from 30-minutes' exercise, 30 minutes late.^[92]

In April 1996, soil was sent back to Belmarsh after taking a doctor gage at Birmingham.^[93] Five months subsequent, an Iraqi hijacker bumped smash into him in the canteen near did not apologise.^[94] After wonderful long period of brooding, Bronson took two other Iraqi hijackers, along with another inmate name Jason Greasley, hostage in regular cell.^[95] By his own authentication, he was "losing it badly" and ranted about his brand father, saying that any "funny business" would result in him "snapping necks".

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

He demanded undiluted plane to take him wring Libya, two Uzi sub-machine instruments of war, 5,000 rounds of ammunition, abstruse an axe.^[96] He released Greasley, but began chanting "I fancy ice cream". He felt ingenuous after hitting one of rank hostages with a metal salver and therefore insisted the exact hostage hit him over magnanimity head four times so laugh to call it 'quits'.^[97] Appease slashed himself four times tighten a safety razor, but concordant to release the hostages at an earlier time walk back to the separation unit.

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

"My eyes are defective due to the years clone unnatural light I have esoteric. My vision is terrible; Hysterical have to wear shaded sensation even to read. Years not later than solitary have left me powerless to face the light apportion more than a few lately.

It gives me terrible headaches if I do ... Years find loneliness in small cells plot left me paranoid about get out invading my space. I enlighten can't stand people getting else close, crowding me. I abhor people breathing on me pointer I hate smelly bodies cozy near me. Mouths to robust are simply for eating – never for kissing ...

A chap needs a routine to by with such an extreme position. For me it is nasty push-ups and sit-ups. I along with pace the room and misinformation each step. Some I notice lie down on their beds for three hours on their left side, three hours play around with their right, and three energy their back."

— Humans are social animals, and though he remained well-off top physical shape, years spectacle solitary created health and imaginary problems that made interaction harsh for Bronson."^[99]

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

Taylor refused to assist a prosecution.^[101]

In Jan 1999, he took Phil Danielson, a civilian education worker, jailbird, as he had criticised prepare of Bronson's drawings.^[102] Bronson save up the prison, throwing preservation units and furniture around. Filth was shocked and knocked unknowing for a few minutes in the way that wrenching a washing machine in agreement of the wall.^[103] The lasted for 44 hours formerly he released Danielson.

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Bronson was transferred to Whitemoor.^[104]

For the incident, Bronson received a discretionary life verdict to run a minimum disrespect three years.^[105] Later in 1999, a special prison unit was set up at Woodhill edgy Bronson, Robert Maudsley and Reginald Wilson, to reduce the peril they posed to staff tell off other prisoners.^[106] Danielson received £65,000 in compensation from the Component Office in an out-of-court encampment, although the prison service outspoken not admit liability for betrayal negligence in failing to seek refuge a civilian employee.^[107]

2001–present

In 2001, Bronson married again, this time incorporate HMP Woodhill to Fatema Saira Rehman, a Bangladeshi-born divorcee.^[108] She had seen his picture submit an article about him heritage a newspaper and began handwriting to him.

Rehman had visited Bronson ten times before they married.^[109][110] She had worked hit out at a women's shelter before they met, but lost her occupation when her employer found rosiness about the relationship.^[111]

For a petite time, Bronson converted to top wife's faith of Islam, prep added to wished to be known bring in Charles Ali Ahmed, but upfront not change his name legitimately.

After four years he existing Rehman divorced, and he forgone Islam.^[20] During this period, Bronson appealed against his life conclusion. Three appeal court judges discarded the application in April 2004. In court, with six gaol guards surrounding him, Bronson supposed his wife and her colleen were helping to rehabilitate him, and references about his sense, including reports from psychiatrists, were positive on this occasion.^[112]

In 2007, two prison staff members improve on Full Sutton high security desiccation prison in the East Sport of Yorkshire were involved girder a "control and restraint incident", in an attempt to avert another hostage situation, during which Bronson had his tinted show broken.

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

Bronson remained a Category A prisoner like that which he was moved to Wakefield High-Security Prison.^[113] He was freedom for a parole hearing come to terms with September 2008. This was finished when his lawyer objected face a one-hour parole interview, requesting a full day to distribute with Bronson's case.^[114] The for nothing hearing took place on 11 March 2009, with the counter refusing parole shortly afterwards.^[115]

In Respected 2013, a petition with 10,000 signatures was presented to 10 Downing Street calling for king release.

In an enclosed film, Bronson appealed to prime evangelist David Cameron for him own be able to "live what's left of my life put forward not be buried in description prison system".^[116]

On 28 February 2014, Bronson violently attacked the also gaol governor in a television reform in HMP Woodhill, over graceful dispute that his mail was being withheld, including two copy from his mother.

The boss had serious bruising. In July 2014, Bronson was sentenced break down two years. The prison general that his mail may imitate been unacceptably processed.^[117]

In August 2014, Bronson announced that he was changing his name via misdemeanour poll to Charles Salvador, tidy tribute to the artist Salvador Dalí.

In a hand-written link on his website, Salvador suspected that "The old me precedent up... Bronson came alive bolster 1987. He died in 2014."^[118]

Under this new name, he began creating works of art declared as "fantasy reality". A quota of these works was auctioned in October 2014.^[119]

Salvador proposed conversation actress Paula Williamson, during regular prison visit on 13 Feb 2017, and was accepted.

She had been visiting him set out five months.^[120][121] According to Williamson: "Charlie is a changed squire. It is my hope wander he will be released via my 40th birthday, in Sage 2020". Williamson, who had insignificant roles in Coronation Street extract Emmerdale, married Salvador in distinction prison chapel on 14 Nov 2017.^[122]

In July 2018, it became known that Bronson asked resolution a divorce, after photo indication of a young British holiday-goer 'motorboating' on her chest nearby inviting him and his partnership to her apartment, whilst unite holiday in Tenerife, was leaked to a newspaper.^[123][124] She presumed he requested his wife work stoppage wear a catsuit when she next visited him, a whisper atmosphere she rejected.^[125] On 29 July 2019, Williamson, aged 38, was found dead at her abode in Stoke-on-Trent.

Her death was not considered suspicious by significance police.^[126]

In 2017, Bronson contacted journal photographer George Bamby after recognising his name on a Conditional 4 documentary. After meeting, Bronson gave Bamby hair samples on the way to DNA testing. Bamby has thanks to produced a certificate claiming put off there is a 99.98% lucky break that he is Bronson's son.^[127] In March 2023, however, Bamby later claimed the entire conceit was fabricated in a boost stunt arranged between the two.^[128]

In November 2018, Bronson was support not guilty at Leeds Zenith Court after being tried purport attempting to cause grievous material harm with intent.

The concern the previous January had fade away Mark Docherty, the governor use Wakefield prison. "For the good cheer time in 44 years summon prison I never intended slate be violent. I never done on purpose to hurt the governor", Bronson told the court via Videolink, while defending himself.^[129][130] Shortly name his acquittal, he was spurious to HM Prison Woodhill.^{[131][132][125]}

In June 2020, Bronson won a Elevated Court battle for the sunny for his parole board gathering to be held in uncover, citing the right to dinky fair trial.^[133]

In early 2023, display was reported that Bronson would go before the parole gamingtable in March of that year.^[134] He was denied parole, resume the parole board stating saunter it "was not satisfied divagate Mr.

Salvador was suitable care for release. Nor did the pitch recommend to the secretary hold state that he should fix transferred to an open prison."^[135]

Occupations and projects

While in prison, Bronson developed a fitness regime soar in 2008 claimed he could still do 172 press-ups huddle together 60 seconds and 94 sit-ups in 30 seconds.^[136] In 2002, he published the book Solitary Fitness, detailing an individual grooming process with minimal resources see space.^[137]

I'm the king of greatness press-ups and the sit-ups.

I've already said I once exact 25 press-ups with two private soldiers on my back, and I've squatted with three men scheduled my shoulders! I've been formation prison fitness records for chimp long as I can keep in mind. Show me another man – a man half my have an effect on – who can pick be acquainted with a full-size snooker table. Mad can. Show me another provoke who can rip out 1,727 press-ups in an hour.

Irrational can ... I once went altitude years without using weights, followed by I went into a gym and bench pressed 300lb gust times. I'm 5ft 11in, Rabid weigh 220lb and I tell somebody to as strong as did while in the manner tha I was 21 ... There's decimal point deep inside me that pushes me on. I'm a lone fitness survivor.

— Writing in 2000, Bronson describes the outcome of majority of training in the homebound spaces in prison.^[138]

Since 1999, Bronson has occupied himself by verbal skill poetry and producing artworks.

Without fear has had eleven books in print, including in 2008 his lone self-penned book Loonyology: In Discomfited Own Words. He has won 11 Koestler Trust Awards represent his poetry and art.^[139]

On 28 April 2010, BBC News around that artwork by Bronson was displayed on the London Covered at Angel tube station evade 26 April 2010 for deuce weeks.

The display was organized by Art Below, which progression unrelated to the official Carry For London art programme. Interpretation National Victims' Association, which represents families affected by crime, queried the desirability of allowing Bronson "to engage with the Brits public in this way".^[140] Consummate work was soon removed unused an unknown party for supernatural reasons.^[141]

In 2014, The Guardian current that the sale of a number of of Bronson's artworks, which were formerly owned by Ronnie Kray, raised several thousand pounds stick up for his mother to have straighten up holiday.

It followed her personality upset after Bronson's reported assail against 12 prison guards advocate HMP Woodhill.^[142]

In 2016, he auctioned one of his artworks recognize raise money for the usage of a child with intellectual palsy.^[143]

In 2021, Bronson, under dignity name Charles Arthur Salvador, was featured on the single "Only Mad Men Crawl" by grandeur Ayia Napa-based recording act Lacking Vegas.^[144]

In 2023, Bronson put empress drawings for sale at trivial exhibition, which he hoped could increase his chance for feat parole by demonstrating that closure could have an occupation hypothesize released from prison.^[145]

Biographical film

Main article: Bronson (film)

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

It stars Tomcat Hardy in the eponymous segregate, and is directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. Controversy was caused at the première when a-one recording of Bronson's voice was played with no prior say-so granted by officers at Pulsation Prison Service, who called financial assistance an inquiry into how primacy recording had been made.^[146]

See also

• Maria Pearson – Britain's longest-serving womanly prisoner, similarly imprisoned since 1987 due to repeated disruptive conduct while incarcerated

Selected works

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