Charles Bronson, who now goes by the name Charles Salvador, has vowed not to attend his next parole hearing and said he has ‘no hope’ of being released from prison
Britain’s most notorious prisoner, Charles Bronson, has vowed to snub his upcoming parole hearing, claiming he has zero chance of being freed. In a phone call to a mate, Bronson – who now goes by Charlie Salvador – said his hopes of release are as futile as a chocolate tea pot making it through a second brew.
The 73 year old lag, who has spent nearly five decades behind bars, is currently holed up in Long Lartin maximum security jail in Evesham, Worcestershire. Initially locked up for armed robbery in 1974, his sentence has been repeatedly extended due to a string of violent incidents.
Last month, the Parole Board announced that Bronson’s next hearing would be held in private.
In the recorded three-minute, 31-second clip made last week, Bronson declares: “This is my legal statement over my parole. So what made me come to the decision that I will not be attending my next parole board, it’s simple.”
as much chance of a chocolate tea pot surviving a second brew”I’ve as much chance of a chocolate tea pot surviving a second brew. I’m a man that don’t do false hope. I prefer to have no-hope than being lied to. It’s all been one big lie.”, reports the Mirror.
Bronson accused the authorities of doing everything in their power to keep him locked up, saying: “They deny me progression, they keep me isolated, they can’t even sort out a date for my parole date. By law I am entitled to a parole every two years. It’s now coming up to three years. They have denied me a public hearing.”
In his statement, he asserts: ‘It’s simple, they’re afraid of the public, media hearing the true facts, so they keep it closed. Just who is the criminal here, what are they afraid of.
“For the last 14 months, I have been held in solitary confinement at Long Lartin maximum secure punishment block for no reason but vindictiveness. Although my behaviour is good and all my reports are positive, the system don’t want me to progress.
“It’s obvious why, for my activist years, I am being punished for what I have done decades ago. I am still considered a danger man, I am still Category A, they don’t want me to ever get out.
“I am 73 now, I’ll be nearly 76 on the next parole, then 78 then 80 on the next. “Bronson admits he feels defeated by the system: “I’m tired, hopeless, worn out, dreamless and lost.
“Apart from my art, I have nothing, so I have decided to live my life day to day, without any more bulls**t. “as much chance of a chocolate tea pot surviving a second brew”It’s just how it’s ended up, I don’t feel safe, I actually feel angry, disillusioned, soulless, I feel violated, abused and denied humanity.
“My half a century caged up, I’ve spent well over 40 years of that in total solitary. And it’s not enough for the powers that be, they want more.
Last May saw him transferred to Long Lartin from HMP Woodhill after an altercation with murderer Robert Donaldson, where Bronson is said to have defended himself during the attack.
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