Prisoner Charles Bronson sending out ‘insanity awards’ for fans for big money
Charles Bronson is sending out ‘Insanity Awards’ to fans from behind bars.
Britain’s most notorious lag, 70 – declared insane by a prison doctor at HMP Parkhurst in 1978 – was recently left devastated when the parole board turned down his latest bid for freedom after nearly half a century in prison.
After rebranding himself as jailhouse artist Charles Salvador Dalí in a nod to the Spanish surrealist painter icon he has been trying to funnel his rage at being denied freedom into creating art for his fans.
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With his fans devastated by the controversial decision, Bronson’s been dispatching arty certificates to his pen pals for themselves, and as gifts for their friends and family.
(Image: Subject supplied)
Our exclusive picture of one of the “awards” shows they come in the form of an arty brown scroll drawn on grey sheets – marked ‘Certificate of Madness’.
The ‘awards’ come with a drawing showing a birdman breaking out of a shell and howling: “I fancy a nice apple pie.”
They also come with the message: “Congratulations in winning this award. Very few ever win it. Many try. But fail…
“Your a totally unique person – With a true heart of madness.”
In an extra special message that will delight the recipients, Bronson signs off the tribute with: “We salute you. Respect!”
(Image: Aaron Tinney)
One Bronson fan gushed online about the certificates: “These are genius. I’m asking him for one for my old man who’ll love it.”
Another added: “There’s no one better to get a Madness Cert from than Charlie!”
Bronson’s art sells from between £1,000 to £30,000 an image.
Following a hearing the panel said that he “genuinely wants to progress” but remained concerned of his persistent rule-breaking” and the fact he “sees little wrong with this”.
While some agree with the decision, others believe he’s served significantly more time than needed.
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