Charles Bronson may very well be FREED from jail by Christmas as parole approves bid for launch
The man dubbed Britain’s most dangerous prisoner has been given his date where he will be allowed to plead his case to be released – and it is soon.
Bronson wants out of prison(Image: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
The UK’s Parole Board has confirmed Charles Bronson will be allowed to make his latest bid for release in November, meaning if granted, he could be a free man by Christmas. Bronson, also known as Charles Salvador, will come before parole experts in a two day oral hearing where he will list all the reasons he believes he should be let out.
Salvador, one of Britain’s longest serving and most notorious prisoners, will have a full examination for his eligibility for release on November 2 and 3 after spending more than five decades in custody.
The now 73-year-old was first jailed in 1974 for armed robbery but repeated violence, taking hostages and bad behaviour behind bars mean his sentence was extended to life.
Bronson has been dubbed in the past as one of Britain’s most dangerous prisoners(Image: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
But now after 12 years of what he says is good behaviour, he is set to come before the Parole Board again in what will be his ninth attempt to seek release.
Salvador applied for parole when he was eligible and at the start of the year was under consideration “on the papers”, where experts assessed the evidence before them, which included reports from prison officials and psychologists.
The Parole Board then decided in February this year that the case should progress to an oral hearing, where evidence can be tested in person and witnesses questioned directly.
The hearing will allow the parole board to assess Bronson’s current level of risk in greater depth, before deciding whether he can be safely released into the community.
As well as hoping for release, Bronson could also be referred after the hearing to be moved from the Category A lock up Wakefield.
His case will be heard in November(Image: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
At present he has been in solitary confinement 23 hours a day for 37 years on and off but the parole team could decide to lessen that – by either moving him to an open prison or even onto a normal wing among other prisoners to see how he gets on.
Gurdeep Singh, a solicitor acting for Bronson said: “Mr Salvador is delighted with the fact he has been progressed to a full hearing but he is under no illusions; this is just the start of the fight for his release.
“He wants to show the world he is not the person he was, he hopes to convince the panel that he is a changed man intent on living a simple life in the outside world. He has high hopes he can see his 95-year-old mother this year.”
It is expected the hearing with be a private one, but Salvador is believed to be hoping to address the panel directly.
Bronson could be out by Christmas(Image: / SWNS)
At his hearing in 2023, which was denied, he said: “It’s no secret I have had more porridge than Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and I’m sick of it. I’ve had enough of it. I want to go home.”
A Parole Board spokesman said: “The Parole Board is an independent body whose members make judicial decisions on whether people who have committed serious offences or are assessed as potentially dangerous need to stay in public for the protection of the public.
“The parole process is focussed solely on risk and public protection is always our key consideration.”
