Charles Bronson supporters protest for his launch as he launches bid for freedom
Protestors gathered outside category A prison HMP Wakefield as Charles Bronson launches yet another bid to be let free on the streets
A protest took place(Image: PA)
Supporters of Britain’s “most dangerous” inmates have gathered outside his prison calling for his release. The protestors are demonstrating outside HMP Wakefield as Charles Bronson launches yet another bid to be let out.
The group held placards and signs in support of the notorious prisoner on Monday for the start of his two-day parole board hearing, where it is being considered whether or not it is safe to release him.
They are also discussing moving him to a wing with other members of the general prison population or even a more open prison. Bronson is serving under strict terms, which sees him locked up alone for 23 out of 24 hours a day.
Bronson has made another appeal for freedom(Image: PA)
They chanted: “Free him now” and held banners in support of Bronson, saying he has been caged like an animal for way too long.
The UK’s Parole Board confirmed Charles Bronson had made his latest bid for release, meaning if granted, he could be a free man by Christmas. Bronson, also known as Charles Salvador, has appeared before parole experts in a two-day oral hearing on Monday and Tuesday this week where it is understood he has listed all the reasons he believes he should be let out.
Bronson has confessed to taking 11 hostages over the years and is now bidding for his freedom again(Image: Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Bronson, one of Britain’s longest serving and most notorious prisoners, has spent 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.
And now insiders have revealed the true extent of what goes on behind closed doors at HMP Wakefield which means he will never be free, revealing he is still a danger to society.
But insiders have previously told the Daily Star how he is still considered one of the most brutal and dangerous prisoners in the UK and will likely never be freed from prison.
A prison insider revealed: “No risks are taken with him now, and that’s behind bars, where people are protected. He is like a caged animal and there’s no way they will suddenly allow him out and about and among the public.
“Being locked up alone this long must do something to your head. He probably isn’t fit to be around anyone yet.”
Bronson admitted he ‘couldn’t stop taking hostages’ during the height of his violence(Image: Sunday Mirror)
The Daily Star believes Bronson is still following a number of strict protocol behind bars – severe step-by-step procedures which is extreme even in a Category A lock up like Wakefield.
One of these is that he is not allowed “one to one”.
A source continued: “No one to one means a con is deemed too dangerous to be alone with anybody. It means almost no rehabilitation can be done with therapists or wellbeing, because we just don’t have the staff to facilitate it.” “Similar to Axel Rudukauba he is on a controlled unlock he is still deemed so dangerous. Depending on how violent he has been – it can be anything from 3 officers at his door with a body worn camera – or officers in full riot gear.”
The protest happened outside HMP Wakefield(Image: PA)
It is expected a summary hearing will be released around two weeks after the case is formally heard over the two days with it due to be finished today (Tuesday November 3).
The parole case continues.
