Charles Bronson asks for freedom at parole hearing

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Charles Bronson asks for freedom at parole hearing



Bronson's friends and supporters queued early for a seat. They were allowed to watch the public parole hearing from a London courtroom. The session itself was being held at Bronson's prison 60 miles away, but distance didn't diminish the impact of Bronson's often colourful evidence. Describing his long life in prison, he said, I've had more porridge than Goldilocks in the three bears. On his violence, I love a rumble, what man doesn't. On his humiliating treatment, if I was a dog, I'd have the RSPCA on my side. On taking convicted plain hijackers hostage in prison, no remorse.

I've no compassion for terrorists. After eleven prison hostages, many assaults, and rooftop protests, Bronson said he had changed his ways. He wanted to be freed, or at least move to an open prison. Ahead of the hearing, Bronson sent Sky News a postcard, an ordinary London street scene, freedom to him. He urged the parole board to show compassion, at least for his ageing mother. It's her lifelong dream, he wrote, to see me free and happy. I think Charlie spoke from the heart.

He didn't have any pretense. I think he came across as himself, which he would do. And he put it out there to the panel as he wanted to, somebody who's reflecting back on what he served over 48 years, and now he wants to look forward to getting out and seeing his mum, and associating back into society. Bronson was jailed in 1974 for armed robbery. Repeated violent attacks on prison staff and other inmates have kept him inside virtually ever since. Most of his time is spent in special secure units. In a voice message from jail last year, he summed up his despair.

I've never murdered anyone. I've never raped anyone. What am I in jail for? The parole board has to decide if Bronson needs to be kept locked up for the safety of the public. His prison offender manager told the parole panel he was making some progress in his behaviour. Bronson said he had been rehabilitated through his art. He had looked in the mirror and told himself, that's enough. Pack it in.

His supporters will be in court for a second day this week to hear evidence from psychologists and probation staff. Martin Brunt, Sky News.



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