The parole board says it is in the 'interests of justice' to grant Bronson a public parole hearing.
Charles Bronson, who uses the name Salvador, has served more than 40 years behind bars since his original conviction in 1974
One of the UK's longest-serving prisoners has been granted a Parole Board hearing which will take place in public next year. Charles Bronson, 69, who now uses the name Salvador, is serving a life term at HMP Woodhill in Buckinghamshire.The Parole Board said it granted an application made by his lawyers for his latest case review is heard in public.
Luton-born Bronson was originally convicted of armed robbery in 1974 and developed a reputation as a violent and dangerous inmate.He was further sentenced in 2000 to a discretionary life term, with a minimum of four years, for taking a prison teacher hostage for 44 hours at HMP Hull.In 2020, Bronson won a court case arguing for a public parole hearing, and since then the rules have been changed to allow some to be held in public.
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