Charles Bronson will remain behind bars after being refused parole.
Bronson, who previously lived in Ellesmere Port, is one of the UK's longest serving prisoners, having first been sent to Walton Jail, officially known as HMP Liverpool, in 1974. He has since earned the nickname of Britain's most notorious prisoner, having spent nearly 50 years behind bars.
He is currently serving a life sentence for taking prison art teacher Phil Danielson hostage at HMP Hull after he criticised one of his drawings.
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Bronson's ex-wife Irene Dunroe from Barnston, Wirral, believes it's during his time inside that he has grown violent "in retaliation" to how he's been treated. In an interview with the ECHO last month, Irene claimed Bronson, who she still refers to by his birth name Michael (Mick) Peterson, is now a changed man and he just wants to "live out his last few years" out of prison.
Bronson has now been denied release following a public parole hearing earlier this month. Today, the Parole Board concluded he lacks the "skills to manage his risk of future violence", the Mirror Online reports.
He was also denied a transfer to an open prison. The news was broken to Bronson via a letter in an envelope at about 11.30am. The prisoner's parole hearing took place earlier this month at HMP Woodhill in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.
Three parole judges, who have not been publicly named, heard from Bronson, a psychologist, a prison officer and a friend during the hearing.
A psychologist told the hearing that Bronson has post-traumatic stress disorder after facing some “brutal and unacceptable” treatment behind bars and that he holds “anti-authoritarian views”.
Judges also heard how Bronson, whose real name is Michael Peterson, had a "romantisiced" view of his past violent "rumbles".
The psychologist said Bronson should eventually be moved to a lower security prison with open conditions to allow him to interact with other people and poses “less of a risk” outside of jail.
Bronson's personal officer told the hearing he had a good rapport with the inmate.
None of the prison and probation officials who gave evidence at the parole hearing said he was ready to be released.
During the proceedings, Bronson had many outbursts including comparing himself to being on the Apprentice with Lord Sugar.
His friend Richard Booth said the pair, who speak on the phone four or five times per day, plan to set up a charitable foundation with proceeds raised by selling the 70-year-old’s art.
Pieces sold so far have raised around £100,000, of which a third is planned to go to the charitable foundation and the remaining two-thirds is held in a separate account but is not for profit, Mr Booth said.
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