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Charles Bronson (born 1955) is the adopted name, of Michael Peterson, british criminal. Bronson was born in aberystwyth[1], before moving to Merseyside, and later Luton, which is often referred to as his home town. Bronson states on his website that contrary to reports frequently made in the press, his name was changed by his fight promoter in 1987 and was not a choice he made in relation to the actor, Charles Bronson.[2] Bronson has been in prison since the age of nineteen, for various offences. Aberystwyth, viewed from the nature reserve on Penglais Hill Aberystwyth /aberˈəstwɪθ/ (Welsh Mouth of the Ystwyth) is a historic market town, administrative centre and holiday resort within Ceredigion, Mid Wales. ...
Initially jailed in 1974 for robbery, his sentence has been repeatedly extended and he has spent only three months out of custody. He has served 28 years of his time in prison in solitary confinement due to repeated attacks on prison staff and inmates, including a number of hostage situations and rooftop protests. His dangerous behaviour has meant that he has spent time in over 120 different prisons. In 2000 he received a discretionary life sentence (with a three year tariff) for a hostage-taking incident. His appeal against this sentence was denied in 2004.[3] 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...
Solitary confinement, colloquially referred to as the hole (or in British English the block), is a punishment in which a prisoner is denied contact with any other persons, excluding guards, chaplains and doctors. ...
A hostage is a person (sometimes another entity) which is held by a captor (often a criminal abductor) in order to compel another party (relative, employer, government. ...
Life imprisonment is a particular kind of sentence of imprisonment. ...
In 1999 a special prison unit was set up for Bronson and two other violent prisoners from Woodhill (HM Prison), to reduce the risk they posed to staff and other prisoners.[4] HMP Woodhill is a Category A (high security) prison on the western edge of Milton Keynes, with a remand unit for local magistrate court use. ...
In 2001 Bronson married Saira Rehman, who had seen his picture in a newspaper and began writing to him. Rehman had visited Bronson just three times prior to their wedding.[5] Bronson converted to Islam (Rehman is a Muslim) and was also known as Charles Ali Ahmed. However he and Rehman have since divorced and Bronson has reportedly renounced Islam and the Ali Ahmed name.
While in prison he has developed an extreme fitness regimen and regularly performs 2,500 press-ups a day. In 2002 he published a book Solitary Fitness (ISBN 1-902578-12-0), detailing an individual training process with minimal resources and space. A press up or push up is a common strength training exercise performed in a prone position, i. ...
For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...
For the past ten years Bronson has occupied himself by writing poetry, producing pieces of art and has published ten books.
Chaz, as he is known to his many friends and supporters, is still a "Category A" prisoner and is currently residing in the solitary confinement unit at HMP Wakefield (December 2006).
References
- ^ BBC News article "Bronson: Gentle Boy to Terror Inmate"
- ^ About Charles Bronson on his official webpage
- ^ The Telegraph, 3 April 2004
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- ^ New bride for Bronson, BBC News, 1 June 2001
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