His request to be transferred to an open prison was denied during a parole hearing. The panel said that they ‘could not be satisfied’ with his capacity to limit the risks of future violence,
Even though they found ‘signs of greater self-control and better emotional regulation’. According to The Mirror, he is being detained at HMP Woodhill in Milton Keynes.
His next hearing, according to a statement from the Parole Board, may take a day or more as they consider the testimony of victims, psychologists, and prison guards.
“Decisions are based on whether a prisoner’s potential harm to the public, if freed, is controllable… They said that lengthy interrogations of the inmate and witnesses are common practice.
“I think there will be a huge fear within the Parole Board that Charles Bronson can be released,” said Peter Bleksley, a former investigator with the Metropolitan Police. He has a terrible criminal record while incarcerated.
