Charles Bronson (prisoner)
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- This page concerns the criminal Charles Bronson also known as Michael Peterson. For other uses, see Charles Bronson the actor or Michael Peterson.
Charles Bronson is the adopted name by deed poll, after the actor Charles Bronson, of Michael Peterson. A Welsh-born criminal, he has been in prison for most of his life since the age of nineteen.
Initially jailed in 1974 for robbery and inflicting wounds, his sentence has been repeatedly extended and he has spent only three months out of custody. He has served 22 years of his time in prison in solitary confinement for 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 for a hostage-taking incident. His appeal against this was denied in 2004.
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, detailing an individual training process with minimal resources and space.
In June 2001 he married Saira Ali Ahmed while at Woodhill prison. Influenced by his wife, he converted to Islam.Template:UK-bio-stub Template:Crime-stub