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Britain's most infamous prisoner Charles Bronson will meet Parole Board bosses this month to plead for an end to his solitary confinement.

The 62-year-old is currently on 23-hour lockdown at HMP Wakefield, banned from associating from any fellow inmates due to his violent reputation.

But the notorious lag is set to speak to Parole chiefs within the coming fortnight to ask his rigid jail conditions are relaxed - claiming he is no longer any danger.

Bronson, now known as Charles Salvador after the painter, only ever sees prison guards because of a lifetime of attacks and hostage incidents while behind bars.

Friend Rod Harrison told his supporters: "Right guys, get on this!

"Charlie just rang and said he was on the yard doing his 700 dips when a couple of officials turn up at the fence, 'we have some good news for you Charlie.'

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"They said they then went on to inform him that due to him not being allowed to attend his last parole hearing he had been granted another hearing which should be before the end of the month and he will be allowed to attend and state his case.

"Charlie dose not think he will be released but is hoping to get a recommendation that he be allowed to progress through the system.

"Charlie believes this turn about is due to all the efforts of his supporters on the corner and other sites and he sends his thanks to all that sent emails and letters and says with out you this would not have happened."

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Bronson, serving life for kidnap and robbery, Bronson wants to be moved from his purpose built supervised unit in Category A Wakefield.

He claims he has been denied progress through the jail system, describing his crimes as 'low grade' and calling himself a 'forgotten prisoner.'

Bronson is 13 years over his tariff for possible release, and has spent 40 years behind bars - 36 years of that in solitary confinement.

He has enjoyed just four months and nine days out of prison since being first convicted in 1974.

In 1996, Bronson took a lawyer hostage, and three years later took a civilian education worker prisoner during a 40 hour siege.

In 2013, he was moved to HMP Woodhill, but the following year, repeatedly hit governor Alan Parkins several times on the head - receiving an extra two years to add to his life sentence.

The same summer, he attacked 12 prison guards after hearing that Arsenal, who he hates, had won the FA Cup, covering himself in Lurpak butter to stop them grabbing hold of him.

Known as a ‘loose cannon’ when younger in prison for all of his violent outbursts, Bronson has been moved more than 150 times between prisons and sections.

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Bronson's case has already been discussed this year at a 'paper hearing', but the ageing inmate is now able to argue his case during the forthcoming 'oral' meeting.

Proceedings could be delayed beyond August, the Parole Board said, because of a mounting backlog.

A Parole Board spokesman said: "All indeterminate sentence prisoners must have their continued custody reviewed at least every 24 months in order to comply the European Convention on Human Rights.

"Mr Salvador’s case would have followed the usual process as set out above."