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An Open Letter To The Daily Mirror

Yesterday The Daily Mirror printed a story about Charlie. The story was an "Exclusive" by Jeremy Armstrong ( jeremy.armstrong@mirror.co.uk - PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL HIM YOUR THOUGHTS ON HIS PIECE OF GARBAGE) and claimed that the whole of HMP Wakefield was put on ALERT because they believed Charlie was going to make an escape bid on his birthday. Please read the "article" first:

The whole article is based on the story of "an insider!" We all know what that usually means! Well, first of all, let's look at the FACTS:

A routine inspection of the CSC building found that the catch which opens and closes the glass window to Charlie's cell was worn and needed replacing. This was done without any fuss ten days ago. There was NO suspicion that this was to be an escape attempt by Charlie. Why? Well, I'll tell you. Charlie's window does, indeed, open onto the exercise yard; that's about as close to the truth as the article gets. However, it is a small letterbox type window and opens close to the ground, as Charlie's cell is, for the most part, below ground level. It consists of a glass window which can be opened by Charlie to ventilate his cell. However, inside the glass window are a series of heavy vertical iron bars. If the whole glass window fell off Charlie would still not be able to get out through it!

"Bronson ... would only need to scale a wall to get his first taste of freedom since 1974" Ha ha ha! First of all the exercise yard is on the inside of the CSC unit, so after scaling the 14 foot high razor-wire topped fence surrounding the yard and breaking through the steel netting that covers it, Charlie would find himself in the very heart of the prison complex looking at Wakefield's famous Mulberry Bush rather than the WALL. Secondly, get your facts straight Armstrong: Charlie was last free in 1992.

We find quite a few factual inaccuracies in this bit of "reporting."

• WE have already established that Charlie DID NOT fight 12 guards three weeks ago. He was taken down by a Pava spray used by 20 Tornadoes (the National Tactical Response Group - NTRG).

• He was jailed for armed robbery in 1974 NOT 1969.

• He has had 121 days of freedom since then ... NOT 69 days.

• Charlie did NOT change his name to honour the actor, it was a simple commercial decision to pull in the crowds (and increase his purse) by his boxing manager; and Charles Bronson was the THIRD name they considered after discounting two other actors' names.

• He was last jailed in 1992 NOT 1974.

• "... was told he must serve life." Yes, he was sentenced to life ... BUT with a THREE YEAR TARIFF, which you totally ignore with your assertion in order to make Charlie sound worse!

• Charlie does NOT put his art on canvas.

• Charlie has NOT refused to see psychiatrists recently.

I am absolutely disgusted by the total disregard for the truth by Jeremy Armstrong in his fairy tale! This just shows the unprofessional level to which British tabloid rags have sunk in their "reportage" in their quest for SENSATIONAL stories! No interest in the truth whatsoever and certainly no semblance of humanity for the effect that their lies have on the lives of those who cannot answer back!

I was contacted by a reporter from The Star a couple of weeks ago. He wanted to print the truth about the Tornadoes episode and asked my permission to use some of my quotes. He did say, however, that the story might not read quite how we would like it to as it was going into a tabloid paper. But needless to say, you never read that story in the Star. Do I have to say any more?

Jeremy Armstrong you have some arrogance calling yourself a reporter, and to the editors of The Mirror: you should be absolutely ashamed of yourselves for printing such drivel. You should be ... but I know that you have not an ounce of compassion or integrity when it comes to what you put in your RAG!

I'm sure that  jeremy.armstrong@mirror.co.uk would love to hear your views on his piece of FICTION aimed at mis-educating the public and ruining Charlie's chances with his Parole Hearing in 2011.