HARDMAN con Charles Bronson is preparing for his ninth parole hearing since his minimum jail term expired in 2003.
The lag — repeatedly given more time inside for violence and hostage-taking — appears before a panel in October.
A source said Bronson, now 72 and calling himself Charles Salvador, had been trying to avoid bust-ups at HMP Woodhill, Bucks.
They added: “He insists he has changed. He has high hopes of being successful this time.”
Luton-born Bronson, real name Michael Peterson, was convicted of armed robbery in 1974, aged 21.
Apart from two brief spells, he has been inside ever since.
He told his last failed parole bid in 2023 that he had done “more porridge than Goldilocks and the Three Bears” and was sick of it.
At that hearing Bronson said he could now better control his emotions.
He said: “I was battling against the system.
“It was my way of getting back and there’s nothing like wrapping a governor up like a Christmas turkey.
“I have slept in body belts, I have slept in strait-jackets. But how much longer have I got to go?
“I’m ready now, I’m a chilled-out man, I feel comfortable in myself.
“I handle situations 100 times better than I used to.”
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