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          The Diffirence Between Where Charlie Was And Where They Have Left Him Now, It's A Disgrace !

 

                     

 

                                                                                                    This letter was written to David Hanson MP Minister Of State                                                              

                                                                             

                                                     

                                                                                                      This letter was written to Maria Eagle MP House of commons

                                                                                   

 

                                                                                                    This letter was written to Governor Ferdy Parker HMP Long Lartin

                                                                                          

 

                                                            This letter was written to Mr Phil Wheatley director general NOMMS parliamentary correspondence and briefing unit

                                                                                   

 

 All These Letters Were Written By Dalanya Morris Charlie's Very Good Friend Who Is Fighting For His Freedom

                                          

Parliamentary Correspondence and Briefing Unit, HM Prison Service Headquarters Cleland House Page Street London SW1P 4LN

Dear Sir/Madam,

Ref: Mr Charles Bronson BT1314 HMP Long Lartin South Littleton Evesham Worcetshire WR11 8TZ

I am writing this letter to you in regards to a good friend of mine, the above named person who I will refer to as Charlie. The reason that I am writing is because I would like to register a formal complaint regarding the treatment that he is given and the un necessary distress and trauma that he is constantly caused for no apparent reason. I believe that it is departments like yours that should overlook the handling and treatment of prisoners and ensure that their human rights are not breached. I strongly believe that Mr Bronson’s have and continue to be.

I cannot see no reason or justification for his inhumane and degrading treatment and for the constant need to demoralise him. I would like to register this as a formal complaint and would like to be sent full details of your complaints procedure please.

Charlie has been held in solitary confinement for 30 years. Yet child killers, rapists, terrorists and paedophiles are not held in these conditions and many are freed on parole. Charlie has not only constantly been denied association with other prisoners but he has also been denied physical contact with any of his friends and family for ten years. He has not been able to hug his 78 year old mother for ten years, how can you justify this? This is inhumane. Animals are ensured physical contact yet even though Charlie is caged like one he is still denied this right. I seriously think the prison system needs to make serious changes, just as Charlie himself has done. Charlie has displayed excellent behaviour for many years now and even though he has showed that he can comply with rules and progress the prison service are not allowing him to do so. Why?

Mp Ms Maria Eagle states….”that all prisoners have a right to be treated fairly, decently and humanely.” I therefore would like to question why is Charlie obviously treated as an exception? It is neither fair, decent or humane to keep him on closed visits for ten years. It is a complete disgrace to all the authorities involved and they should me made to justify their decisions. Not just to Charlie but also to the public who are outraged when they hear the truth about his incarceration and treatment. He is constantly antagonised and tortured and all of the authorities are aware of this but allow it continue. Why?

The prison system is supposed to ensure the prisoners are kept in decent safe conditions that ensure the well being of prisoners and that the public have a right to know about the state and effectiveness of our criminal system.

Charlie was held at Hmp Wakefield for a period of six years. On 11th March it was his parole review. He should have by law received an answer within 14 days. Now to this date he still has not received a response. The Governor of Hmp Wakefield Ms Jacqui Tilley blatantly lied to Charlie to create further torture to Charlie. Why? This needs to be addressed as a matter of urgency and she should be held personally responsible for un necessary stress and duress to Charlie. Charlie was ensured by his legal team, the judge and also by Ms Jacqui Tilley that any move from Hmp Wakefield would be a progressive one for him. Ms Jacqui Tilley the governor informed Charlie that he would be given the answer to his parole on the 27th April. Then for no apparent reason he was shipped out to Hmp Long Lartin on the 22nd April. This was not a progressive move for Charlie in fact it has proved to be nothing more than un necessary torture and suffering. He has once again been placed in solitary in a punishment cell where there is a drain in the cell and no lid on his toilet so that he has to endure a foul stench all day. After arriving at Hmp Long Lartin they removed all of his art materials from him for no reason other than to antagonise him and create distress to him. Once again he is being fed by a tray shoved under his door, a way in which an animal is being fed. So how can this possibly be considered as fair, decent and humane? I would like you to answer that please as I am very interested to know how you can try and possibly justify that.

Whilst at Hmp Wakefield Charlie has a TV and a radio. Now since being moved to Hmp Long Lartin he has neither and none of his art materials to keep him occupied. This is so very clear that this is antagonistic moves to try and provoke Charlie for a reaction. Why would the prison system do this to him after he has displayed excellent behaviour for such a long period of time??

I would also like to raise formal complaints regarding the staff at Hmp Long Lartin and would like them to be accountable for their actions and treatment of Charlie since arriving there. Charlie arrived at their prison on the 22nd April. Charlie’s mother and several of his other family members and friends tried to confirm this with the prison so that they knew where to send his mail. However the staff at Hmp Long Lartin for no apparent reason denied that they were holding him there. Then a few days later Charlie’s mother, myself and a few others received a letter from Charlie confirming that he was there and the treatment that he was getting which disgusted and infuriated all of us. I then spoke to Charlie’s legal team regarding this who insisted that they needed to visit Charlie to discuss this. However again the staff at Hmp Long Lartin denied he was being held there. Despite the legal team requesting daily to book a legal visit the staff denied he was there even though we all knew full well that he was. The legal team was as disgusted and infuriated as we were. Charlie is entitled to a legal visit just as anyone else is and as the prison system was denying this they were in fact breaching his human rights.

It was only when the deadline had been reached for an application to the courts for a legal visit was reached that they then admitted that he was there. This is constant proof that Charlie is treated unfairly, inhumanely and is continuously degraded and demoralised at the hands of the prison system and the staff working within it.

He is lied to and deceived, just as his family and friends are. This is not acceptable and the issues and the staff need to be accounted for and made responsible for their actions, just as Charlie has been. Charlie has more than paid for the crimes that he has committed. Yet no prison staff or authority are made accountable for theirs are they?

I therefore would like to register a formal complaint about all the issues that I have raised in this letter and would very much appreciate answers to the questions that I have asked. There is public outrage about Charlie’s treatment and all will be revealed as it continues.

I would very much appreciate a detailed response to this letter and would hope that you will give these matters your urgent attention. I believe that you are in your position of employment to ensure that the prison service operates at a certain standard and that should apply to all prisons, staff and prisoners.

I shall await to hear from you which I hope will be a prompt one,

Thanking you in anticipation,

Yours Sincerely,

 

 

Ms Dalanya Morris

 

 

 

 

Ms Anne Owers Chief Inspector of Prisons

HM Inspectorate of Prisons First Floor Ashley House 2 Monck Street London SW1P 2BQ

Dear Ms Anne Owers,

Ref: Mr Charles Bronson BT1314 HMP Long Lartin South Littleton Evesham Worcetshire WR11 8TZ

I am writing this letter to you for several reasons regarding my good friend, the above named person whom I will refer to as Charlie. I believe that as an inspector of prisons it is your duty to ensure that prisoners are treated decently, humanely and fairly within the prison system and to ensure that the staff working within them are providing a duty of care and are effectively supporting prisoners to rehabilitate and reduce the risk of re offending.

However for some unapparent reason Charlie appears to be an exception to these rules for the standards and policies that are supposed to be held within prison. Why this is the case no one knows not even Charlie himself, however it has become apparent for many years now that this is the case and is sit improving or getting better? The answer is no, not at all it is getting worse. So much so that more and more people are becoming aware of this and are backing and supporting Charlie in his bid for freedom as they can see the torture which he is made to endure whilst terrorist, child killers, rapists and paedophiles are treated of a much higher standard and are constantly being freed early on parole.

This is of total disbelief to the public and is totally shocking. Why would child killers, terrorists and paedophiles be treated of a much higher standard than of someone who was originally sentenced to seven years for armed robbery? Charlie has now served 34 years in prison and has spent 30 of them years in solitary confinement. Caged like an animal, fed like one with a tray simply being pushed under his door and kept on closed visits for ten years denying him any form at all of physical contact. Charlie has not been able to hug his 78 year old mother for ten years. How can this possibly be justified? It is a complete disgrace. Even an animal is not denied physical contact yet it seems that the prison system and authorities think that it is fair to deny it to Charlie. How can this be justified?

Whilst being in prison Charlie has rehabilitated himself. He has become a recognised author, poet and artist, for which he has won awards. He has also obeyed the rules and showed exemplary behaviour for ten years but is never recognised for this and has never been given the chance to progress in the system and still isn’t to this date. Why?

It is of my understanding by Mp Maria Eagle that “all prisoners should be treated with humanity and respect. The prison service should provide constructive regimes in decent, safe conditions that ensure the well being of prisoners and prepare them for resettlement in the community”. Could you therefore please explain to me as to why Charlie is an obvious exception to these rules and regulations? He is not treated with humanity being caged like an animal for over 30 years in solitary confinement and being denied physical contact for over ten years. He has not been given the chance to allow to progress within the system at all by even being allowed to associate with other prisoners let alone preparing him for resettlement into the community.

For a number of years now I have wrote to many officials and authorities asking questions about the treatment of Charlie and the torture that he has had to and still continues to endure, and surprisingly enough no one ever takes responsibility for it or answers the questions. Everyone seems to pass the buck to someone else, no one seems to want to be accounting for it. Yet someone has to. Enough is enough and all of the public are in agreement over it. The support and awareness of Charlie’s case is growing and will expand even further as I for one intend to pursue highlighting his case so that the public are fully aware of our apparent justice system. It is a complete farce.

Charlie spent six years in Hmp Wakefield. He went for a parole hearing on 11th March, by law he should have been given an answer in 14 days. To this date he still has not been given it. Why?

Ms Jacqui Tilley the governor, as well as the judge and Charlie’ s legal tram assured him that any move from Hmp Wakefield would be a progressive one. More lies as this has not been the case at all. Ms Jacqui Tilley actually told Charlie that he would be given his answer for his parole review on the 27th April, then for no apparent reason he was shipped out of Hmp Wakefield on the 22nd April. Was it a progressive move? Did he get the answer he had long awaited? Of course he didn’t, once again he was fed lies and was tortured and antagonised by all of those involved.

Charlie was taken to Hmp Long Lartin where once again he was placed in segregation in a punishment cell. Where there is a drain in the floor and no lid on his toilet so that he has to endure a foul stench all day. He is fed by a tray being pushed under his door. Fair? Decent? Humane? All of these are questions which I would like for you to provide me with an answer to. You do not need to breach confidentiality or another other quote that you may try to use to avoid answering it. I would like to ask you directly as the Chief Inspector of Prisons, if you feel that this prisoner is being treated humanly, decently and fairly?

Whilst at Hmp Wakefield Charlie had a TV and a radio. Yet since being transferred to Hmp Long Lartin he has neither. They have even confiscated his art materials for no reason so he has nothing at all to keep him occupied. Why would they do this to him other than to demoralise, torture and antagonise him. It is of my firm opinion that all of this has been done to try and provoke a reaction from Charlie. Why would the prison staff and authorities try and do this to a man who has already suffered so much and why would they want to continue to demoralise and humiliate him in this way? These are all questions that desperate need answering and someone has to answer them.

After arriving at Hmp Long Lartin, Charlie’s 78 year old mother and other family members and friends tried to confirm if this was now where he was being held after being moved from Hmp Wakefield. The staff at Hmp Long Lartin denied totally that he was now with them. This went on for days. Even after his mum, myself and others received a letter from Charlie informing us he was at Hmp Long Lartin, the staff there still denied it.

I contacted Charlie’s legal team so that they were aware of his transfer and the conditions that he had been put in. They were obviously keen to get a legal visit booked. However the staff at the prison were still insisting that he wasn’t with them. This was to Charlie’s legal team, who were in total disbelief. They contacted the prison daily and were constantly lied to. It was only when they had reached their deadline so that the matter would have been taken to court that they finally admitted that he was there. This was therefore obstructing his legal team to book a legal visit which is a clear breach once again of Charlie’s human rights.

I would like to register this letter as a formal complaint regarding the torture that my friend is obviously receiving at the hands of the prison staff and authorities. I would also like to request a copy of your complaints procedure please. I would be most grateful if you could investigate all the matters that I have raised and please provide answers to the questions that I have asked. I would very much appreciate a prompt response to this matter as in the meantime my friend is having to endure this disgraceful treatment and I strongly feel that you have already caused a great deal of un necessary suffering to him and his family.

I shall await your response which I hope will be a prompt one, Thanking you in anticipation,

Yours Sincerely,

 

 

 

Ms Dalanya Morris

 

 

 

Director of High Security, Briefing and casework unit, Room 618 Cleland House, Page Street London SW1P 4LN

 

Dear Sir/Madam,

R.e Mr Charles Bronson BT1314 Hmp Long Lartin South Littleton Evesham Worcetshire WR11 8TZ

I am writing this letter to you for a number of reasons regarding the above named person who is a very good friend of mine and has been for many, many years. I would like to question the conditions that he is currently held in and has been for over 30 years. I would like to register a formal complaint regarding the suffering that he has endured and continues to endure and the recent events that have highlighted just how unjust and unfair the system is that you have him held under.

As you are fully aware Mr Bronson has never ever killed, molested or raped anyone. He is not and has never been involved in terrorism and all the crimes he has committed have been whilst in prison and, I believe have been caused the treatment he has been given and the failure of the system that he is held in.

Prison is supposed to ensure that the well being of prisoners is adhered to, their human rights upheld and is supposed to ensure effective codes of practise working towards rehabilitation and routes to reform. Mr Bronson, who I will from here on in refer to as Charlie has never been given this opportunity and the system still fails to recognise and address this. He has spent 30 years in solitary confinement, as you are well aware people that have committed murders, in fact more than one murder have spent less time in the prison system and are now free on our streets.

Charlie has rehabilitated himself through writing books, poetry and art. He has raised a lot of money for charities and still continues to do so. He has worked continuously alongside me assisting and advising young offenders, young people in the care system and many other disadvantaged children that I know both form professionally and socially. None of these matters I believe are ever taken into account and Charlie is continuously made to endure torture. Why would this happen? How can this happen?

Charlie has not committed a violent offence for ten years so if any behavioural targets were set, which they should have been for them to justify segregation for such a long period of time then Charlie would have completed them as he adhered to good behaviour for many years. However what incentive has he been given? What message is he continuously given by those in authority and power? They have witnessed first hand the change in Charlie and are fully aware of it but there has been no change in the system or the rules and regulations that he has been kept under.

For ten years now Charlie has been on closed visits and is denied any form of physical contact. He has not been able to hug his 78 year old mother for ten years. Prisoners are supposed to be treated with humanity and respect, Charlie never has been and the system still denies this to him. His human rights are continuously breached and he is kept locked in a cage demoralising and degrading him daily. The system and the government in control of it constantly antagonise and torture him. Why is this being allowed to happen? Why is no one accepting responsibility in making positive changes for Charlie yet continue to for rapists, paedophiles and child killers? How can this be justified? It simply can’t be!

Charlie was held at Hmp Wakefield for a period of six years. During this time I spoke to officers there whilst I was visiting Charlie. Each officer voiced their opinion that Charlie should not be there and they did not agree with what he is made to suffer. Officers informed me that during their career they had witnesses inmates that had killed whilst in prison who were free to now associate with other inmates and were given prospects of release. Charlie has neither.

I have enclosed a copy of a letter that I have addressed to Mp Maria Eagle. As you will see I have listed a number of offenders who have raped, killed, chopped up bodies and molested them but were freed on parole. Charlie still has not been given parole or has not even been decategorised or allowed to associate with other inmates. Could you please explain to me why in a system that prides itself on apparently being ‘fair’ and ‘upholds human rights’ that this case always proves to be an exception to the rules. How can you possibly justify freeing a man that has murdered and yet keeping a man who never has locked in complete isolation without any form of human contact for over 30 years???

Charlie was spoken highly of by all the officers whom I met at Hmp Wakefield and they too were very surprised that the system and officials were not allowing him to progress let alone assisting him to as they do for all other prisoners. Why should Charlie’s case be any exception to the rules and why is it??

Charlie was assured by the Ms Jacqui Tilley the governor of Hmp Wakefield that he would at long last receive an answer about his parole on 27th April and that any move from Hmp Wakefield would be a progressive one. Then for no apparent reason he was shipped out on the 22nd April. His move was not a progressive one at all. He after all these years of good behaviour was shipped to Hmp Long Lartin. Here he was again placed in isolation in a punishment cell where he has a drain in the floor and no lid on his toilet seat so his cell continuously stinks. There is no power point and he no longer has any radio or TV. Normally he would have his art to keep his sanity and occupy him which is only fait, however this also for no reason has been taken from him. I cannot even begin to try to comprehend why they would do such a thing to him? I neither can be given no answers as to why they have done this to him and neither can Charlie himself. He has been lied to and ill treated constantly. It is obvious that this is to antagonise and torture him but for what purpose and what gain?

I strongly urge you to review Charlie’s case and would also like to ask if you could please answer the questions that I have asked as you must have reason and cause to treat someone this way, or at least think that you have. His categorisation and current placement need to be urgently reviewed as does the treatment he has been receiving since going to Long Lartin.

Charlie was there for a number of days yet the prison staff denied this to all those trying to contact him. His 78 year old mother was becoming increasingly concerned and of very ill health as she could not find out at all where he had been moved to. Despite finally being advised by Hmp Wakefield that he was now at Hmp Long Lartin the staff there firmly denied it. Then both Charlie’s mother, myself and other friends of Charlie received letters from him stating that he was there and what they were doing to him. However when Charlie’s lawyer was contacting the prison to try and obtain a legal visit they also denied to her that he was there, preventing her from getting to see him. It was only when they had reached their deadline, before court proceedings would have begun did they finally admit that he was there. So again his human rights were breached as he was being denied a legal visit which everyone is entitled to.

Why has Charlie’s categorisation to changed? Why does he still remain on closed visits and denied any form of physical contact? Why is the people in authority torturing him in this manner. Do you not believe that he has suffered enough? Can you not see by his good behaviour for the last ten years that he is a changed and reformed man? How can Charlie change and still not be accepted or considered to be changed? Why is he constantly being denied to progress? This has become a clear miscarriage of justice and the support for Charlie and his case is increasing rapidly due to this. Everyone agrees that he should be allowed to progress and be given his freedom or progression towards it. It has now constantly been denied. No one is willing to accept responsibility and take the right steps in allowing him to do so. Neither are they prepared to answer or justify their decisions, which I strongly feel is because they can’t.

I therefore would like to register this as a formal complaint against the inhumane and unjust situation that my good friend is still in and would like to be given full details of your complaints procedure.

I would very much appreciate your urgent attention to this matter and would be most grateful if you could answer directly the questions which I have asked which I do not feel will be difficult if you have reason to justify and support them.

I shall await your reply which I hope will be a prompt one,

Yours Sincerely

 

 

Ms Dalanya Morris

 

Ferdie Parker, Governor of Hmp Long Lartin, South Evesham Worcetshire WR11 8TZ

 

Dear Ferdie Parker,

R.e Mr Charles Bronson Prisoner number BT1314

I am writing this letter to you in regards to a the above named prisoner who has been a friend of mine for many, many years who I will refer to as Charlie. I have several reasons that I am writing to you. Firstly I would like to register a formal complaint as for several days after Mr Bronson had been transferred to your prison your staff there were denying that he was there. Many of Charlie’s friends and family telephoned your prison to enquire if he was there as this is what we had been advised by Hmp Wakefield but your staff for some unapparent reason completely denied it. Even after myself, Charlie’s mother and several other friends received letters from Charlie himself at the above address were still told he was not at your prison. I spoke to Charlie’s legal team also on a number of occasions and they too were being blatantly lied to and were fro this reason unable to book the legal visit that they wanted. This as I am sure you are aware is actually a breach of human rights and I have contacted several MP’s and The Prison reform trust and The director of High Security because of this. It was only when the deadline had been reached for the legal team to submit court proceedings that the staff finally admitted that he was being held at your prison. I cannot for one minute comprehend why you would do this? What could you possibly have to gain by this other than to cause distress and concern to both Charlie and all those involved with him. His mother of 78 years was greatly distressed and worried and her health has suffered because of this. It is unjust and totally un necessary.

Also after receiving correspondence from Charlie I am in total disbelief at the treatment he is receiving and the un necessary difficulties he is now facing. Charlie has already waited well over the expected time for an answer to his parole review. He was due to receive this by law within 14 days of his parole review on 11th march, in mid April he still hadn’t and has still not to this date. The governor of Hmp Wakefield where Charlie was held for 6 years informed him that he would receive his answer on the 27th April and that any move from Hmp Wakefield would be a positive and progressive one for Charlie. This has not been the case at all as you are well aware after he was shipped to your prison on the 22nd April.

Since arriving at your prison Charlie has once again been placed in segregation where he has spent 30 years. He is in a punishment cell with no lid on his toilet seat and he has to endure a foul stench continuously. He once again is being fed like an animal by a tray being shoved under his door and has a large number of officers to unlock his cell when required.

He has no TV or radio in his cell but had this at Hmp Wakefield and has given no cause for this not to continue. He also for no reason has had his art materials from him which are therapy and of substantial worth to Charlie which everyone has full knowledge of. There is no reason at all that I can see why this would happen to Charlie after 10 years of such good behaviour. It is totally unjust, unfair and uncalled for. I strongly believe that this has been done to antagonise and provoke Charlie for a reaction. Why else would this occur? I would like to be given an explanation as to why this sudden un necessary distress has been placed upon him again. I would like to register this letter as a formal complaint and would like to be given a copy of your complaints procedure. I have also raised these matters with Charlie’s legal team, several Mp’s, The Chief Inspector of Prisons Ms Anne Owers and The Prison Reform Trust to demand a full investigation and answers to the above questions. I am also sending this letter by recorded delivery to ensure receipt.

I would very much appreciate your immediate response to this matter as we are all conscious that Charlie is greatly suffering in the meantime. I would also be grateful if you could provide reasons and justification as to why your officers and staff have behaved in this way, not only to Charlie but to his family and friends that were trying to contact him. I shall await your reply,

Yours Sincerely,

 

Ms Dalanya Morris

 

Ms Jacqui Tilley, Governor of Hmp Wakefield, 5 Love lane West Yorkshire WF2 9AG

 

Dear Ms Jacqui Tilley,

R.e: Your former inmate of six years Mr Charles Bronson BT1314 now being held at HMP Long Lartin South Littleton Evesham Worcetshire WR11 8TZ

I am writing this letter to you as I would like to make a formal complaint regarding the lies and misguidance that you gave my friend the above named, who I will refer to as Charlie. As you are fully aware Charlie spent a period of six years at your prison and defiantly showed a remarkable change in his attitude and his behaviour. I can confirm this by all of the officers that I met whilst visiting Charlie at your prison. Each of them spoke highly of Charlie and agreed that he should not be locked up no longer let alone in the conditions that he is and has been kept in for the last thirty years. This is inhumane, demoralising and degrading. For a system that apparently prides itself on upholding human rights and in the words of Mp Maria Eagle “treating prisoners humanely and respectfully” I am disgusted and horrified to see that Charlie is obviously an exception to the rules.

As you well aware Charlie had a parole hearing on 11th March and was entitled by law to be given an answer within 14 days. A month passed and he still was not given an answer. It is of my understanding that you met with Charlie and assured him that things were looking positive and the delay was that “of a good sign”. You advised Charlie that any move from your prison would be that of a progressive one and that he could expect to receive an answer on 27th April for his parole.

Then without warning and for no apparent reason he was shipped out to Hmp Long Lartin on the 22nd April. This has not been a progressive move and in fact he is being tortured and is suffering considerable because of this. He has been placed once again in segregation in a punishment cell where there is a drain in his cell floor and no lid on his toilet so he has to endure a terrible stench all day. He has no TV or radio and no power point in his cell even for one to be put there. He has for no reason at all had all of his art materials taken from him,. Which you are fully aware of how precious these are to Charlie.

He therefore was blatantly lied to by yourself and misguided to believe that his move would be that of his benefit. Why on earth and how could you possibly do this to someone who has suffered 33 years in the penal system., 30 of which have been in solitary confinement.

I can not understand or find no cause or reason for you doing this to him other than to want to antagonise him and disrupt his good behaviour. Prison is supposed to work towards progression and rehabilitation which you should be fully aware of given your position within the service. How then can you lie blatantly to a prisoner knowing full well that this would cause a great deal of stress and duress to them? This I do not feel is a humane and justified treatment of a prisoner and believe that someone should investigate why you done this. I therefore would like to register this letter as a formal complaint and would like to be given full details of your complaints procedures. I am sending copies of this letter to Charlie, The Director of High Security, The Prison reform trust and a number of Mp’s to raise the awareness that it needs. You should not have lied to and misguided Charlie and need to justify why you did this? You should be clear and factual in any statement that you give to a prisoner and if you are doubtful or unsure then should not express an opinion or statement and inform them that you are unable to as you do not know the facts. As someone of high regard in Hmp Wakefield Charlie obviously believed what you had told him and is severely distressed and disappointed that you have done such a thing to him and cannot understand why??

I therefore would very much appreciate your immediate attention to this matter and hope that you can give accurate and honest answers to the questions that I have asked of you. I would be grateful if you could give this matter your utmost priority as enough damage has been caused. I shall await your prompt response,

Yours Sincerely

 

Ms Dalanya Morris

 

Prison Reform Trust 15 Northburg Street London EC1V 0JR

Dear Sir/Madam,

Ref: Mr Charles Bronson BT1314 Hmp Long Lartin South Littleton Evesham Worcetshire WR11 8TZ

I am writing to you for many reasons regarding a number of issues concerning a very good friend of mine, the above named person whom I shall refer to as Charlie. I am very much hoping that you can both advise and assist both myself and Charlie as this is causing us both a great deal of concern. His treatment is inhumane, demoralising, degrading and unjustified and it appears that no one is being held accountable for the treatment of him and no authority want to accept responsibility for it or to answer questions about it.

Charlie has been held for 30 years in solitary confinement. How can this possibly be justified? Even though Charlie has showed major changes in his behaviour and compliance with the prison rules and regulations he is never credited for that and is still denied progression. It is my belief that prisoners should be treated with humanity and respect. Charlie never is and hasn’t been for 30 years. He has been on closed visits for ten years now and is denied any physical contact with his family and friends and has not been able to hug his 78 year old mother for ten years. This is a complete disgrace. Charlie is caged like an animal and treated like one, but even animals are not denied physical contact. How can this be justified? I would like to request that you could please investigate this matter and demand some answers on our behalf, as it appears that neither Charlie, myself or any of his family and friends are given justification for this.

I am of the understanding “that the Prison Service should provide constructive regimes in decent, safe conditions that ensure the well being of prisoners and prepare them for resettlement in the community”. Charlie never has in 30 years had this. To keep him caged in complete isolation for 30 years is not decent at all. His well being is never considered and he has certainly been offered no chance of progression or preparation for him to resettle into association in the prison system let alone within the community. This is a complete farce and disgrace. How can murderers, rapists, terrorist, paedophiles and child killers be offered this but Charlie be an exception to the rules. Why??

I as a upstanding member of the public am outraged at his treatment and the fact that he has not been allowed to progress within the system and despite behaving for ten years he is still being denied that.

It is my belief that your organisation can assist with transfers, visiting arrangements and segregation. I therefore would like to request if you could become fully involved in all of these areas for Charlie as they desperately need to be addressed and apart from Charlie’s legal team there if no independent organisation that is assisting him, although there desperately needs to be and I strongly feel that someone should have intervened many many years ago and helped represent him.

Charlie had a parole hearing on 11th March, he should have by law been given the answer within 14 days, he still has not been given the answer. He was informed by the judge, his legal team and also Ms Jacqui Tilley that any move from Hmp Wakefield, (where he spent six years) would be a progressive one. He was also told by Ms Jacqui Tilley that he would be given an answer to his parole on 27th April then for no apparent reason and without warning was shipped out to Hmp Long Lartin on 22nd April. This move has not been a progressive one at all and in fact has proved to just torture and antagonise Charlie further. He has again been placed in segregation in a punishment cell. There is a drain in his floor and no lid on his toilet so he has to endure a foul stench all day. He is again being fed like an animal by having his tray of food shoved under his door. This is not humane or decent at all as I am sure you will agree.

When Charlie was at Hmp Wakefield he had a TV and a radio in his cell. Since arriving at Hmp Long Lartin he has nothing! They even have confiscated his art materials. This is obviously to antagonise and demoralise him and I feel has been done to try and provoke a reaction from Charlie. Why would they possibly do this to him when he ahs been on excellent behaviour for ten years, even though he has been tortured, degraded and demoralised throughout. He has never been given the chance of progression yet every other prisoner is, even those that have murdered, raped, sexually abused and played parts in terrorism. Why is it that every prisoner except Charlie is given the right to progress?

I am disgusted with the treatment he receives and disappointed that no independent organisation like Yourselves have intervened before now.

It is my understanding that your organisation becomes involved and advises and assists prisoners to ensure that their rights are upheld. No one has done this for Charlie. Why? How is it that he is treated so differently from every one else held in the penal system? How can it be one rule for everyone else except for Charlie?

I would beg you to please give all of these matters your urgent attention as this cannot be allowed to continue. Charlie is a pensioner and has showed excellent behaviour, as well as being a recognised author, poet and artist, which he has achieved all of his own merit. No one is recognising this or representing him to assist him in ensuring that people do recognise it. The governor of Hmp Wakefield told him complete lies and should be made to account for this. As also did the staff at Hmp Long Lartin. After Charlie was transferred there, Charlie’s mother and many other family members and friends tried to get confirmation of this so that we knew where to send his post. The staff at Hmp Long Lartin constantly denied that he was there. They even denied this to his legal team. His legal team contacted the prison daily to ask if they had Charlie and was told no they didn’t, despite Charlie’s mother, myself and other friends receiving letters from Charlie to state that he was. Without the prison telling the truth and admitting he was there his legal team were unable to book a visit which was clearly breaching Charlie’ s rights. All of these facts can be confirmed with Charlie’s legal team. It was only when the deadline had been reached for them to pursue it with the courts regarding this that they finally admitted that he was there.

Why would they do this? How can they be allowed to get away with this? This is clearly un necessary persecution and torture and there is public outrage over this. The public are supposed to have faith in the criminal justice system and even those that did have lost it due to the treatment of Charlie. I for one am not prepared to sit back and allow this to continue and I hope that with an organisation with such high regard like yourselves that you will not either.

I would very much appreciate it if you could have a full investigation on behalf of Charlie regarding his visiting arrangements, transfer, segregation and sentence progression as all of these matters need to be urgently addressed.

I shall await to hear from you regarding these matters and also hope that you can write to Charlie direct informing him of your involvement and assuring him that you will get these matters looked in to and rectified as soon as possible. This cannot be allowed to continue any further it is a complete disgrace and clearly shows breach of all the human rights that prisoners should receive. I look forward to receiving your prompt reply, Thanking you in anticipation,

Yours Sincerely,

 

 

Ms Dalanya Morris

 

Ms Maria Eagle Mp

Parliamentary Under- Secretary of State Selbourne House 54 Victoria Street London SW1E 6QW

Dear Ms Maria Eagle,

R.e: Mr Charles Bronson BT1314 Hmp Long Lartin South Littleton Evesham Worcetshire WR11 8TZ

I have wrote to you previously regarding my friend the above named person, however your response I feel was inadequate and was not factual which I believe is of utmost importance when dealing with a matter of this severity. It has become very clear to myself, Mr Bronson and all of his family and friends that this matter is never addressed accurately and is continuously excused and is never given the appropriate attention that it so desperate requires.

Mr Bronson had a parole hearing on 11th March. He should have, by law been given an answer within 14 days. He still to this day has not been given an answer, which you can see is now days overdue. He was also informed by both the judges handling his parole review, his legal team and the Governor of Hmp Wakefield (where he was held at the time) that any move would be a progressive one. Mr Bronson had spent 6 years in the segregation unit at Hmp Wakefield. All of the officers that I spoke to at that prison insisted that they felt that he should not be there and felt that his treatment and suffering was both unjust and uncalled for. The governor of Hmp Wakefield informed Mr Bronson that he would be given his decision on the 27th April, then for no apparent reason he was shipped out to Hmp Long Lartin on the 22nd April. This has not been a progressive move at all as his circumstances are a great deal worse than they were during his six years at Hmp Wakefield. He still has not to this date been given his answer to his parole review. He has once again been placed in the segregation/punishment cells. He again is being fed by a tray shoved under his door (people feed animals in a better way) and he has no TV and radio. He has also had all of his art materials taken from him for no reason and has a drain in his cell and no lid on his toilet so he has to put up with the smell of sewerage constantly. What could possibly be the reason for this treatment and how could this possibly be justified??

In your previous letter to me you stated “that NOMS is committed to treating those sentenced by the courts fairly, decently and humanely”. So feeding someone in this manner, keeping them on closed visits allowing them no physical contact with their family and friends and segregating them for over 30 years is in your opinion fair and humane is it? Also after Mr Bronson was moved to Hmp Long Lartin the prison staff for days denied that he was with them. Despite myself and Charlie’s family members receiving letters from him stating that he was there the prison continued to deny that to his lawyer and was therefore preventing him from having a legal visit. This is a breach of human rights. This is not the first time Mr Bronson’s rights have been breached and is very apparent that it will not be the last.

Mr Bronson has had exemplary behaviour for a period of ten years, this hasn’t however had no bearing on his treatment. Mr Bronson has been denied open visits with his friends and family for 10 years and has not even been able to hug his 78 year old mother. Humane? Fair? Decent? All of these are questions which I would appreciate your answer to. Indirect answers or confidentiality regulations are not necessary as these are direct questions about the treatment of any prisoner. You therefore do not have to breach any confidentiality by simply answering if in your opinion this is humane, decent and fair treatment of a prisoner, let alone one that has never raped, killed or molested anyone,

Child killers, terrorists and rapists can be supported against claims of breach of their human rights yet Mr Bronson is unable to. For what reason????

Your previous letter stated “that every prisoner is the subject of an individual risk assessment that takes into account the nature of their offence, compliance with sentence planning and their general behaviour amongst other matters. Unfortunately a number of prisoners will remain category A for many years”, and as we all are very much aware Mr Bronson has. Not just category A but in complete isolation for a period of 30 years. Mr Bronson still remains on closed visits, although the likes of Ian Huntley has open visits with children being brought to visit him. How can the officials justify this? I do not believe the nature of Mr Bronson’s offence has been considered or his general behaviour. He has never I repeat, killed, raped or molested anyone and has for ten years complied with the prison and has behaved very well but has never ever been given the chance to progress.

Your letter states that if Mr Bronson is unhappy and disagrees with decisions made about his treatment and his visits then he can lodge a complaint to the prison and probation ombudsman. How many times do you think that Mr Bronson has had reason to complain about his treatment and visits over a 33 year period. How many of these complaints are upheld by the ombudsman and rectified?? If they were then do you truly believe that 10 years later he would still be on closed visits and treated in such an inhumane way? You state, in reply to my previous letter that “no prisoner is treated like an animal or is rotting in prison. NOMS aims to treat all prisoners fairly and with respect”. So it is apparent that Mr Bronson must be an exception to their aims, as shoving a tray under a door with your food and denying all physical contact with even your own mother for ten years is neither fair or respectful.

Prison should be about rehabilitation and resettlement. So much time, money and resources are ploughed into this field yet nothing becomes of it. Why? I will tell you why because the prison and the government decide who they wish to work with to rehabilitate and resettle into the community. Usually 99% of the time those people are paedophiles, rapists and child killers, which I, as do the majority of the public do believe there is no rehabilitation for.

Recently Mr Chris Jewell appeared in caught after killing his 4 month old daughter breaking eight of her ribs and inflicting brain damage on her. His sentence was that of just 8 years. This is less than the time Mr Bronson has been on closed visits. Fair? Humane? Justified? Ask any parent in the world their view on this matter. I am sure that you would not find the response shocking as any person that kills a child in anyone’s eyes should be given life. He will be out in 4 years and will not be kept in segregation and fed by a tray shoved under his door.

Rose West who was convicted of ten murders is not in segregation or closed visits. She is not denied art materials, a TV or radio, in fact she has been given pets to care for. How bizarre to call this fair and decent?? Mr Malcolm Green was in court in 1971 in Cardiff for killing and butchering a prostitute and was sentenced to life. He served only 18 years and was freed on parole, where he then chopped up a man with an axe and stuffed him into bin liners. Mr Paul Brumfitt received 2 life sentences at the Old bailey in 1980 for two murders, one of a shopkeeper and a bus driver. Twenty years later this man was freed and went on to rape a 19 year old girl then cut her up and burnt her in a scrap yard. A policeman Mr Gary Weddell killed his wife and was given bail. Bail for a murder? Whilst on bail for her murder he went and killed the witness, her mother in law. Another case of Mr George Leigers, in 1986 he killed his wife. 17 years later they freed him on parole and he went on to stab a 19 year old to death with a bayonet. I could continue for days, weeks stating all of the murderers, paedophiles and child killers that have been freed but I am sure that you are aware of them all as I believe it is the Minister of Justice that overlooks all of these cases. The same Minister of Justice that looks at Mr Bronson’s case, and although he has never raped, killed or molested anyone is still in prison, still in isolation after 30 years and still on closed visits. Now as a human please explain to me the justice and fairness in that? You don’t have to breach any confidentiality to answer a legitimate direct question like that do you??

None of the government can answer these questions, why? I will tell you why because they cannot justify them. You could not justify freeing people that have committed murders or double murders and then refusing to free Mr Bronson.

It is very apparent that Mr Bronson has been moved and had his privileges removed and been denied legal visits to antagonise him, degrade him and torture him. Why? I am disgusted by the treatment of Mr Bronson who I have known for a period of 13 years now. He has raised a lot of money for charities, advises and assists young offenders and has won awards for his poetry and art. This to me is not the animal you portray him to be is it? Officers of prisons have told me that inmates who are freely allowed to associate with other prisoners and have open visits have actually killed inmates whilst serving their time, yet Mr Bronson remains in segregation. If for one demand to know the answers to this. I would appreciate it if you could actually answer them rather than avoid them as you have continuously done in the past. It is your job to overlook the justice system and the treatment of prisoners and I firmly believe that you choose not to answer as you simply cannot justify yourselves.

I expect to receive a prompt reply to my letter as Mr Bronson continues to be tortured at the hands of the British government and justice system and I for one will not sit back and allow this to continue. As neither will his family, friends and legal team.

Awaiting your full response regarding all of these matters,

Yours Sincerely

 

Ms Dalanya Morris

Monthly report from HMP Long Lartin