John Blake Publishing Ltd Bronson

Charlie Bronson has spent 28 of the last 30 years in solitary confinement.He has been locked in dungeons, in iron boxes concreted into the middle of cells and, famously, in a cage.When he is unlocked, up to 12 prison officers - sometimes in riot gear and with dogs - are standing by.Yet this is a man of great warmth and humour who has never killed anyone and has often dealt with his gruelling life with humour - during a siege in 1993 he demanded an inflatable doll and a cup of tea.Now his story is being turned into a Hollywood film.Now in this amazing new edition of his best selling autobiography, Charlie reveals the truth about his extraordinary life behind bars.