"[Art is] the one thing that he [wants] to continue and be remembered for" says Lorraine Etherington, secretary of the Charles Salvador Art Foundation and Salvador's former fiancée. The Koestler Trust , which holds annual awards for the best art by British offenders, has recognized Salvador's work on multiple occasions. More commonly known as Charles Bronson, the man born Michael Peterson was once dubbed "Britain's most violent prisoner" by the nation's tabloids. Hide Caption 3 of 6 Photos: Criminals who turned to art Mark "Chopper" Read – Australian Mark "Chopper" Read turned his life of crime into a profitable writing career. Hide Caption 4 of 6 Photos: Criminals who turned to art Benvenuto Cellini – Another renaissance Italian with a violent streak, sculptor Cellini worked for, amongst others, the all-powerful Medici family in Florence.

Source: CNN June 15, 2016 10:49 UTC