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England riots one year on: Culprits jailed for 1,800 years
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-19111720
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Prison sentences totalling more than 1,800 years have been handed out to rioters following the disorder which began exactly a year ago.
Riots and looting began in Tottenham, north London, on 7 August 2011 after police shot Mark Duggan.
It swiftly spread becoming the worst public disorder for a generation.
A year on from the unrest, Ministry of Justice figures show that a total of 1,292 offenders have been jailed for their part in the trouble.
The average custodial sentence was 16.8 months - more than four times the average term handed down by magistrates' courts for similar offences.
It means courts have issued approximately 1,808 years of sentences to rioters.
A year on, the CPS is still dealing with approximately 10 riot-related cases a week.
Some 308 defendants still face live proceedings over their alleged roles in the mayhem.
A specialised unit, consisting of 30 staff, including 10 prosecutors, was set up to deal with riot offences .
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