Between 1788 and 1868, 165,000 people were sent to Australia from the UK for crimes like pickpocketing and shoplifting. In 1789, eleven-year-old Mary Wade stole some clothes. She was sent to Australia for ....
twenty years
life
two years
20
Sixteen-year-old Jonathan James was found guilty of hacking after he accessed NASA's computer system in 1999. He was the youngest person to go to prison for a cybercrime. He went for....
six years
six months
ten years
15
Every minute, nineteen Americans fall victim to identity theft. A Florida man was arrested for one of the biggest credit card frauds in history. He stole details of fifty million credit cards. He was sent to prison for ....
twelve years
twenty years
two years
15
In the UK, trolling is now a criminal offence. People who use the internet to send abusive or threatening messages can go to prison for up to ....
two years
six years
six weeks
10
British graffiti artist was given a prison sentence for vandalism. For seven years, Kristian Holmes painted trains, walls and bridges across London. He was sent to prison for....
three months
thirteen years
3½ years
15
A masked mystery man known as the 'Bromley Batman' uses martial arts to rescue victims of mugging in London. He must be careful because if he injures a mugger, he could go to prison for up to....
one year
ten years
five years
15
A nineteen-year-old thief was given a five-year prison sentence for nearly 700 burglaries. The teenager was freed after....
eighteen months
one year
three years
15
Doris Payne is an infamous jewel thief. The eighty-six-year-old has committed hundreds of robberies and stolen jewels worth millions of dollars over six decades. She has also spent... in prison.