Among the crimes which led to these 24 defendants serving time at His Majesty’s pleasure are gangland murders; killing three members of the same family and some of the most despicable and systematic child abuse ever committed in Britain.
Two of the defendants pictured here will die behind bars, after being handed whole-life sentences.
The rest have received sentences of between 19 and and 37 years, with those serving the shortest sentences included on the list due to the combined total length with their criminal co-accused.
All 24 are all currently behind bars.
Some of the defendants admitted their crimes, while others were found guilty following a jury trial.
All of the information included here was correct at the time of publication in March 2024.
Two of the defendants pictured here will die behind bars, after being handed whole-life sentences.
5. David and Ashley Cohen: Brothers jailed for 64 years between them after being convicted of murder
David and Ashley Cohen were found guilty of murder after a trial but have always maintained their innocence.
The Cohen brothers were charged with murder following the fatal shooting of city cab driver Younis Khan, 53, in Scott Road, Pitsmoor, in 2007, in what South Yorkshire Police said was a revenge attack after the taxi driver's son, Imran, fired shots at David's house.
David, who was 28 and from Upperthorpe when he was jailed and Ashley, who was 25 and from Oughtibridge, were sentenced to 64 years between them – among the longest sentences ever handed out in Sheffield at that time.
David was jailed for 31 years and his younger brother for 33.
They were convicted on a joint enterprise basis in that the police claim they planned the shooting but it was never determined who pulled the trigger of the gun used in the fatal attack. Photo: 3rd party