Original sentence: 36 people were arrested on the day of the riot (13 white and 23 asian).Estimates of the damage caused were initially of £10 million which subsequently rose to £27 million.In 2006 channel 4 produced a TV fictional drama based loosely on the riots from the perspective of an asian family.It was described as 'unfortunate' that the background of the riot was stated not to be of interest to the court by the original judge.Many of those pictured subsequently handed themselves in & made full confessions.More than 300 people were injured including 120 police during the riot.Sentences for the rioting were up to 6 years, reduced for confession.Several of the pubs attacked have not been re-opened.Some sentences were appealed and the court of appeal ruled most were not excessive, given the gravity of the rioting and the nature and scale of the destruction.Some weeks later the pictures of several hundred rioters were published in the local press and circulated in the local communities.The government commissioned the Cantle report which made 67 recommendations