Christopher Ranapia News Today

They were in prison for a wide variety of offences. Some had histories of violence or drug offending. One even had a high-ranking position within a gang.

One rioter was in care at 11, expelled at 12, drinking at 13 and committing crime at 14.

The verdicts have brought the 11-week trial to a close.

A Corrections officer has described how a high security prison unit slowly became engulfed in flames, as prisoners laughed and “yahooed” among each other.