clipped from: news.bbc.co.uk Ronnie Biggs, 79, has been refused parole for his part in a 1963 train robbery that netted £2.6m, after the Justice Secretary Jack Straw said Biggs was unrepentant. But is there a typical jail term for armed robbery? And do prison sentences have any relation to the sometimes vast sums stolen? The Magazine has mapped several high profile heists and compared the value of the haul with prison terms imposed on those involved.
Click on the crimes below to see how each case was dealt with.