Here is a round up of people who were jailed for various crimes last month.
They all pleaded guilty and were jailed at Newcastle Crown Court unless otherwise stated.
5. Paul Robert Conlon
Ex-Sunderland and Hartlepool United player Conlon, 43, denied the murder of his father Harry, 77, but a guilty plea to an alternative charge of manslaughter was put to the 43-year-old and accepted by the Crown Prosecution Service. Conlon, of no fixed abode, was jailed for 11 years and 10 months Photo: NOP
6. Michael Taylor
Taylor, 25, of Hume Street, admitted being found in enclosed premises and two charges of attempted burglary. He was convicted by a jury of burglary with intent to steal and sentenced to three-and-a-half years behind bars Photo: KC
7. Keith Pulling
Pulling, 41, of no fixed address, was jailed for 27 months and banned from driving for four years for failing to stop after an accident, having no insurance, handling stolen goods, criminal damage, attempted burglary and interfering with two vehicles Photo: NOP
8. Graham Burton
Burton, 57, of Park Road, Sunderland, was jailed for three years and ordered to sign the Sex Offenders' Register for life for attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child, attempting to meet a child following sexual grooming and breach of a sexual harm prevention order Photo: NOP