Here are 24 people jailed or given suspended sentences for offences in and around Sunderland last month.
They all appeared at Newcastle Crown Court, unless otherwise stated.
9. Jonathon Otley
Otley, 39, of Stanton Close, Wardley, Gateshead, admitted causing grievous bodily harm when he attacked a worker at a Sunderland takeaway. He was jailed for 12 months and made subject to a restraining order Photo: NOP
10. David Clark
Clark, whose address was given as HMP Manchester, pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit criminal damage; conspiracy to steal motor vehicles and possession of mobile phones in prison. He was found not guilty of perverting the course of justice, but convicted of conspiracy to commit arson. He was jailed for 10 years and received an indefinite restraining order Photo: NOP
11. Louis Johnson
Johnson, 31, of Burn Park Road, Sunderland, was jailed for 2 years and 10 months and was given a five year restraining order for conspiracy to steal and conspiracy to convey illicit articles into prison Photo: NOP
12. Adam Wilson
Wilson, 34, of Chatterton Street, Sunderland, was jailed for four years and received a five-year restraining order for conspiracy to commit criminal damage; conspiracy to steal; and conspiracy to convey illicit articles into prison Photo: NOP