Here are 22 people jailed during the month.
They were all sentenced at Newcastle Crown Court unless otherwise stated.
1. Peter Robinson
Robinson, 35, of Salem Hill, Sunderland, admitted attempted robbery and was jailed for six years and nine months Photo: NOP
2. Stephen McEvoy
McEvoy, of no fixed address, admitted five charges of making threats to kill and was sentenced to 20 months behind bars Photo: NOP
3. Kevin Sayers
Sayers, 36, of Hendon Burn Avenue, Hendon, pleaded guilty to two charges each of driving while disqualified and driving without insurance at South Tynesdie Magistrates Court. He was jailed for eight weeks for the first drive ban charge and six weeks for the second, to run consecutively. He was also disqualified from driving for 35 months Photo: NOP
4. Joseph Smith
Smith, 37, of Brackenfield Road, Durham, appeared at Durham Crown Court charged with arranging to facilitate the commission of a child sex offence and was jailed for two years and placed on the sex offenders register Photo: NOP