Those sentenced this month include violent offenders, sex offenders, drug dealers, burglars and fraudsters.
Among the cases are criminals convicted of child sexual abuse, coercive and controlling behaviour, large-scale drug dealing and burglary conspiracies spanning multiple towns across the county.
The gallery below shows the faces of those sent to prison in January, alongside details of the crimes they committed and the sentences they received:

9. Josh Lane
Josh Lane, 23, of Blackburn, was jailed for three-and-a-half years after being found guilty of being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine. Police uncovered messages showing he directed others to deal drugs on his behalf. Cash, phones and weapons were seized from his home. | Lancashire

10. Imran Azam
Imran Azam was jailed for six years and 45 days after leading police on a dangerous pursuit through East Lancashire. He was caught with crack cocaine and heroin worth more than £8,000 after abandoning his car and hiding in a garden. He was convicted of drug dealing and multiple driving offences. | Lancashire Police

11. Jacob Atkinson
Jacob Atkinson, 55, of Leicester, was jailed for seven years after being found guilty of raping and indecently assaulting a child in 1980s. Atkinson was also ordered to sign the Sex Offenders Register for life. The catalogue of offences happened in Rossendale and started when the victim was just nine-years-old. | Lancashire Police

12. Shaun Clark
Shaun Clark, 34, of Accrington, was jailed for 10 months after admitting multiple shoplifting offences across Hyndburn. He was also handed a three-year Criminal Behaviour Order banning him from several major stores. | Lancashire Police


