Bristol Live reports from the city's courts every week.
This reporting forms an important part of the UK's open justice system, that justice can be seen to be done. Some of the key benefits of open justice include ensuring public confidence and respect in democracy and the administration of justice.
It also deters people from committing crimes and thereby the details of those crimes becoming public knowledge. Here are the criminals we reported on who were jailed in May 2022. You can read more about why we publish defendants' names and addresses here.
