A hit and run driver who moved down a boy of 12, a vile bully who terrorised his ex in front of her screaming children and the Arena bomb plotter are among the people from Greater Manchester who have been jailed this week.
Our reporters were in court as scores of criminals were sent to prison during February, including a drug addict son who subjected his mum to a 20-year campaign of terror and the thug who stabbed his victim in the face.
Below are some of those who were sent down for their crimes.