Thousands of people were brought to justice and put behind bars at Merseyside's courts this year.
Many teenagers are also among those who are locked up for crimes they have committed in the region. Normally if they are under 18, young offenders cannot be named for legal reasons.
But sometimes their crimes are so serious, or they present such a risk to the public, that judges agree to lift reporting restrictions at the request of the ECHO so they can be named in the public interest. In the cases below, all the defendants were aged 18 and over.
