Among those locked up were a man who paralysed his partner after years of coercive abuse, a father who admitted the manslaughter of his six-week-old son, organised crime figures running large-scale drugs networks across the county and offenders targeting vulnerable children.
Here are 27 criminals sentenced last month, and the crimes that put them behind bars:

1. Robert Easom
Robert Easom, 57, formerly of Longridge Road, Chipping, was jailed for 16 years with a further four years on extended licence at Preston Crown Court after paralysing his partner in a brutal assault following years of coercive and violent abuse. | Lancashire Police

2. Julia Watson
Julia Watson, 61, of Leyland, was jailed for four months after smuggling drugs worth up to £95,000 into HMP Garth by hiding them inside a dishwasher while working as a prison officer. | Lancashire Police

3. Peter Sayle
Peter Sayle, 32, of no fixed address, was jailed for nine years and 11 months at Preston Crown Court after admitting the manslaughter of his six-week-old son Huxley, who died from traumatic head injuries consistent with violent shaking. | Lancashire Police

4. Bo Yang
Bo Yang, 41, of Sheffield, was jailed for 18 years with a further five years on extended licence at Preston Crown Court after carrying out a five-hour rape and knife attack on a woman in Burnley. He will be deported after release. | Lancashire Police
