Criminal justice clients in Augusta often end up in alcohol and drug rehab programs because they were convicted of drug related crimes, whether they were distributing drugs or were in the possession of or under the influence of drugs. Some judges put these convicted persons into the drug and alcohol treatment system mainly due to the fact that they consider that rehabilitating these individuals is more helpful for the culture at large and for the person, rather than placing them in prison with no rehab at all. This has been verified to be extremely successful not only in healing and rehabilitating this type of client in Augusta, but also in helping them remain off of drugs and in a number of cases out of the criminal justice system for good.