Criminal justice clients are a large percentage of clientele who are currently taking part in drug treatment centers in Bannister, Michigan and across the nation. Judicial systems in the U.S. often find it more advantageous to treat individuals who have ended up in the criminal justice system for drug related crimes, rather than penalizing them in vain with jail time and other penalties. It has proven more helpful to address the trouble of drug or alcohol addiction directly, than to enforce such penalties. Most individuals who do not end up in drug and alcohol rehab will typically turn right back up in the criminal justice system, while criminal justice clients in drug treatment often don't fall back into drug use and have a better chance at staying sober and out of the court system entirely.