Criminal justice clients in Barnstable Town make their way into alcohol and drug rehab programs due to the fact they were convicted of crimes relating to drugs, whether they were selling drugs or had drugs in their possession or were found to be high on drugs. Many judges put these criminal persons into the drug and alcohol rehabilitation system mainly due to the fact that they consider that treating these persons will be more productive for society and for the person, rather than putting them behind bars with no rehabilitation at all. This has been verified to be incredibly workable not only in treating and rehabilitating these criminal justice clients in Barnstable Town, but also in helping them remain off of drugs and in many situations away from the criminal justice system permanently.