Criminal justice clients in Bonne Terre often end up in alcohol and drug rehab facilities because they were convicted of crimes relating to drugs, whether they were selling drugs or were in the possession of or under the influence of drugs. Many judges put these types of individuals into the alcohol and drug treatment system because they consider that treating them will be more effective for society and for the individual, rather than putting them in prison with no rehabilitation at all. This has been established to be quite successful not only in treating and rehabbing this type of client in Bonne Terre, but also in helping them stay off of drugs and in a number of cases out of the criminal justice system permanently.