Criminal justice clients in Bridgeport make their way into drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities because they were found guilty of drug related crimes, whether they were distributing drugs or had drugs in their possession or were found to be high on drugs. Many judges put these convicted persons into the drug and alcohol rehab system mainly due to the fact that they believe that rehabilitating them is more productive for the culture at large and for the individual, rather than putting them in jail with no rehab at all. This has been verified to be quite effective not only in helping and rehabilitating these criminal justice clients in Bridgeport, but also in helping them remain off of drugs and in a number of instances out of the criminal justice system once and for all.