Criminal justice clients in Central, Alaska often end up in drug treatment centers due to the fact they were convicted of drug related crimes, whether they were dealing drugs or were in the possession of or found to be high on drugs. Many judges put these criminal persons into the drug rehab system mainly due to the fact that they consider that rehabilitating these persons will be more helpful for society and for the individual, rather than placing them in prison with no rehabilitation at all. This has been verified to be very successful not only in helping and rehabbing this type of client in Central, Alaska, but also in helping them stay abstinent and in many instances away from the criminal justice system permanently.