Criminal justice clients in Chatham, Illinois make their way into alcohol and drug rehabilitation centers because they were found guilty of drug related crimes, whether they were dealing drugs or were in the possession of or high on drugs. Many courts put these criminal individuals into the drug and alcohol treatment system because they believe that treating them is more effective for the culture at large and for the person, rather than placing them in prison with no treatment at all. This has been verified to be quite workable not only in healing and rehabilitating these criminal justice clients in Chatham, Illinois, but also in keeping them sober and in a number of cases away from the criminal justice system once and for all.