Criminal justice clients in Cromwell make their way into drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs due to the fact they were convicted of drug related crimes, whether they were distributing drugs or were in the possession of or found to be high on drugs. Many courts put these convicted individuals into the drug and alcohol rehab system because they feel that rehabilitating these persons is more effective for society and for the individual, rather than sending them in jail with no rehab at all. This has been verified to be incredibly effective not only in helping and rehabbing these criminal justice clients in Cromwell, but also in keeping them abstinent and in many situations out of the criminal justice system permanently.