DUI/DWI offenders in Fort Atkinson, WI. are sometimes given the chance to participate in a drug rehabilitation facility in lieu of penalties for their alcohol or drug related criminal offenses. Penalties for these types of offenses can ordinarily be quite severe, and may include incarceration and significant fines and various significant costs associated with being in the court system for and/or found guilty of DUI/DWI. Frequently, particularly for first time offenders, the judge finds that addressing the problems of drug or alcohol addiction in treatment is going to be more effective in the long term for full handling the problem. For DUI/DWI offenders in Fort Atkinson, WI. who are fortunate enough to be permitted to participate in this rehab process in lieu of other more serious punishment, most will remain away from the court system permanently.