Criminal justice clients in Gamaliel, KY. often end up in alcohol and drug rehabilitation programs because they were convicted of drug related crimes, whether they were dealing drugs or had drugs in their possession or were under the influence of drugs. Some judges put these criminal individuals into the drug and alcohol treatment system because they believe that rehabbing them is more productive for the culture at large and for the individual, rather than putting them in prison with no treatment at all. This has been established to be extremely effective not only in treating and rehabilitating these criminal justice clients in Gamaliel, KY., but also in keeping them sober and in many cases out of the criminal justice system for good.