Criminal justice clients are a large percentage of clients who take part in drug and alcohol treatment centers in Garryowen, Montana and across the nation. Judges in the U.S. often find it more helpful to treat men and women who have wound up in the criminal justice system for drug related crimes, instead of punishing them in vain with time in jail and other such rulings. It has proven more effective to address the problem of addiction directly, rather than invoke such penalties. The majority of who do not wind up in drug treatment will typically wind back up in the criminal justice system, whilst criminal justice clients in alcohol and drug rehabilitation frequently don't fall back into drug use and have a much better chance at staying sober and away from the court system entirely.