Criminal justice clients in Imperial often end up in alcohol and drug rehabilitation facilities because they were convicted of crimes relating to drugs, whether they were selling drugs or were in the possession of or found to be high on drugs. Many courts put these convicted persons into the alcohol and drug treatment system mainly due to the fact that they consider that treating them is more helpful for society and for the person, rather than sending them in jail with no rehab at all. This has been verified to be incredibly effective not only in healing and rehabbing these criminal justice clients in Imperial, but also in helping them remain sober and in many instances away from the criminal justice system once and for all.