DUI/DWI offenders in Jackson are occasionally given the option to take part in a drug rehabilitation program instead of consequences for their drug or alcohol related crimes. Penalties for these kinds of criminal offenses can ordinarily be quite severe, including incarceration and substantial fines and other absorbitant costs associated with being in the court system for and/or found guilty of DUI/DWI. Often, particularly for initial offenders, the criminal justice system will decide that addressing the issues of alcohol and drug abuse in drug rehab is will prove more effective in the long run for full handling the problem. For DUI/DWI offenders in Jackson that are lucky enough to be permitted to take part in this rehab process instead of other far more extreme penalties, many will remain out of the court system for good.