Criminal justice clients in La Grande, OR. make their way into drug rehab centers because they were convicted of drug related crimes, whether they were selling drugs or had drugs in their possession or were high on drugs. Some courts put these convicted individuals into the alcohol and drug rehabilitation system mainly due to the fact that they feel that rehabbing these persons will be more effective for society and for the individual, rather than placing them behind bars with no rehabilitation at all. This has been established to be extremely effective not only in treating and rehabilitating these criminal justice clients in La Grande, OR., but also in helping them remain off of drugs and in many instances out of the criminal justice system permanently.