Criminal justice clients in Lafayette, AL. often end up in drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs because they were found guilty of crimes relating to drugs, whether they were dealing drugs or had drugs in their possession or were found to be high on drugs. Some judges put these criminal persons into the alcohol and drug rehab system because they consider that rehabilitating these individuals is more helpful for society and for the individual, rather than placing them in prison with no treatment at all. This has been verified to be very successful not only in helping and rehabilitating this type of client in Lafayette, AL., but also in helping them remain abstinent and in many situations out of the criminal justice system for good.