Criminal justice clients in Lewistown, Ohio often end up in alcohol and drug rehab programs due to the fact they were convicted of drug related crimes, whether they were dealing drugs or were in the possession of or found to be high on drugs. Many judges put these convicted persons into the alcohol and drug rehabilitation system because they consider that rehabilitating these individuals is more effective for society and for the individual, rather than placing them in prison with no treatment at all. This has been established to be extremely effective not only in helping and rehabbing this type of client in Lewistown, Ohio, but also in helping them stay abstinent and in many instances out of the criminal justice system once and for all.