Criminal justice clients in Madison make their way into drug and alcohol treatment programs because they were convicted of drug related crimes, whether they were dealing drugs or had drugs in their possession or were high on drugs. Many courts put these convicted individuals into the drug and alcohol treatment system because they believe that rehabilitating these individuals is more effective for society and for the individual, rather than sending them in jail with no rehab at all. This has been verified to be very successful not only in healing and rehabilitating these criminal justice clients in Madison, but also in keeping them sober and in a number of situations away from the criminal justice system once and for all.