Criminal justice clients in Mahaffey often end up in drug treatment facilities due to the fact they were convicted of drug related crimes, whether they were selling drugs or had drugs in their possession or were high on drugs. Many judges put these criminal individuals into the alcohol and drug rehabilitation system because they feel that treating these individuals is more helpful for society and for the person, rather than placing them in jail with no rehabilitation at all. This has been established to be very successful not only in helping and rehabilitating this type of client in Mahaffey, but also in helping them stay sober and in many instances out of the criminal justice system once and for all.