Criminal justice clients in Melba make their way into drug rehab programs because they were convicted of drug related crimes, whether they were distributing drugs or were in the possession of or high on drugs. Many courts put these types of individuals into the alcohol and drug rehab system mainly due to the fact that they feel that rehabilitating them is more effective for society and for the person, rather than sending them behind bars with no rehabilitation at all. This has been established to be very workable not only in helping and rehabbing this type of client in Melba, but also in helping them stay off of drugs and in a number of cases away from the criminal justice system permanently.