Criminal justice clients in Merkel, Texas often end up in drug rehab facilities due to the fact they were convicted of drug related crimes, whether they were distributing drugs or had drugs in their possession or were under the influence of drugs. Some courts put these convicted persons into the drug and alcohol treatment system because they feel that treating them will be more effective for society and for the individual, rather than putting them in prison with no rehabilitation at all. This has been established to be quite workable not only in helping and rehabbing these criminal justice clients in Merkel, Texas, but also in keeping them sober and in many situations out of the criminal justice system for good.