Criminal justice clients in New Brighton often end up in drug and alcohol treatment programs because they were found guilty of crimes relating to drugs, whether they were distributing drugs or had drugs in their possession or were under the influence of drugs. Many courts put these convicted persons into the alcohol and drug rehab system mainly due to the fact that they feel that rehabilitating them is more helpful for the culture at large and for the individual, rather than sending them in jail with no treatment at all. This has been proven to be quite successful not only in treating and rehabilitating these criminal justice clients in New Brighton, but also in helping them remain sober and in a lot of instances out of the criminal justice system once and for all.