Criminal justice clients in Newbern make their way into alcohol and drug rehabilitation centers due to the fact they were convicted of drug related crimes, whether they were selling drugs or were in the possession of or found to be high on drugs. Many courts put these convicted persons into the alcohol and drug treatment system mainly due to the fact that they consider that rehabilitating these persons is more productive for the culture at large and for the person, rather than putting them in prison with no rehabilitation at all. This has been verified to be incredibly successful not only in helping and rehabbing this type of client in Newbern, but also in keeping them abstinent and in many cases away from the criminal justice system permanently.