Criminal justice clients in Oakdale, NE. make their way into alcohol and drug treatment centers because they were convicted of crimes relating to drugs, whether they were dealing drugs or had drugs in their possession or were under the influence of drugs. Many judges put these convicted persons into the drug rehabilitation system because they feel that treating these individuals will be more effective for society and for the person, rather than placing them in prison with no rehabilitation at all. This has been established to be extremely successful not only in helping and rehabilitating this type of client in Oakdale, NE., but also in keeping them off of drugs and in many situations out of the criminal justice system permanently.