Criminal justice clients in Oakland often end up in alcohol and drug rehab facilities due to the fact they were convicted of crimes relating to drugs, whether they were dealing drugs or had drugs in their possession or were found to be high on drugs. Many judges put these convicted persons into the drug rehab system because they feel that rehabbing them is more productive for society and for the person, rather than sending them behind bars with no treatment at all. This has been established to be quite workable not only in helping and rehabbing this type of client in Oakland, but also in helping them stay sober and in a number of situations away from the criminal justice system once and for all.