Criminal justice clients in Phoenix, MD. often end up in drug and alcohol treatment centers due to the fact they were convicted of crimes relating to drugs, whether they were distributing drugs or had drugs in their possession or were under the influence of drugs. Some judges put these criminal persons into the alcohol and drug rehabilitation system mainly due to the fact that they consider that rehabbing them will be more helpful for the culture at large and for the person, rather than sending them behind bars with no rehabilitation at all. This has been established to be quite successful not only in helping and rehabbing this type of client in Phoenix, MD., but also in helping them remain off of drugs and in many cases out of the criminal justice system for good.