Criminal justice clients in Reno often end up in alcohol and drug treatment centers 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 high on drugs. Many courts put these convicted persons into the alcohol and drug treatment system because they consider that rehabilitating them will be more effective for society and for the individual, rather than putting them in prison with no treatment at all. This has been verified to be quite successful not only in helping and rehabbing these criminal justice clients in Reno, but also in helping them stay sober and in many instances out of the criminal justice system for good.