Criminal justice clients in Republic often end up in drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities because they were found guilty of drug related crimes, whether they were dealing drugs or had drugs in their possession or were found to be high on drugs. Some judges put these criminal persons into the alcohol and drug rehabilitation system mainly due to the fact that they consider that treating them will be more helpful for society and for the individual, rather than sending them in prison with no rehabilitation at all. This has been verified to be quite workable not only in helping and rehabilitating this type of client in Republic, but also in helping them stay abstinent and in many situations out of the criminal justice system for good.