Criminal justice clients in Saginaw make their way into alcohol and drug rehabilitation facilities because they were convicted of drug related crimes, whether they were distributing drugs or were in the possession of or under the influence of drugs. Some courts put these types of individuals into the drug treatment system because they believe that rehabilitating these individuals will be more helpful for the culture at large and for the individual, rather than sending them in prison with no treatment at all. This has been verified to be extremely effective not only in helping and rehabbing these criminal justice clients in Saginaw, but also in keeping them sober and in a number of cases away from the criminal justice system permanently.