Criminal justice clients in Shawano, WI. make their way into drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs due to the fact they were convicted of drug related crimes, whether they were distributing drugs or were in the possession of or found to be high on drugs. Some courts put these convicted individuals into the drug and alcohol treatment system because they consider that rehabilitating them will be more effective for the culture at large and for the individual, rather than putting them in prison with no rehabilitation at all. This has been proven to be quite successful not only in helping and rehabilitating these criminal justice clients in Shawano, WI., but also in keeping them sober and in many instances away from the criminal justice system permanently.