Criminal justice clients in St. Joseph often end up in drug and alcohol rehab facilities because they were convicted of crimes relating to drugs, whether they were distributing drugs or were in the possession of or high on drugs. Many courts put these convicted individuals into the drug and alcohol treatment system mainly due to the fact that they consider that rehabilitating them is more helpful for the culture at large and for the individual, rather than sending them in prison with no rehabilitation at all. This has been proven to be very effective not only in helping and rehabbing this type of client in St. Joseph, but also in helping them remain sober and in a lot of instances out of the criminal justice system permanently.