DUI/DWI offenders in Stennis Space Center, Mississippi are sometimes given the opportunity to participate in an alcohol and drug rehab center instead of penalties for their drug or alcohol related criminal offenses. Penalties for such offenses can occasionally be rather severe, including incarceration and serious fines and other significant costs to pay for being in the court system for and/or convicted of DUI/DWI. Many times, especially for new offenders, the judge will decide that addressing the problems of drug or alcohol addiction in drug or alcohol rehab is going to be more effective in the long term for curbing the issue. For DUI/DWI offenders in Stennis Space Center, Mississippi who are lucky enough to be able to participate in such treatment in lieu of other additional extreme penalties, most will remain out of the criminal justice system permanently.