Criminal justice clients are a large percentage of clients who are currently taking part in drug rehab programs in Stratford, Washington and across the nation. Judicial systems around the country often find it more helpful to rehab individuals who have wound up in the court system for drug related crimes, instead of punishing them in vain with jail time and other such rulings. It is proven to be more effective to address the problem of drug or alcohol addiction directly, than to invoke such penalties. The majority of who do not wind up in alcohol and drug rehab will frequently wind back up in the criminal justice system, whilst criminal justice clients in drug and alcohol treatment generally don't fall back into drug use and have a better chance at staying sober and away from the court system completely.