Treating individuals who are addicted and dependent to drugs or alcohol and have ended up in the criminal justice system has proven effective in curbing repeat drug related criminal offenses by those that do take advantage of treatment programs. For criminal justice clients in Tulelake that do partake in alcohol and drug treatment programs, even un-voluntarily as is sometimes ordered by the judge, these clients have a significantly better opportunity of addressing the root of the issue so that they can stay abstinent and off of being implicated in drug related criminal activity. The costs to the criminal justice system associated with these drug related criminal offenses is also affected beneficially when criminal justice clients become rehabbed in drug and alcohol rehab programs in Tulelake instead of jail time or other harsh punishment.