Criminal justice clients in Willmar often end up in alcohol and drug treatment programs due to the fact they were found guilty of crimes relating to drugs, whether they were dealing drugs or had drugs in their possession or were under the influence of drugs. Many judges put these criminal persons into the alcohol and drug treatment system because they believe that rehabilitating these individuals is more effective for the culture at large and for the individual, rather than putting them behind bars with no rehabilitation at all. This has been proven to be very workable not only in healing and rehabbing these criminal justice clients in Willmar, but also in helping them remain abstinent and in many situations out of the criminal justice system for good.