Criminal justice clients in Herlong, California often end up in drug and alcohol treatment programs because they were convicted of crimes relating to drugs, whether they were distributing drugs or were in the possession of or found to be high on drugs. Many judges put these convicted persons into the drug rehabilitation system because they consider that treating them is more productive for society and for the individual, rather than putting them in jail with no treatment at all. This has been verified to be very successful not only in helping and rehabilitating this type of client in Herlong, but also in helping them remain sober and in a number of instances out of the criminal justice system for good.