Criminal justice clients in Lake Isabella, CA. make their way into drug treatment centers because they were convicted of drug related crimes, whether they were distributing drugs or were in the possession of or under the influence of drugs. Many courts put these criminal individuals into the drug treatment system mainly due to the fact that they feel that rehabilitating them will be more effective for the culture at large and for the person, rather than sending them in prison with no treatment at all. This has been proven to be quite effective not only in helping and rehabilitating these criminal justice clients in Lake Isabella, California, but also in helping them stay abstinent and in a lot of situations out of the criminal justice system once and for all.