Criminal justice clients in Phelan, California often end up in alcohol and drug rehab facilities due to the fact they were convicted of drug related crimes, whether they were distributing drugs or were in the possession of or found to be high on drugs. Some courts put these types of individuals into the alcohol and drug rehabilitation system because they consider that treating these individuals will be more effective for society and for the person, rather than placing them in jail with no rehabilitation at all. This has been proven to be very successful not only in helping and rehabilitating these criminal justice clients in Phelan, but also in helping them remain sober and in a lot of cases away from the criminal justice system permanently.