Criminal justice clients in Sierra Madre, CA. often end up in alcohol and drug rehabilitation facilities because 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. Many judges put these convicted persons into the alcohol and drug rehab system because they feel that rehabbing them will be more effective for society and for the person, rather than putting them behind bars with no rehabilitation at all. This has been verified to be extremely effective not only in helping and rehabbing these criminal justice clients in Sierra Madre, California, but also in helping them remain off of drugs and in many instances away from the criminal justice system once and for all.