Criminal justice clients in Bay City often end up in drug treatment programs because they were found guilty of drug related crimes, whether they were distributing drugs or were in the possession of or found to be high on drugs. Many courts put these types of persons into the drug and alcohol rehab system mainly due to the fact that they feel that treating these persons is more effective for the culture at large and for the person, rather than putting them in prison with no treatment at all. This has been verified to be very workable not only in helping and rehabilitating these criminal justice clients in Bay City, but also in helping them remain abstinent and in a number of cases away from the criminal justice system for good.