Criminal justice clients in Mesquite, Texas often end up in drug and alcohol rehab centers 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 criminal individuals into the drug and alcohol rehabilitation system because they believe that rehabilitating these persons is more productive for the culture at large and for the person, rather than placing them in jail with no treatment at all. This has been established to be quite effective not only in helping and rehabilitating this type of client in Mesquite, Texas, but also in helping them stay sober and in a number of cases away from the criminal justice system once and for all.