Criminal justice clients in Longmont make their way into drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities because they were found guilty 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 convicted individuals into the drug and alcohol rehabilitation system mainly due to the fact that they believe that rehabilitating these individuals is more productive for society and for the person, rather than putting them behind bars with no treatment at all. This has been proven to be very effective not only in healing and rehabbing these criminal justice clients in Longmont, but also in keeping them abstinent and in many instances away from the criminal justice system for good.