Criminal justice clients in Ouray 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 judges put these convicted individuals into the drug and alcohol rehabilitation system because they consider that rehabilitating them will be more effective for society and for the person, rather than sending them in jail with no rehabilitation at all. This has been established to be very workable not only in helping and rehabilitating this type of client in Ouray, but also in helping them remain abstinent and in many cases out of the criminal justice system once and for all.