Criminal justice clients are a significant portion of clients who are currently taking part in drug and alcohol rehab programs in Westcliffe and in the USA. Judicial systems in the U.S. often find it more beneficial to rehabilitate men and women who have ended up in the court system for drug related crimes, rather than punishing them to no avail with jail time and other such rulings. It has proven more helpful to address the issue of drug or alcohol addiction more straightforwardly, than to invoke such penalties. Most individuals who do not end up in alcohol and drug rehabilitation will frequently wind back up in the criminal justice system, while criminal justice clients in drug and alcohol rehab often don't fall back into drug use and have a better chance at staying sober and away from the court system for good.