Criminal justice clients in Bangor, Maine make their way into alcohol and drug rehabilitation centers due to the fact they were convicted of crimes relating to drugs, whether they were distributing drugs or had drugs in their possession or were found to be high on drugs. Some judges put these convicted persons into the drug rehab system because they feel that treating these individuals will be more productive for the culture at large and for the individual, rather than putting them behind bars with no rehabilitation at all. This has been proven to be incredibly successful not only in treating and rehabilitating this type of client in Bangor, Maine, but also in keeping them abstinent and in a number of situations away from the criminal justice system permanently.