Criminal justice clients in Clifton, Virginia often end up in drug and alcohol treatment facilities due to the fact they were found guilty of crimes relating to drugs, whether they were distributing drugs or were in the possession of or under the influence of drugs. Some judges put these criminal persons into the drug treatment system because they feel that rehabilitating them is more productive for the culture at large and for the person, rather than placing them in prison with no treatment at all. This has been verified to be very effective not only in helping and rehabilitating these criminal justice clients in Clifton, Virginia, but also in keeping them abstinent and in many situations out of the criminal justice system for good.