Criminal justice clients in Fitzgerald make their way into alcohol and drug rehabilitation facilities due to the fact they were found guilty of crimes relating to drugs, whether they were selling drugs or were in the possession of or found to be high on drugs. Many judges put these criminal individuals into the alcohol and drug rehab system mainly due to the fact that they believe that rehabilitating these individuals will be more productive for the culture at large and for the person, rather than putting them in prison with no rehabilitation at all. This has been verified to be very effective not only in healing and rehabilitating this type of client in Fitzgerald, but also in keeping them abstinent and in many cases away from the criminal justice system for good.