Criminal justice clients in Galesburg often end up in alcohol and drug rehabilitation facilities because they were convicted of drug related crimes, whether they were distributing drugs or had drugs in their possession or were high on drugs. Some judges put these convicted individuals into the drug and alcohol rehabilitation system mainly due to the fact that they consider that treating these persons is more effective for the culture at large and for the individual, rather than placing them behind bars with no treatment at all. This has been proven to be incredibly successful not only in treating and rehabbing these criminal justice clients in Galesburg, but also in helping them stay off of drugs and in a number of situations out of the criminal justice system for good.