Criminal justice clients in Hobbs, New Mexico often end up in drug and alcohol treatment centers due to the fact they were convicted of drug related crimes, whether they were selling drugs or were in the possession of or found to be high on drugs. Many judges put these convicted persons into the alcohol and drug rehabilitation system mainly due to the fact that they consider that rehabilitating these persons will be more effective for society and for the individual, rather than putting them behind bars with no treatment at all. This has been verified to be quite successful not only in treating and rehabilitating this type of client in Hobbs, New Mexico, but also in helping them remain abstinent and in many cases out of the criminal justice system permanently.