Criminal justice clients are a significant percentage of clients who are currently taking part in drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs in Jamestown and across the nation. Judicial systems around the country are finding it more advantageous to rehabilitate people who have found their way into the court system for crimes relating to drugs, instead of penalizing them in vain with jail time and other penalties. It is proven to be more helpful to tackle the issue of drug addiction directly, than to invoke such penalties. Most individuals who do not end up in alcohol and drug rehab will typically wind back up in the criminal justice hamster wheel, while criminal justice clients in alcohol and drug rehabilitation generally don't make the same mistakes and have a far better chance at staying sober and out of the court system for good.