Criminal justice clients in Keene, New Hampshire make their way into drug treatment facilities due to the fact they were convicted of drug related crimes, whether they were distributing drugs or were in the possession of or high on drugs. Many judges put these types of persons into the drug and alcohol rehabilitation system because they feel that treating these persons is more helpful for society and for the person, rather than putting them in jail with no treatment at all. This has been proven to be quite effective not only in helping and rehabbing these criminal justice clients in Keene, New Hampshire, but also in keeping them off of drugs and in a number of situations out of the criminal justice system permanently.