DUI/DWI offenders in Madras are sometimes given the opportunity to participate in a drug and alcohol rehab center instead of consequences for their drug or alcohol related offenses. Penalties for such offenses can ordinarily be quite serious, including being locked up in jail and significant fines and various significant costs associated with being prosecuted and/or convicted of DUI/DWI. More often than not, particularly for new offenders, the criminal justice system may decide that addressing the problems of drug or alcohol abuse in drug rehab is a better decision in the long term for curbing the issue. For DUI/DWI offenders in Madras that are lucky enough to be allowed to participate in this rehab process instead of other more severe punishment, most will remain out of the court system for good.