Criminal justice clients in Mequon make their way into drug treatment facilities due to the fact they were found guilty of drug related crimes, whether they were dealing drugs or were in the possession of or under the influence of drugs. Many judges put these convicted persons into the drug and alcohol rehabilitation system because they consider that rehabilitating them will be more effective for the culture at large and for the individual, rather than placing them in jail with no rehab at all. This has been established to be very effective not only in healing and rehabilitating this type of client in Mequon, but also in keeping them off of drugs and in a number of cases away from the criminal justice system once and for all.