DUI/DWI offenders in Prairie Du Chien are occasionally given the opportunity to participate in a drug rehab center instead of punishment for their drug or alcohol related criminal offenses. Penalties for such criminal offenses can often be quite serious, and may include jail time and substantial fines and even significant costs associated with being in the court system for and/or found guilty of DUI/DWI. Frequently, particularly for first time offenders, the judge will decide that treating the problems of drug or alcohol addiction in drug or alcohol rehab is going to be more effective in the long term for curbing the problem. For DUI/DWI offenders in Prairie Du Chien who are lucky enough to be allowed to participate in this rehab process instead of other far more severe consequences, most will remain out of the criminal justice system for good.