Criminal justice clients in Howe make their way into drug and alcohol rehab programs because they were convicted of drug related crimes, whether they were selling drugs or were in the possession of or high on drugs. Some courts put these types of persons into the drug and alcohol rehabilitation system mainly due to the fact that they feel that rehabilitating these individuals will be more effective for society and for the individual, rather than putting them in prison with no rehabilitation at all. This has been established to be quite effective not only in treating and rehabilitating these criminal justice clients in Howe, but also in helping them stay sober and in many instances out of the criminal justice system for good.