Criminal justice clients in San Saba often end up in drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers because they were convicted of drug related crimes, whether they were dealing drugs or were in the possession of or under the influence of drugs. Some judges put these types of persons into the drug and alcohol treatment system because they believe that treating these individuals is more helpful for society and for the person, rather than placing them in prison with no rehabilitation at all. This has been proven to be incredibly successful not only in healing and rehabbing these criminal justice clients in San Saba, but also in helping them remain abstinent and in a number of cases out of the criminal justice system permanently.