Criminal justice clients in Sandy Oaks make their way into drug and alcohol treatment programs because they were found guilty of drug related crimes, whether they were distributing drugs or had drugs in their possession or were under the influence of drugs. Many courts put these criminal persons into the alcohol and drug rehab system because they feel that rehabilitating these individuals is more effective for the culture at large and for the individual, rather than putting them in jail with no rehab at all. This has been proven to be extremely successful not only in healing and rehabilitating this type of client in Sandy Oaks, but also in helping them stay abstinent and in many situations out of the criminal justice system once and for all.