Criminal justice clients in Sanger often end up in drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities because they were convicted of drug related crimes, whether they were distributing drugs or were in the possession of or under the influence of drugs. Many judges put these criminal individuals into the alcohol and drug treatment system mainly due to the fact that they feel that treating them will be more helpful for the culture at large and for the individual, rather than placing them in jail with no rehab at all. This has been verified to be quite effective not only in healing and rehabbing these criminal justice clients in Sanger, but also in helping them remain off of drugs and in many cases away from the criminal justice system permanently.