Criminal justice clients in Big Oak Flat, California often end up in drug and alcohol treatment facilities due to the fact they were convicted of crimes relating to drugs, whether they were selling drugs or were in the possession of or high on drugs. Many courts put these convicted individuals into the alcohol and drug rehabilitation system because they consider that treating these persons will be more productive for society and for the person, rather than putting them in prison with no treatment at all. This has been verified to be quite effective not only in treating and rehabilitating these criminal justice clients in Big Oak Flat, but also in keeping them off of drugs and in many cases out of the criminal justice system for good.