Criminal justice clients in Palermo, California often end up in drug treatment facilities because they were found guilty of drug related crimes, whether they were dealing drugs or were in the possession of or found to be high on drugs. Some judges put these types of persons into the drug rehab system because they consider that treating these persons is more helpful for the culture at large and for the person, rather than placing them in jail with no rehabilitation at all. This has been established to be extremely successful not only in treating and rehabilitating this type of client in Palermo, but also in keeping them off of drugs and in many situations away from the criminal justice system for good.