Clients referred from the court for drug or alcohol treatment are most commonly referred because they are being granted a chance to accept treatment instead of jail time, other charges, fines, etc. While this is most common with first time offenders, it can happen at any time such as while the defendant is being held in jail. There are various types of rehab programs that criminal justice clients may be referred to, and this depends on which programs are available in Katy and the type of substance the person requires treatment for.
There are treatment programs that work directly with the courts to treat this specific type of clientele, and are usually state funded or are offered at little or no cost to the client. Additionally, there are also private addiction treatment facilities that can be accepted by the court if there is a specific type of recovery method that the client requires or wants that a different program can't provide. The defendant's attorney can request such options to the judge for acceptance. There are even addiction recovery centers that provide services from the correctional institutions themselves, in which case clients are typically in a better position for reduced sentences or other leniencies when participating in addiction treatment services while serving their sentence for a drug offense or a DUI/DWI.