Rehab for court appointed clients are for people in Herald, California who have been required to attend drug treatment as part of a sentence which has been issued because of an alcohol or drug related criminal activity. Court appointed clients in Herald are sometimes sent to attend a drug treatment program in lieu of other sentencing options such as heavy fines and jail time. This is typically the case with first time offenders. This approach of rehabilitating the criminal rather than punishing them has proven very helpful in Herald, California, not only in getting the individual abstinent or sober, but also in preventing the same substance abuse related crimes in the future.