Clients referred from the court for drug or alcohol rehabilitation are most commonly referred because they are being granted a chance to try their hand at 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 person is being held in jail. There are different types of facilities that offenders can be referred to, and this depends on which programs are available in Halifax and the type of issues the person requires treatment for.
There are treatment programs that work exclusively with the criminal justice court system to treat this explicit group of clientele, and are typically state funded or are available at little or no cost to the client. There are also private addiction treatment centers that might be accepted by the court if there is a specific type of treatment that the client requires or desires that a different program can't fulfill. The client's legal representation can present such options to the judge for acceptance. There are even drug and alcohol recovery programs that provide services from the jails and prisons themselves, whereas clients are typically in a better position for reduced sentences or other benefits when enrolling in addiction rehab services while serving their sentence for a drug offense or a DUI/DWI.
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