Drug or alcohol rehabilitation is sometimes a part of a criminal justice clients sentence for the crime they have committed. In order to get these individuals the treatment they need, there are some steps that need to be followed before they can enroll into a recovery rehabilitation facility. First, they need to find out if they are eligible for drug rehabilitation while involved in the Lincoln, Massachusetts criminal justice system. Their case is evaluated by a panel who decides if they are in need of treatment and if so how much and what type is required. Furthermore, when they are evaluated for drug addiction problems, the client is also screened for mental health problems as well. Severity of addiction, mental health problems, criminal activity, sentence length and previous substance abuse history are all determining variables in the creation of a criminal justice treatment plan.