Criminal courts in Wisconsin increasingly recognize the need for addiction treatment. That goes for drugs and alcohol.
In fact, there are currently 31 treatment courts for OWI offenders in Wisconsin, and the state's first OWI treatment court opened in Waukesha County in 2006. These courts generally have two goals: 1) to provide treatment options that are not available in jails and prisons, and 2) to reduce the chance that someone will drive drunk and get arrested again.