Criminal justice clients in La Veta often end up in drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities due to the fact they were convicted of crimes relating to drugs, whether they were selling drugs or were in the possession of or under the influence of drugs. Many judges put these convicted individuals into the drug and alcohol rehabilitation system mainly due to the fact that they believe that rehabbing them will be more productive for society and for the individual, rather than sending them in prison with no rehabilitation at all. This has been verified to be very effective not only in treating and rehabilitating this type of client in La Veta, but also in helping them stay abstinent and in a number of situations out of the criminal justice system once and for all.