Criminal justice clients in Aurelia, Iowa make their way into alcohol and drug rehabilitation programs because they were convicted of crimes relating to drugs, whether they were distributing drugs or were in the possession of or found to be high on drugs. Many courts put these criminal individuals into the drug and alcohol rehabilitation system because they consider that treating these individuals will be more productive for the culture at large and for the individual, rather than sending them behind bars with no rehab at all. This has been verified to be very successful not only in helping and rehabilitating these criminal justice clients in Aurelia, Iowa, but also in helping them stay off of drugs and in many situations out of the criminal justice system permanently.