Criminal justice clients in Maharishi Vedic City, Iowa often end up in alcohol and drug treatment centers due to the fact they were found guilty of drug related crimes, whether they were selling drugs or had drugs in their possession or were found to be high on drugs. Some courts put these convicted persons into the alcohol and drug rehabilitation system because they consider that rehabilitating these individuals is more effective for the culture at large and for the individual, rather than sending them in prison with no rehabilitation at all. This has been established to be very effective not only in helping and rehabbing this type of client in Maharishi Vedic City, Iowa, but also in keeping them sober and in many cases out of the criminal justice system permanently.