Criminal justice clients in Ranchos De Taos often end up in drug and alcohol treatment facilities because they were convicted of drug related crimes, whether they were distributing drugs or were in the possession of or under the influence of drugs. Some courts put these criminal persons into the alcohol and drug treatment system mainly due to the fact that they believe that treating these persons is more effective for society and for the person, rather than putting them in prison with no rehabilitation at all. This has been proven to be quite successful not only in helping and rehabbing these criminal justice clients in Ranchos De Taos, but also in helping them stay off of drugs and in a number of situations out of the criminal justice system permanently.