Criminal justice clients in Salinas, California often end up in drug and alcohol rehab 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. Some judges put these criminal persons into the drug and alcohol rehab system mainly due to the fact that they consider that treating these persons will be more helpful for the culture at large and for the person, rather than placing them in prison with no rehabilitation at all. This has been verified to be quite effective not only in treating and rehabilitating these criminal justice clients in Salinas, but also in keeping them abstinent and in a number of instances out of the criminal justice system once and for all.