Criminal justice clients in Mount Vernon make their way into drug rehabilitation facilities because they were found guilty of drug related crimes, whether they were dealing drugs or were in the possession of or high on drugs. Many courts put these convicted individuals into the drug and alcohol rehabilitation system because they feel that rehabbing these individuals is more effective for the culture at large and for the individual, rather than sending them in prison with no rehab at all. This has been proven to be incredibly successful not only in treating and rehabilitating these criminal justice clients in Mount Vernon, but also in keeping them sober and in a lot of instances out of the criminal justice system permanently.