Each phase was divided into steps that clients had to complete. The average time estimated to complete these phases is four months. Certificates are presented to those who complete a phase, and an honorary breakfast is given once a month to honor those who have completed a phase of a program. In addition to going to drug court hearings every Monday, the program also required many other elements. Clients were drug tested randomly at the hearings.
Clients often have to do community service.
By observing, I noticed that clients were assigned four hours of community service for each step that they missed or something they did. For instance, a client who missed two meetings had to do eight hours community service, or a client who forgot to contact someone would do four hours community service. Most of the community service was done at Goodwill. Clients who tested positive for drug screens or were driving on a revoked licenses were required to serve forty-eight hours jail time. The jail time takes effectively immediately after the clients' hearing but is significantly reduced based on the time a client would normally spend in jail if not in drug court.