Staff offices and residents' rooms are located on both floors of the facility. The center contains visiting, recreation, laundry and dining facilities, along with a spacious outside yard area. Residents are required to complete community service work in order to be promoted in the level system at the center. One of the community projects assisted by center residents is Help the Seniors. Residents provide lawn care for senior citizens during the summer and fall months and snow removal during the winter.
Residents complete other general maintenance projects within the community.
The road crew provides residents and staff to work in the department's road crew program. Correctional Industries workers assist in cleanup projects on abandoned property and with flood relief operations when needed. There are plans to expand the facility's involvement in community projects with various community agencies during the coming year. In addition, staff routinely accept speaking engagements in surrounding communities. Joliet ATC maintains accreditation with the American Correctional Association and was re-accredited for the fifth time in 1994.