The residents deposit their paychecks immediately into their account. Residents are responsible for requesting payments be made to restitution, probation, family support, or other expenses. Additionally, residents are allowed to withdraw from their account for personal expenses each week, depending on which phase of the program they are in at the time. The officer and resident negotiate an amount through normal supervision planning, but the goal in most cases is for the resident to be current on his probation payments prior to completing the Center. Moral Reconation Therapy became an integral part of the Restitution Center program.
Residents complete tasks and exercises outside of group and present their work in group.
The facilitator passes the residents' work according to objective guidelines and criteria outlined in training. The focus is on behavior and participants are held accountable by their group peers. If, at any time, a resident's behavior warrants it, he may be required to repeat MRT steps he had previously completed. Residents must maintain honesty, trust, acceptance, and awareness to successfully complete this program. Residents are required to perform a minimum of 80 hours of community service, but residents generally do more than that during their stay.