To be accepted into the program, the men must be in need of a secure setting due to dangerousness to themselves or others. The average length of stay at the CIT is anticipated to be two years. The goal is that these 36 men will return to their home regions into preplanned living situations that will maximize their probability of success. CIT operates a hierarchal level system that ties progress to privileges. Along with on-going treatment and habilitive needs, security plays an important role in the system.
Security is provided by a key card access system.
These sensing devices are able to determine if the person should or should not be allowed access to any door in the facility. It allows card use to be tracked within the facility and allows individuals to gradually be given more responsibility by providing an increasing amount of freedom within the secure perimeter. A person will start with access to his bedroom and bathrooms, but earn access to the gym, community store, exits in his house and other areas with the facility. These continuing tests within the facility are a gauge of an individual's progress on a continuum of personal responsibility. A CIT employee demonstrates the key card access system Each staff person at CIT is issued a personal duress alarm.