The "Male Community Reentry Program" is now available in Fresno County.
It enables inmates with two years or less to serve on their prison sentence to begin their transition back into the community.
They will have the option to live in the community-based facility now open on Clinton near Marks in west central Fresno.
The program will connect them with resources and support for a successful transition after release from prison.
Once participants complete a certain amount of programming, they are eligible to venture off-site for work, church or school.
The program for men launched in 2015 in California after a similar program for women had launched the year before.
Roughly 28 percent of male participants currently in the program are employed, and 41 percent are involved in education and training.
The new Fresno location is able to serve up to 110 inmates.