YORK, Neb. (AP) — Inmates at the Nebraska Correctional Center for Women start preparing to reintegrate into the community as soon as they arrive at the York prison.

The facility hosts groups that offer housing, employment, encouragement, counseling and other support services twice a year in an effort to make the transition successful for inmates.

Unit administrator Steve Hunzeker says about 150 inmates who are eligible for release or parole prior to July 2017 were given the opportunity last week to seek services from 15 agencies that set up booths as part of the prison’s re-entry fair.

Among the groups offering information to the inmates was a Christian-based shelter called the Living Water Rescue Mission in York.

Another group, Compassion in Action, offered pre-release education to the inmates.