Sean Andrew Carmody-Coyle, 27, and David Gregory Byrnes, 26, walked out of Corella Place, near Ararat Prison, late on Wednesday night.
They were captured on the Western Highway at nearby Buangor on Thursday afternoon.
The pair both served sentences for sexual offences, but were under court supervision orders which dictated they live at the facility and adhere to a curfew.
Police say both men will be charged with breaches of the Serious Sex Offenders Act.
The maximum penalty for a breach is five years' imprisonment.
Byrnes was put on an eight year supervision order in May last year, while Carmody-Coyle was put on a five year order in February.
Victoria Police Acting Commander Neil Paterson said both men had extensive criminal histories of violence and sexual offences.
It is the second time Byrnes has escaped from the facility.
Corrections Victoria Commissioner Jan Shuard said Corella Place was designed to ensure authorities could monitor sexual offenders upon their release from prison.
"This is not a secure facility. It is not a prison. They are not contained at this facility," she told reporters in Melbourne on Thursday.
"They are electronically monitored, supervised by staff and accounted for."
Last month, Corrections Minister Edward O'Donohue announced residents at the facility would be made to wear upgraded GPS devices, to be rolled out from July this year.
The men were wearing radio anklets that informed authorities they had left the grounds of Corella Place.
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