'I moved in and I was sold': Helping the homeless at Albany County's jail

COLONIE – Nearly two years in, Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple's Homeless Improvement Project inside a wing of the county jail is set to double its capacity thanks to a $500,000 federal grant.

The money will go toward overhauling 50 more cells in the de-commissioned wing to make space for women to join the program.

Apple said the hope is to set aside two or three cells into an area where women with children could stay as well, if necessary.

“We would only do that in a couple of sections, but that way we could house whoever is homeless,” he said. “We can house them temporarily until we could find a better situation.”