Every day, hundreds of people walk out the door of the Sacramento Main Jail, but many have nowhere to go and end up sleeping on the streets.

Now, a group that helps former inmates get support could end up behind bars themselves.

Volunteers outside the jail are risking arrest to help people in need.

"We say, 'Hey, would you like some food? We've got hot noodle soup, we've got some hot coffee or chocolate,' " said Alexis Covey, with the Anti Police-Terror Project.

Covey volunteers to help inmates when they walk out the jailhouse doors. She said people are often released in the middle of the night when there's no housing or transportation available, and in the winter, they are not offered appropriate clothing to keep warm and dry.

"We want to offer a bit of a soft landing," she said. "A

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