Nonprofits give inmates love bags at city correctional center

Nonprofits give inmates love bags at city correctional center
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Love bags were delivered to inmates Wednesday at the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center in Holmesburg. They include food, clothing and hygiene products. Michelle Pietraffita says addiction is what landed her at the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center. “I was suffering real bad,” Pietraffita said. “I was homeless on the street. I was doing things I never would have fathomed I’d be doing. I’m here for robbery.” Pietraffita was among more than 200 inmates who attended a resource fair on Wednesday, where several nonprofits from outside the jail came in to offer free food, hygiene products and services. “The…

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