A
Florida man earned nine days off of his 29-day jail sentence by losing
25 pounds during his stay behind bars. George McCovery, 37, who had been
convicted of driving with a suspended license, accepted a deal from
Lake County Judge Donna Miller to spend his first 20 days in jail losing
weight and then have a day removed from the remainder of his sentence
for each pound he had shed. “It’s not easy to lose weight. I thought
he’d lose 5, maybe, 6 pounds – not 25,” Miller said. “It’s like
(sentencing) someone in a drug case. I’d much rather have them stop
doing drugs than send them to jail. I hope I can help.” McCovery, who
went from 345 pounds to 320 pounds, said he received encouragement from
detention deputies. He said he was also helped by the bland jail food
and the desire not to disappoint Miller. “She gave me a chance to prove
myself, and I didn’t want to let her down,” he said.
No comments:
Post a Comment