By GARY PINNELL
Highlands Today
SEBRING, Fla. — It’s always fun to find lost money, and that’s what David Paeplow does every day.
Maj. Paeplow is in charge of the Highlands County Jail, where 1,813 inmates were booked from April 1 to June 30, but only 1,665 were released. One obvious way to save money: charge inmates to stay out of jail.
The sheriff’s office does that through its Community Maintenance Program. “They pay a $5 a day fee to come and work,” said Paeplow. “Every day they work takes a day off their sentence.” ... Full Story