Julie and Todd Chrisley’s Kids Reveal ‘Nightmare’ Prison Conditions — From ‘No Air Conditioning’ to ‘Rattlesnakes
Julie and Todd Chrisley’s Kids Reveal ‘Nightmare’ Prison Conditions — From ‘No Air Conditioning’ to ‘Rattlesnakes
Savannah and Chase Chrisley have alleged that their parents are experiencing “inhumane” conditions as they serve out their sentences in their respective prisons.
“Mom has rattlesnakes just casually slithering on the floor in front of her,” Savannah claimed during the July 25 episode of her podcast, “Unlocked.”
Chase, 27, corrected his sister, clarifying that the critters aren’t rattlesnakes but some other kind of “poisonous snakes.”
Savannah, 25, added that the reptiles were “literally right there where her bed is.”
The siblings went on to claim that their father, Todd Chrisley, and mom, Julie, were both enduring a summer without air conditioning.
In June 2022, Todd and Julie Chrisley were found guilty of 12 counts of tax evasion, bank and wire fraud, and conspiracy and were sentenced to a combined 19 years in prison. Todd, 54, was sentenced to 12 years at Federal Prison Camp Pensacola in Florida, and Julie, 50, was sentenced to 7 years and is serving her time at the Federal Medical Center Lexington in Lexington, Kentucky. The duo was indicted in August 2019 for allegedly submitting fraudulent bank records to secure more than $30 million in loans.
“I don’t care if you killed somebody, if you’re in a government facility you should have air conditioning,” Chase said. “It’s ridiculous.”
Savannah explained that no air conditioning was the “least” of the duo’s problems inside their new living quarters. She alleged that black mold, asbestos and lead-based paint were also present, prompting Chase to comment — “It’s not Fear Factor.”
“Well Chase, it is prison,” Savannah said. “We’re not going to sit here and act like it should be the Four Seasons because it shouldn’t.”
“It’s prison, so people don’t have any sympathy for it,” she added. “When your loved one’s sitting there, literally having a heat stroke and ending up in a hospital or not being fed properly … it’s awful.”
A representative for the Bureau of Prisons gave a statement to the Los Angeles Times, but declined to comment on the siblings’ specific allegations.
The rep wrote in an email—“We can assure you all AICs have unlimited access to drinking water and the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is monitoring the ventilation at the Federal Prison Camp (FPC) Pensacola and the Federal Medical Center (FMC) Lexington, as one of our highest priorities is the safety of BOP employees and AICs.”
“Every BOP facility, including FPC Pensacola and FMC Lexington have contingency plans to address a large range of concerns or incidents, including ventilation temperatures, and is fully equipped and prepared to implement these plans as necessary.”
Savannah and Chase assured their listeners that their parents are “doing fine with what they’re given.”
“The truth is that they are in inhumane conditions, but … they’re keeping their sanity and they’re putting one foot in front of the other,” Savannah said. “So they’re not giving up. There is no admission of guilt.”
She later stated that she planned to send a letter to “all U.S. senators” detailing her family’s struggle within the legal system.
“Our case, our trial and our experience with the Justice Department has been riddled with errors and inconsistencies. At every turn, the blindfolds of justice that were supposed to protect were allowed to be lifted,” Savannah read. “Instead of facts being presented as the basis of the prosecution, our family name was highlighted as an attempt to arouse and alarm the jury.”
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