Actuality stars Todd and Julie Chrisley have had rather a lot to say about their earlier incarceration.
The Chrisleys had been each launched on Could 28, 2025, after they acquired pardons from President Donald Trump the day prior. The pair had been initially sentenced to 19 years mixed after they had been discovered responsible of federal fraud expenses and hiding their wealth from tax authorities. The pair every reported to jail in January 2023. They proceed to take care of their innocence.
Since their launch, the duo have been outspoken about what life behind bars was really like.
Here's a have a look at what Todd and Julie Chrisley have mentioned about spending 28 months in jail.
Jail is “disgustingly filthy” and “scary”
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In a December 8 interview on Chris Cuomo's CUOMO present, Todd described the situations at Federal Jail Camp Pensacola as “disgustingly filthy.”
“The meals is dated and it's old-fashioned by, at minimal, a 12 months. It's a 12 months previous expiration. They usually're actually ravenous these males to loss of life right here,” he defined. “These males are getting — I don't know — they're getting 1,000 energy a day.”
“You've obtained rats, you've obtained squirrels within the storage facility the place the meals is,” Todd added. “They simply lined it up with plastic after which tore the ceiling out due to all of the black mildew and located a useless cat within the ceiling, and it dropped down on the highest of the meals.”
Julie, who was held on the Federal Medical Heart Lexington in Kentucky, additionally had a “scary” expertise in jail, she defined on the July 1 episode of her “Unlocked” podcast.
“I used to be [in] a satellite tv for pc camp off of a federal medical middle, which housed all custody ranges,” Julie mentioned. “So, there was the fence and the razor wire and the safety there. The place I used to be specifically there wasn't, however it was proper subsequent door to it.”
They linked with their religion
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Throughout a press convention following his launch, Todd joked he had a “BOP glow.” He then elaborated on how he handed the time in jail, which included deepening his Christian religion.
“I even have extra entry to higher merchandise proper now that I'm out,” he defined. “I had nothing to do apart from to learn and to work out. I labored out each morning at 10:45 till 12, with my buddies there, and I learn, and my stroll with Christ grew to become deeper, and I talked to my daughter day-after-day [and] to Chase to Greyson. I used to be capable of electronic mail with Julie day-after-day. … Perhaps it's all of the residual botox that didn't put on off.”
Reuniting was overwhelming
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Todd and Julie had been capable of lastly reconnect after two years aside once they had been every launched on Could 28.
“It was overwhelming,” Todd mentioned on the time. “Julie and I've been collectively for over 30 years. She is my greatest pal. We now have raised our kids collectively. We've had all of the ups and downs. We've gone by means of breast most cancers collectively and it was nice to be dwelling.”
Making buddies
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Throughout the July 1 episode of daughter Savannah's “Unlocked” podcast, Todd revealed he made good buddies whereas behind bars. When he arrived at his room on the primary day, there was “all these things laying on my mattress.”
“I had learn that you simply [were] going to be taking nothing totally free as a result of you then obtained to provide one thing up, and I'm too previous to be combating all these folks off,” he continued, earlier than he shared that he was given the objects from a person named Jig.
Jig informed Todd that he was informed to maintain the fact star in jail. “I mentioned, ‘Effectively, I can maintain myself.' He mentioned, ‘I don't have little question. … However I nonetheless obtained to do what I obtained to do,'” Todd added. “From that time ahead, Jig and I grew to become greatest buddies.”
Julie additionally managed to make buddies in jail. In the identical podcast episode, she revealed the primary girl she met informed her she would “hate” life there.
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“I walked within the door after which I used to be simply bombarded,” Julie mentioned. “I stroll within the door, there was somebody there to point out me the place to go. I didn't know on the time, however a lady obtained me to the room, obtained me a mattress — a pleasant mattress, really — she ended up being my bunkie afterward.”
She added, “It was very overwhelming as a result of folks stored coming in, and since I used to be new, and other people knew who I used to be. It was actually overwhelming for the primary few days for me.”
