The Chrisleys Reveal The Events That Led To Their Conviction! Nothing Is Off Limits!
Chrisleys Unleashed: Todd and Julie Break Silence on Prison Horrors and Claims of Innocence in Explosive New Interview
In a candid and revealing new interview with their daughter, Savannah, Chrisley Knows Best stars Todd and Julie Chrisley have broken their silence, painting a grim picture of their post-conviction lives and doubling down on their claims of innocence.
Looking more relaxed than in previous sit-downs, the couple delved deep into the harrowing details of their incarceration, legal battles, and the emotional toll it has taken on their family.
One of the most startling claims reiterated by the couple is that their sentence was not related to tax evasion. “We were not sentenced to time for taxes.
We didn’t owe taxes. We got a refund,” Todd stated firmly, adding that an expert they hired found over $500,000 sitting in their accounts after all taxes had been paid. They allege their refusal to admit guilt for crimes they insist they did not commit led to a sentence “enhancement,” a punitive measure for not showing remorse.
The couple’s prison experiences were starkly different. Todd described his time as being away at a “raggedy camp,” where he worked out, read his Bible, and made “prison buddies” without any major incidents. Julie’s ordeal, however, was significantly more severe.
She recounted being held in a 100-year-old facility in Kentucky with no air conditioning and only radiator heat. “The temperature got up to 120°F (C) at times,” she said, describing the unbearable living conditions.
The emotional core of the interview was Julie’s description of her traumatic transfer process for a re-sentencing hearing. The ordeal left her looking “dead in her eyes,” according to Savannah. Julie detailed being shackled around her belly and put on a plane with only two or three other women and a majority of men, with no information about her destination.
She was held in an undisclosed location for six days before being moved to a chaotic holding cell in Lovejoy, Georgia, where she witnessed men fighting and the entire facility reeked of marijuana. A tearful phone call to Savannah from the facility captured her desperation.
Savannah’s attempts to pay for a private car transfer for her mother were denied, with the judge reportedly stating Julie would be “treated like everyone else”—a claim Todd refuted, accusing the judge of targeting them as “white privileged individuals.”
The Chrisleys also took aim at the judicial process itself, arguing the jury was not composed of their peers. They claimed jurors lacked the financial literacy to understand their case, with one juror allegedly not even knowing what a tax extension was.
As they continue to fight their convictions, Todd hinted at a forthcoming book and a Lifetime special that will lay out their entire story. For a public that has followed their journey from reality TV glamour to federal prison, these new revelations are sure to spark debate and raise new questions about their case.
