Julie Chrisley fell ill in prison.
In June, the Court of Appeal overturned Julie Chrisley’s conviction. But she’s not out of trouble or prison yet.
Although chrisley knows best Todd and Julie were not well-loved by fans, and many were upset that they received long sentences for non-violent crimes.
Julie was getting more and more disgusted. The harsh conditions of even “good” federal prisons made her sick — and she wasn’t alone.
Julie Chrisley gets sick in prison
Since Todd Chrisley and Julie Chrisley reported to their respective prisons in early 2023 to serve their sentences, their adult daughter, Savannah Chrisley, has been acting as their advocate on the outside.
Apparently, they have a legal team handling their appeal. They’re making progress there — progress the family once feared might prove impossible.
But mostly through Savannah, the fallen chrisley knows best Stars also shines a light on the injustices plaguing our broken prison system. Much of the focus has been on the appalling, inexcusable, and entirely preventable conditions of the prison itself.
Late this spring, an appeals court overturned Jolie’s conviction but not her conviction. The judge ordered her resentenced, which means (unless she gets only a year and a half) she’s not out of prison yet.
Meanwhile, Todd is still serving a 10-year sentence.
But on the latest episode of Savannah Chrisley Unlock In the podcast, she opened up about how unbearable Julie Chrisley’s condition at FMC in Kentucky was for her mother.
Savannah Chrisley warns about prison conditions her mom faces
“…In the visiting room, thankfully there is air conditioning, but outside the visiting room, there is zero air conditioning,” Savannah described. “And the heat index is [between] 105 and 110 [degrees]”.
“That’s what my mom was living in,” she explained. “There was no air at all, and it could be 100 degrees inside the building.”
Savannah then reported what her mother told her. “She did say she was physically sick because she was so hot,” she said.
It’s not just Julie Chrisley who’s suffering. Savannah explained that this, like other systemic issues, affects countless people.
“So these women are suffering from heat stroke, they’re about to pass out,” she detailed.
“But, you know, there are service dogs [at the same facility] Having air conditioning…that means nothing to me,” Julie lamented. “This is so inhumane. …”
Everyone has the right to liveable conditions
As countless human rights and prison reform experts have pointed out, boiling prisoners alive—whether they are guilty or not guilty, whether they have been convicted of fraud or murder—is not an act of a just society.
Savannah spoke of the relief and excitement her mother felt during air-conditioned visits that struck her deeply. What she and nearly everyone else in America thought of as grinds was a rare treat for her mother.
“Unfortunately for these men and women, it’s not [normal] It’s really hard to hear about these struggles,” Savannah said. “The whole prison system is very broken, not just on Dad’s side but on Mom’s side.”
As always, Todd and Julie are not Compassionate victim. based on their behavior chrisley knows best And in many of their off-camera behaviors, they don’t seem like good people.
But even a terrible person can be punished too harshly. Even the lowest scumbag on earth should have livable conditions if he ends up in prison.
Imprisonment is a punishment. This should not constitute torture. The situation Savannah describes is a clear violation of the human rights of prisoners—inevitably including those who have committed no crime at all and do not belong in prison.
