Their new attorney intends to appeal their case, stating that his clients’ “celebrity status” is impacting how they are treated in jail. Todd and Julie Chrisley are not having a nice time in prison, and their new attorney intends to appeal their case.
Criminal Defense Attorney Jay Surgent, who just joined the Chrisleys’ defense team, told ET on Friday that “the living conditions are horrendous at both of their facilities.” Surgent is the newest member of the Chrisleys’ legal team.
Both Todd and Julie were found guilty of the counts of fraud in November 2022 and reported to jail in January of the following year. While Todd is carrying out his sentence of 12 years in jail in Pensacola, Florida, Julie is serving out her term of 7 years at the Lexington Correctional Institution in Lexington, Kentucky. Both of them have filed an appeal of the conviction.
Surgent claims that Todd disclosed to him that the plumbing in his facility is in poor condition, that there is no air conditioning, and that he is concerned about the development of mold.
In addition, Todd disclosed to Surgent that he has not been getting any mail and that he is under the impression that someone took a photo of him when he was dozing off.
“While they aren’t asking for special treatment, they have found that.” We have received reports that sex, narcotics, and mobile phones are being brought into these facilities.
Surgent said that he intends to make an application to the court asking a decrease in sentence for Todd and Julie, in addition to requesting that they be placed under home confinement.
The attorney’s statements are consistent with those that were made by the Chrisleys’ son, Chase Chrisley, during a recent edition of his sister Savannah Chrisley’s podcast, Unlocked With Savannah Chrisley. During that episode, Chase Chrisley opened up about how he just visited his father in jail, and the attorney’s statements are consistent with what Chase Chrisley said.
“It’s a living nightmare,” Chase said.
Chase said that neither of them had an air conditioner in their homes. Both of them live in states where the temperature may reach over one hundred degrees Fahrenheit, yet there is no air conditioning.
Savannah said that their mother “has rattlesnakes just casually slithering on the floor in front of her” and that their mother “has allegedly seen snakes in her cell, around her bed.”
“I don’t care if you killed somebody, if you’re in a government facility, you should have air conditioning,” said Chase, conceding the fact that many people don’t seem to have compassion for individuals who have been jailed until they are confronted with a loved one who is in the same circumstance. “I don’t care if you killed somebody,” said Chase, “if you’re in a government facility, you should have air conditioning.”
“When everything is said and done, it comes down to my parents. “I mean, I don’t [expect] anyone else to feel bad for them,” Chase added. “I have no sympathy for them.” “People don’t have any sympathy until they’re in the situation and it’s a loved one of their own,” said the speaker.