“Julie and Todd Chrisley to be Featured in Family’s Upcoming Show Despite Prison Sentences”

Todd Chrisley and his wife, Julie Chrisley, were sentenced to a total of 19 years behind bars in a federal facility in 2022 for bank and tax fraud.

The yet-to-be-titled project was announced by Lifetime yesterday, Thursday, and is billed to begin showing in a few months.

While there will not be visuals of the Chrisley family patriarch and matriarch from jail on the show due to stringent rules, their phone conversations with their kids and family will air on the show.

Filming and production have reportedly commenced for the show, and Savannah Chrisley will serve as executive producer of the show alongside her brother, Chase.

Per TMZ, the soon-to-be-released show will provide a crystal clear view into the new reality of the Chrisleys since their parents left for jail three years ago.

The 27-year-old is relentless in fighting for her parents’ release, and her latest revelation is that her parents were targeted for their political affiliations.

On May 17, she spoke extensively on her parents’ current situation with Lara Trump on Fox News’ “My View With Lara Trump.” The influencer agreed in the affirmative when asked if she thought her parents were taken in due to their fame. 

She also attributed their conviction to the actions of Democratic prosecutors in Fulton County, Georgia, who initially deemed the case too weak to prosecute due to insufficient evidence.

Savannah revealed that it took nine years for a federal indictment to be issued, during which the prosecutors, who had a history of donating to Democratic candidates, seemed to have a personal vendetta. 

As reported by TVInsider, she recalled prosecutors describing her parents and the entire Chrisley family as the “Trumps of the South” during the trial. The 27-year-old noted that her father’s face was displayed on a dartboard in their office.

Following her parents’ conviction, Savannah has become guardian to her two minor siblings and the couple’s youngest children. Her new reality surprised her, but she rose to the occasion out of love for her parents and duty as her big sister.

Her parents also do their best to contact her from jail to check in and ensure her siblings are doing well. Despite the huge responsibility, the influencer did not lose sight of what is important, which also includes her parents’ welfare while in jail. 

Savannah opened up to Trump that her mother’s living conditions behind bars broke her heart. She explained that Julie is in a Lexington facility with no functioning air conditioning system.

“Regardless of what someone does, I think you should have basic bare necessities, and it’s just heartbreaking to see that my mom is in conditions like that,” the influencer concluded.

The couple also has problems of their own in their respective holding facilities, as their situation has led to a serious breach in communication between them. 

As noted by The Blast in March, Savannah shared with the public on her podcast that her parents have not spoken to each other in over two years. 

Although both parents are in separate prisons, with Todd serving his sentence in Florida and Julie behind bars in Kentucky, Savannah blamed the prison system for their lack of communication.

The influencer emphasized that nobody should have to experience her parents’ reality, and the prison system has not exactly made it easy for her parents to connect.