Todd Chrisley is opening up about his time in federal jail and the systemic points he witnessed whereas locked up.
The fact star and his spouse, Julie Chrisley, had been launched from jail on Wednesday (Might 28) after being pardoned by President Donald Trump. The couple had beforehand been convicted of financial institution and tax fraud, with Todd sentenced to 12 years at FPC Pensacola and Julie given a seven-year sentence at FMC Lexington.
Talking at a press convention in Nashville on Friday (Might 30), Todd shared particulars about his incarceration and the totally different remedy he witnessed concerning his fellow inmates.
“I’ve met some great males. I’ve listened to some horrific tales about issues which have gone on in our system,” Todd stated, per the New York Publish. “I’ll proceed to struggle for all the guys that I handled and that I used to be blessed to be with at FPC Pensacola. I’ll proceed to show the injustices that go on there and all through the Bureau of Prisons (BOP).”
The Chrisley Is aware of Greatest star went on to say that Black inmates weren’t afforded the identical alternatives as himself. “Being within the jail system, anybody that claims that it’s a good shake — it’s not. As a result of I handled younger African-American males within the jail that I used to be in that weren’t handled the identical,” he said.
“They had been denied programming. They had been denied entry to sure issues,” Todd continued. “I used to be not denied that, however we all know why I wasn’t denied that. And so I believe that that could be a a lot greater image that all of us as a society as an entire want to take a look at: that we’re one.”
He additionally shared the response he acquired from his fellow inmates upon his launch, noting, “After I left that day, there was solely 317 males at our camp, however they had been lined up shouting after I was strolling out they usually had been saying ‘Dont overlook us, don’t overlook us’ and my dedication is to them that I’ll always remember them.”
Through the press convention, Todd was requested about his “bodily transformation,” which he described as his “BOP glow.”
“I’ll even have extra entry to raised merchandise now that I’m out,” Todd stated. “I believe that I had nothing to do aside from to learn and to work out. And so I labored out each morning at 10:45 till 12:00 with my buddies there.”
Nonetheless, Todd did joke that his look may be as a result of work he underwent earlier than he was locked up. “Perhaps it’s simply all of the residual Botox that by no means wore off,” he quipped.
He additionally talked about staying centered on his psychological well being whereas behind bars, noting, “I learn, and my stroll with Christ grew to become deeper. And I talked to my daughter [Savannah] on daily basis, to Chase, to Grayson. After which I used to be in a position to e mail with Julie on daily basis. And so I believe that for me, I haven’t had the identical results that so many individuals leaving the jail system have had.”