The festive season is very different for Chrisleys as this year Todd And Julie Chrisley will remain in prison for Christmas. The couple is awaiting their appeal hearing that has been now pushed back to April 2024.
Jay Surgent, the attorney of the couple said to media that children including Savannah and Chase Chrisley is planning to visit their parents at their separate prisons for this Christmas.
The couple have been in the prison since January this year. The ‘Chrisley Knows Best’ stars Todd and Julie were sentenced to a combined nineteen years of prison after they were found guilty by the court.
They were charged with on federal charges of bank fraud and tax evasion and submitting false documents to banks to take out loans and fund their lavish lifestyle. Julie was also charged with wire fraud and obstruction of justice.
In September this year, Todd and Julie’s prison sentences were reduced by the court. Todd’s release date has changed to December 2032, reducing his sentence by two years of his original prisoner period. Julie’s, on the other hand, has been reduced by one year and she is expected to be released in September 2028.
The couple has been waiting for their chance to prove them wrong but their appeal hearing has been pushed by one month.
Todd and Julie Chrisley’s appeal hearing pushed to April
According to Surgent, the couple’s appeal hearing has been postponed until April 15 2024. It was first scheduled to happen in March.
It was Savannah who first broke the appeal news last month in an Instagram video, revealing that the appeals court had accepted the family’s oral arguments, which marks a significant step in the appeals process.
She was very happy to bring back her parents home safely. In the video she is telling that they are a step closer to bring their mom and dad home. But it seems that the family will have to wait for four more months.
In the video, she also added that only six percentage of the cases that are submitted for oral arguments get accepted. She is still having the hopes that her family will be together for the next Christmas.
Surgent also hinted that Todd is not really happy with appeal hearing being postponed but he is very content with the oral argument. The family is hoping and believing that the judge will give full considerations and reverse the convictions.
Savannah will be hosting a traditional holiday dinner at home on December 25 in the absence of her parents. She will be joined by her brothers Chase and Grayson, her niece Chloe whom the family adopted, and their grandmother, Nanny Faye.
Todd exposed the facility in the FPC Pensacola
Todd has been in the prison for the last eleven months and has lashed out on the inhumane conditions in the prison. He has been exposing the FPC Pensacola facilities and said that the guards are misbehaving with the inmates.
In the first interview after being convicted, he said that the guards are mistreating the inmates. The guards have been harassing the fellow mates with their harsh words. He also said that the guards mentioned about putting Todd in shackles and give a ride around the country in order to humble him.
He also pointed about the filthy conditions in which the prisoners are staying. He said that the food served is out of date and is a year past expiration. The prisoners are starving to death and is not even getting a thousand calories a day.
FPC Pensacola replied to the allegations, saying that the food they serve is very nutritious and all the facilities provided are up to date.
