“Their conditions are just so s***ty, too. Like, everybody acts like my dad’s in some country club,” says Chase Chrisley of his parent’s time behind bars.
Chase Chrisley Finds It ‘Heartbreaking’
During an appearance on the Chasin’ Birdies podcast, Chrisley shared what it has been like having to visit his mom and dad, Todd and Julie Chrisley, behind bars after they were sentenced to a combined 19 years for tax crimes.
As hard as it has been, Chrisley says the visits are necessary and not one he takes for granted. The family will “never miss a weekend. He went on to lay out how the jam-packed weekend typically goes.
“Savannah will go see my dad; I’ll go see my moms. We’ll rotate, and Savannah will normally take the kids [Grayson and Chloe] down with her,” he explains. But that doesn’t mean it gets any easier.
“It’s tough, man. Our family loves hard, so when you love somebody as much as we love each other, it’s difficult to see your loved ones in a situation like that.”
Chase Chrisley Believes It’s An Injustice
Like his sister, Savannah Chrisley, Chase has been adamant that the judicial system is unfair. “Our system’s so broken, but that’s not new,” he tells his listeners. “I mean, there are so many other people that are wrongly convicted that are sitting in prison and just don’t have the resources to fight.”
Chase now sees that so many people have been struggling with the court system long before his parents were accused of stealing and fraud. “That’s what my sister and I are working on, is the prison reform and trying to help people with their re-entry whenever they get out, help them find jobs, give them some stability,” he says of his charity work.
“But yeah, man, it’s tough seeing them In there,” mainly because the conditions are not something that Todd and Julie would be used to. They live in million-dollar homes and probably never have to share a washroom.
Black Mold Haunting The Chrisley Convicts
Chase elaborated on the alleged challenging conditions his parents are forced to stay in. “They got like black mold [where my dad is], and my mom’s place is even worse. I mean, she doesn’t even have air conditioning. They’re in a camp. It’s better than being behind a wall.”
Plus, he and his parents get no privacy. “just in a big room with everybody,” he says of the space. Despite all the negatives, Chase is grateful that he can at least hug his parents. “Which is a blessing in some places; you don’t get to do that,” he adds.
The family plans on appealing this conviction. Savannah spoke about it on her podcast, Unlocked. “People asked about the appeal. The appeal was filed last month. So now, we wait. It’s a game of hurry up and wait so that we could wait a while. It could be October or November before we hear anything else. We don’t know.”