The federal prison where reality TV star Todd Chrisley is housed is nearby, and his daughter Savannah is using the news as an opportunity to talk about the conditions she says her father has been living in for the past nearly two years.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons announced that FPC Pensacola is one of several federal facilities slated for closure and that are in “significant disrepair.” The prison will be demolished after about 500 inmates and 100 staff members are moved to other facilities.
Among those prisoners is Todd Chrisley.
Todd and wife Julie, were charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States and tax fraud.
Julie Chrisley was also charged with wire fraud and obstruction of justice.
The Chrisleys were initially indicted in August 2019. Prosecutors said the couple submitted false documents to banks when applying for loans.
Since her parents’ incarceration, Savannah Chrisley has been an advocate for her parents about the conditions she believes her parents and other inmates are living in.
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She took to Instagram to discuss the closure of FPC Pensacola.
“I have mixed feelings about this because they’re closing it down, and that’s their way of not taking responsibility. That is their way of not holding these abusers accountable,” said Savannah Chrisley.
Young Chrisley also said it was time for Bureau of Prisons Director Colette Peters to go.
“As a director, she has done nothing but create an atmosphere of abuse. That’s all she did. And as a woman, I am ashamed to say that she is in power. But time will tell. We’ll see how it turns out. I am working with a few senators who really want to hear and see all the evidence that I have, and for that I am forever grateful,” said Savannah Chrisley.
Todd and Julie Chrisley have appealed their convictions.
In June, a federal appeals court upheld Todd Chrisley’s conviction and he continues to serve his 12-year prison sentence. Same dish overturned Julie Chrisley’s sentence and ordered the lower district court to resent her.
In September, the lower court faulted Julie Chrisley serve the same seven-year sentence.
Channel 2 Action News started investigating the Chrisleys in 2017 when we learned Todd Chrisley had likely evaded Georgia state income taxes for several years.
Court documents obtained by Channel 2 Action News has shown that by 2018 the Chrisleys owed the state nearly $800,000 in liens.
The couple eventually went to court and a federal jury found them guilty of bank fraud and tax evasion.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
