- Todd and Julie Chrisley's daughter, Savannah, is concerned about her parents' safety in prison.
- She's worried someone might "place contraband" on them after she criticized their prison conditions.
Reality television star Savannah Chrisley is concerned about her parents Todd and Julie Chrisley's safety after criticizing their prison conditions.
Todd and Julie Chrisley were convicted of bank fraud and tax evasion in June 2022, and Todd began serving what was expected to be a 12-year sentence at Federal Prison Camp Pensacola in Florida in January. Meanwhile, Julie was sent to Federal Medical Center Lexington in Kentucky to serve a seven-year sentence.
On Monday, Savannah, the couple's oldest daughter together, reiterated to Entertainment Tonight her concerns about their prison conditions.
Savannah and her brother Chase previously criticized conditions at the two facilities on an episode of her podcast, "Unlocked," in July.
The siblings said that their parents did not have air conditioning in their facilities, and Savannah also claimed that their mom had snakes "just casually slithering on the floor in front of her" and that Julie had seen snakes in her cell "literally right there where her bed is."
"You have no air conditioning," Savannah said again in Monday's interview with Entertainment Tonight.
"It can be 115 degrees inside. You're padlocking ice machines, you're not giving proper medical care, you're giving people the wrong medication," she added.
But the former "Chrisley Knows Best" star said she's been warned about voicing her concerns because her parents could face the consequences.
"Someone reached out to me and they were like, 'You better be careful, because by you saying these things, these guards could potentially place contraband on your mother or father to have them shipped to a higher security prison,'" said Savannah. "For me, that's worrisome because there's so much government overreach."
The Chrisleys last week had their prison release dates moved up by more than a year, with Todd now expected to be released in 2033, which is two years ahead of schedule. Julie should be out in 2028, a year and three months before she was initially scheduled to be released.
The couple's attorney, Jay Surgent, told Insider: "Without a doubt, Todd and Julie are model incarcerated individuals who received exorbitant sentences. I believe Todd is down to 10 years and Julie is now at five years."
For now, the pair are filling their time by writing books and emailing each other to stay in contact.
Savannah told Entertainment Tonight that she visits her parents every weekend, and bounces between Florida and Kentucky to support them.
"It's so great seeing them, because I get to hug on them, love on them, we get to catch up on all the things. I think it's just hard when you just sit back and realize how much life goes on without those people there," Savannah said.