Todd Chrisley is teaching financial classes in prison to shave time off his sentence for bank fraud and tax evasion, says daughter

• Todd Chrisley has been teaching financial classes in prison to shave time off his 12-year sentence.
• That's according to his daughter, Savannah Chrisley, on a new episode of her podcast, "Unlocked."

Todd Chrisley is teaching financial classes to fellow inmates at his minimum-security prison in a bid to shave time off of his sentence for bank fraud and tax evasion, according to his daughter, Savannah Chrisley.

Speaking on the latest episode of her podcast, "Unlocked with Savannah Chrisley," released Tuesday, the 26-year-old said that both her dad and her mom Julie Chrisley have been teaching classes at their facilities through the First Step Act.

Both Todd and Julie have recently had their sentences reduced, as Insider reported in September. Todd is expected to serve around 10 years of his initial 12-year sentence, while Julie is now scheduled to serve less than six years of her seven-year sentence.

"You are allowed to take classes that are in turn able to take time off your sentence," Savannah said on her podcast.

"And teach classes," her producer, Erin Dugan, added.

Savannah confirmed that Todd, 55, has "definitely taught some classes," including some on trauma and some on financial advice.

"Which is… how ironic," she said.

Dugan said that Julie, 50, was also asked to teach a financial class, but questioned prison officials whether she was suitable given that she and Todd are both serving sentences for bank fraud and tax evasion.

Per Savannah, Julie has instead "taught a real estate class," and has several "certificates from teaching and completing classes and all these things."

"Overachiever, Julie is. Always has been," she added.

According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the First Step Act allows inmates to earn 54 days of "good conduct time" off their sentence for each year of the sentence imposed by the court.

Based on those figures, Todd could possibly earn 648 days off his sentence, and Julie could earn 378 days off hers, through the program.

As Insider reported last month, Todd's scheduled release date from FPC Pensacola has been bumped up to January 22, 2033, according to federal prison records.

Meanwhile, Julie's release from FMC Lexington has been moved up to October 4, 2028, records indicate — 15 months short of her original sentence.

"Without a doubt, Todd and Julie are model incarcerated individuals who received exorbitant sentences," the couple's attorney, Jay Surgent, told Insider in a statement at the time. "I believe Todd is down to 10 years and Julie is now at five years."