Julie Chrisley fell ill in prison.
In June, an appeals court overturned Julie Chrisley’s sentenceBut she is not out of danger yet, nor out of prison.
Although Chrisley knows more Although Todd and Julie were not beloved by fans, many were made uncomfortable by their long sentences for non-violent crimes.
Julie has become more than a little restless. The horrible conditions of even a “good” federal prison have made her sick, and she’s not the only one.
Julie Chrisley fell ill in prison
Since Todd Chrisley and Julie Chrisley reported to their respective prisons to serve their respective sentences in early 2023, their adult daughter, Savannah Chrisley, has acted as their advocate on the outside.
Obviously, they have a legal team to handle it. their appealsAnd they have made progress on that front, progress the family once feared might prove impossible.
But, mainly through Savannah, the fallen Chrisley knows more The stars have also shone a light on the injustices that plague our broken prison system. Much of the attention has focused on the vile, inexcusable and entirely avoidable conditions within the prisons themselves.
Late this spring, the appeals court overturned Julie’s conviction, but not her sentence. The judge ordered her to be resentenced, meaning that (unless she receives a sentence of just a year and a half) she still won’t be released from prison.
Meanwhile, Todd is still serving his 10-year sentence.
But in the latest episode of Savannah Chrisley Unlocked podcastShe talks about how unbearable the conditions at the Federal Medical Center (FMC) in Kentucky have become for Julie Chrisley’s mother.
Savannah Chrisley warns of prison conditions facing her mother
“…In the visiting room, thank God there is air conditioning, but outside the visiting room, there is no air conditioning,” Savannah described. “And the heat index was [between] 105 and 110 [degrees].”
She explained: “And that’s how Mom lives, in conditions like that, with no air at all and 100-degree temperatures inside the building.”
Savannah then recounted what her mother had told her. “She literally said that she felt physically ill because she was so hot,” she said.
It’s not just Julie Chrisley who is suffering. Savannah explained that this, like other systemic issues, affects countless people.
“We have these women who are suffering from heat exhaustion and fainting,” she said.
“But, you know, there are service dogs. [at the same facility] “Having air conditioning… none of this makes sense to me,” Julie lamented. “It’s so inhumane…”
Every person has the right to decent living conditions.
As countless human rights and prison reform experts have pointed out, cooking prisoners alive — whether guilty or innocent, whether convicted of fraud or murder — is not the behavior of a just society.
Savannah said her mother’s relief and excitement at being in an air-conditioned environment during the visit made her feel deeply that something she and almost everyone else in the United States take for granted was, for her mother, a rare pleasure.
“Unfortunately for these men and women, it is simply not… [normal] “It’s very hard to hear those struggles,” Savannah said. “The whole prison system as a whole is very broken, not just at dad’s house, but at mom’s house as well.”
As usual, Todd and Julie are not there nice victims. Based on their behavior in Chrisley knows better And many of their actions off camera, they don’t seem like good people.
But even a terrible person can receive an excessive sentence. And even the lowest scum on the planet deserves decent living conditions if they end up behind bars.
Imprisonment is a punishment, it should not amount to torture. The conditions Savannah describes are clear violations of the human rights of prisoners, including, inevitably, those of people who have committed no crime and who should not be in prison.