Todd Chrisley Reveals Why He ‘Refused’ to Work in Prison While Wife Julie Took a Job
Todd Chrisley refused prison work while Julie secured a commissary job to maintain personal care during their 28-month sentences before receiving presidential pardons.
- Todd and Julie Chrisley discussed their 28 months in prison and different experiences on their August 13 Chrisley Confessions 2.0 podcast with Kandi Burruss.
- Their incarceration followed 2019 indictments on 12 counts including bank fraud and tax evasion, leading to a combined 19-year sentence and eventual pardon in May 2025.
- Todd served at FPC Pensacola where he ran his block but refused prison chores, while Julie worked in the commissary and complied with rules.
- Todd revealed he had no outside food for 28 months and accused prison guards of unfair treatment and expired food, whereas Julie shared insights on ordering personal items and hair care.
- Their accounts highlight contrasting prison experiences and suggest challenges in federal custody even amid a presidential pardon that ended their sentences early.
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Todd Chrisley Reveals Why He ‘Refused’ to Work in Prison While Wife Julie Took a Job
'I went there to do time, not chores.'
Julie Chrisley reveals ‘hard time' in prison as Todd recalls refusing to work
Todd and Julie Chrisley are opening up about their different experiences behind the bars.In a recent chat on their Chrisley Confessions 2.0 podcast, the Chrisley Knows Best stars dished on how they spent two years and four months of...
Todd Chrisley Says He ‘Refused’ to Work While in Prison, But Julie Took a Job in the Commissary Department ‘to Make Sure’ She Got Her Makeup
"I did hard time," Julie said on the latest episode of the 'Chrisley Confessions 2.0' podcastMichael Tran/FilmMagic Todd Chrisley and Julie Chrisley at the 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards on April 2, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada.NEED TO KNOWTodd and Julie Chrisley spoke with guest Kandi Burruss about living behind bars for 28 months before being pardoned by Donald Trump in May on the latest episode of their podcast, Chrisley Confessions 2.0The…
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