Todd Chrisley claimed that he witnessed systemic points firsthand whereas he was in jail.
After being launched from FPC Pensacola in Florida because of President Donald Trump’s pardon, Todd, 56, opened up about his expertise behind bars throughout a press convention in Nashville on Friday.
“I have met some wonderful men. I have listened to some horrific stories about things that have gone on in our system,” Todd stated along with his daughter, Savannah Chrisley, by his aspect.
“I will continue to fight for all of the guys that I dealt with and that I was blessed to be with at FPC Pensacola,” the “Chrisley Knows Best” star said. “I will continue to expose the injustices that go on there and throughout the Bureau of Prisons.”
Todd continued, “Being in the prison system, anyone that says that it’s a fair shake — it’s not. “Because I dealt with young African-American males in the prison that I was in that were not treated the same.”
“They were denied programming. They were denied access to certain things,” he claimed. “I was not denied that, but we know why I wasn’t denied that. And so I think that that is a much bigger picture that we all as a society as a whole need to look at: that we are one.”
Todd additionally revealed what his fellow inmates’ reactions have been to his launch.
“When I left that day, there was only 317 men at our camp, but they were lined up shouting when I was walking out and they were saying ‘Dont forget us, don’t forget us’ and my commitment is to them that I will never forget them,” Todd shared.
Todd and his spouse, Julie Chrisley, have been pardoned by Trump, 78, after they have been convicted of faking paperwork to acquire over $30 million in loans, after which dumping them by declaring chapter.
Todd, 56, was launched from his 12-year jail sentence at Florida’s FPC Pensacola, whereas Julie, 52, was pardoned from her seven-year stretch at FMC Lexington in Kentucky. They every served slightly over two years of their sentences.
Through the information convention, Todd insisted that his conviction was unjust.
“Even though this pardon has happened, I still was convicted of something that I did not do,” he stated.
“It could be you. It could be any of you,” Todd advised the group of reporters. “And somewhere in this room, someone has had a family member who has been affected by this system. I understand the shame that’s around it, but I refuse to feed into that because shame is like a cancer that just spreads, and I have no shame.”
Todd and Julie, who’ve been married since 1996, reunited at their Tennessee house after their jail releases in entrance of the cameras for a brand new actuality present.
Savannah, who fought for her mother and father’ freedom, advised Folks that it’s “been amazing” to have Todd and Julie house.
“We were going to bed last night. We’re like, ‘Is this real?’ And then, I wake up this morning and my mom’s walking into my bedroom and I’m like, it’s absolutely insane!” she stated.
