Where Is Julie Chrisley? Bureau of Prisons Explains Why She Is ‘Missing’
Julie Chrisley is still MIA as she awaits her resentencing court appearance in Atlanta on Wednesday, September 25, and now, the Bureau of Prisons has chimed in.
As previously reported, a screenshot from the BOP: Federal Bureau of Prisons website showed that the reality star was no longer in the custody of the BOP. This led fans to speculate whether Julie was in the custody of the US marshals or had been moved to a different prison.
In a statement to Channel 2 Action News, the BOP confirmed that Julie is not currently in their custody, noting, “there are several reasons why an individual may be referenced as ‘not in BOP custody.'”
“Incarcerated individuals who were previously in FBOP custody and who have not completed their sentence may be outside FBOP custody for a period of time for court hearings, medical treatment, or other reasons,” the statement read.
The BOP said that was all they could reveal due to security reasons.
Julie has been serving a seven-year federal prison sentence at FMC Lexington after she and her husband, Todd Chrisley, were convicted in 2022 for bank fraud and tax evasion. However, in June, an appeals court accepted Julie’s appeal after a three-judge panel found there was insufficient evidence that Julie was involved with her husband‘s bank fraud scheme since its conception in 2006.
The Chrisley Knows Best star is scheduled to appear in court in Atlanta on September 25, though she previously requested to attend via Zoom call. A judge denied her request last month.
Arguing against the in-person court appearance, Julie’s attorney, Alex Little, said the “BOP likely would transfer her via the transfer facility in Oklahoma City or place her in a van for a lengthy, multiple-hour trip while shackled to facilitate her appearance in court.”
Most fans believe Julie is already in transit for her upcoming court date, hence the ‘not in BOP custody’ status. Some think she could even have been moved to the dangerous Fulton County Jail in Atlanta.
Julie’s daughter, Savannah Chrisley, has previously talked about the mental toll prison has taken on her parents, especially her mother. While she hopes her mom will be released and back home before Thanksgiving, she is aware that Julie might need “a lot of therapy” as she adjusts back to regular life.
On a July episode of her Unlocked podcast, Savannah recalled a conversation with her mom, where Julie told her, “You know, you can’t leave me when I come home. Right?'”
“And I was like, ‘What do you mean?'” Savannah said. “She was like, ‘I mean, I know you wanna have your own life, and I want you to do that… But for the first few months, you’re gonna have to stay with me. Like, we’re gonna have to get adjusted.'”
She added, “Anything I can do to help her get in the best space she could possibly ever be in, that’s what I’m gonna do. Because I can only imagine how she’s gonna feel coming home, and it’s gonna be overwhelming. And when I get the call that she can come home, I honestly don’t think I’m gonna tell anyone.”
Savannah, who has custody over her younger siblings Chloe and Grayson, acknowledged, “It’s just gonna be a lot to be reintegrated back into things when you live literally in the same freaking room, 24 hours a day, freaking 365 days a year. It’s gonna be tough for [Julie]. So that does worry me, but at the same time, we all know we can do it.”
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I do understand she’s a prisoner but . .she’s not violent and didn’t commit a crime where she should be shackled or in a van with dangerous criminals. She should be transferred in a car with Marshalls and taken somewhere other than a prison awaiting her court date. Why would they need 4 weeks to transport from Alabama to Georgia. Just another waste of taxpayers money.
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She should not be given any special treatment,she is a criminal !!!
The whole family lived off of the money that he swindled the government out of for several years,he knew what he was doing and Julie did also.They finally got caught ,now they are paying their debt to the citizens of the USA ….
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Do You feel the same way about Donald Trump? If You feel that way about Her then I hope You feel the same way about Him!
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So she could be at home and Savannah has kept it on the down low. I hope Julie is at home. We all know our corrupt justice system set them up and sent them to prison on manufactured evidence. Sending my prayers to Julie Todd and their entire family.
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Why should she get special treatment . Being transferred back to Atlanta for resentencing she's going to have to take a long ride. They sure ain't going to fly her
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Would you think the same if that was you or a loved one? Especially, after pleading innocent and the circumstances of that trial. I just feel for anyone in her position
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I did 15 years in the fed and be
Leave me they fly you all over,so yes they will fly her to Atlanta, I prey for her and her husband
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What do I Think? I feel the justice system hasn't been right for a very long time. I feel Julie didn't know about the finances but when she found out she was scared, devastated. She is not a murderer, violent, and abusive person. I think she should be on house arrest only because she must of known at some late point. Why mentally torture her. Was she involved making financial decisions? Financial crooks should not be placed with criminals.I feel she was a victim at some point.
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Why a crook is a crook, just because if their notoriety should be here nor there. When you're average person commits white collar crimes they get everything plus the book thrown at them. Most white collar crimes do affect the average citizens but they deflect it to look like its a harmless crime. Every time someone with money gets caught they use those terms like It was a set up or it was manufactured but the reality is you just got caught and that's when reality kicks in.
Justice should be across the board.
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She broke the law. She is no better than anyone else who brakes the law and should be treated the same. Do the crime do the time.
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That’s true, however why some of our government s officially not in prison today for a for worst offends
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They put her on diesel therapy
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What is that?
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Yep that’s just what they call it too! Diesel Therapy- long rides from joint to joint till They’ve got You shook up and miserable
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What do I think? Our government is bringing in other countries prisoners. Our government has let out prisoners in our country. Give her a lesser sentence. Todd ran the scams. She was raising 4 kids! How the heck would she know what he was up to all the time?!
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I pray for her safety and her well being. She is not a bad person at all. She may have made a mistake, I do not personally know if she did or didn't, but she does not deserve to be treated badly. Sadly, our government can and will invent whatever they need to take you down, for what ever reason. My heart breaks for her and her family and I pray she gets to go home, now.
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