Todd Chrisley Demands Move to New Prison After Getting Fired From Chaplain Role
Locked-up reality star Todd Chrisley recently lost his job in the prison chapel, and now his attorney is opening up about the situation, revealing that his client is “disappointed and emotionally offended.” Chrisley has also asked to be moved to another prison following the decision.
As previously reported, Todd’s attorney, Jay Surgent, revealed that Todd was fired from his job as an Assistant to the Chaplain at Federal Prison Camp Pensacola, where he’s serving a 12-year sentence for bank and tax fraud. This meant that Todd also lost access to a small office in the chapel where he did his volunteer work.
Speaking to Today.com, Surgent said Todd was removed “without cause,” explaining how his client lost the role because he was “communicating with people that had been admitted into” the prison’s Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP).
Surgent said no “real reason” was given for the firing, but he and Todd believe it could be due to RDAP participants having “access to the outside.”
The lawyer went on to say that Todd has “befriended many inmates” who turn to him “for advice and guidance.” He added, “They also look for him to discuss their particular situations or any emotional problems they may be having and coordinate the religious services some of these inmates would attend.”
Last year, Todd’s daughter, Savannah Chrisley, revealed how her father has become a positive influence on his fellow inmates. She revealed on her Unlocked podcast that Todd had been teaching classes while in prison and that other inmates saw him as the “president.”
Surgent told Today.com that Todd’s role in the chapel gave him the “ability to participate in his faith and to help other people with their faith” and that it was “a big part” of his prison life and “meant a lot” to him.
Todd served in the role for the past two years, and Surgent claimed that the prison chaplain “always represented to the administration” that he “was doing an exemplary job in his position.”
Despite losing his job in the prison chapel, Surgent said that Todd’s faith remains strong. “Todd also believes that his overall sentence of 12 years was excessive, and he will be pursuing every legal means still available to him in order to have his sentence corrected in conformity with his alleged crime,” Surgent noted.
The attorney also revealed that Todd has requested to be “moved to another facility.”
Todd and his wife Julie were convicted in 2022 of wire fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and conspiracy to defraud the United States. Julie was given a 7-year sentence at FMC Lexington; her sentence was upheld last month.
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Demand???
Seriously??
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That's literally the title of the article.
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Since when do prisoners get to “Demand” where they do their time .This is another classic example of entitlement. They have both been found guilty of their crimes and poor Savannah just can’t accept the fact her parents are crooks!
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Well I don’t really think they are they should get locked up with other inmates that will hurt them. They should be treated like other movie stars or tv stars it’s not right for them to feel they are fearing for their lives every day for tax evasion. Look how good Martha Stewart was treated!
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I don’t think anyone who is incarcerated should have to fear violence. Unfortunately it’s a sad reality for many. Fortunately they usually separate violent and non violent offenders. He’s most likely in a minimum security prison for white collar crimes. Having said that no one deserves nor should they receive “special” treatment under the law based on perceived “social status” or access to wealth. There are huge inequities in our judicial system and in society as a whole. I’m sure the Chrisleys don’t suffer from first hand knowledge or experience of them. Their crimes were essentially GREED! To much money will never be enough for people like them. Greed is the death of humanity. Also, I find it interesting that it’s so often those whose who profess to be living their life on the path of the righteous and faithful that end up being the most judgmental and corrupt…. Anyway we reap what we sow and are the only ones responsible for our lives and the choices we make.
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Absolutely right
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That Todd has yet to learn what real humility is and won’t until he really starts taking responsibility for all his own wrongdoings and accept the full punishment the courts metted out to him. He insteads needs to be apologizing profusely to all the ones he knowingly and willfully illegally ripped off financially as well as making it abundantly clear to his children that he is guilty of being a liar and a their instead of having them supporting him. Come clean with them by stating he deserves the punishment he got.
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He probably got caught trying to scam the chapel out of funding...lol
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I HONESTLY THINK ITS A SHAME THEY GOT SOOOO MANY YEARS IN PRISON!!! U HAVE REAL CRIMINALS OUT THERE KILLING PEOPLE WHO DONT EVEN GET JAIL!!! VERY SAD. 😓😓😓😓
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Trump isn't in prison and he's guilty of 34 felonies! And can run for president! Todd hired an accountant who lied,and cheated. The IRS agent lied on what they owed. He should not be in there more than a couple years if that! Julie should be released now and they aquited her for lack of evidence! Her new judge is a ass who doesn't like them!
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I wonder if you might feel differently about the Chrisleys had they stolen all of that money from you instead of the federal government…
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