TMZ <\/em>spoke<\/a> to Jay Surgent, who is Todd Chrisley\u2019s attorney.<\/p>\nTodd Chrisley will not get to celebrate Thanksgiving in any meaningful way this week.<\/p>\n
He is behind bars. His wife, Julie Chrisley, is behind bars \u2014 different bars, no less. And no, he cannot simply have his entire family (or even just his kids) sit down for visiting hours and throw an awkward, supervised Thanksgiving.<\/p>\nJulie and Todd Chrisley broke the law. They lied to the government about their finances. (Photo Credit: Mike Windle\/NBCUniversal via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nChrisley is unsurprisingly unhappy about this. <\/p>\n
In part because it\u2019s his first Thanksgiving while he\u2019s incarcerated. And also in part because it\u2019s only <\/em>his first Thanksgiving while incarcerated.<\/p>\nIt\u2019s not like it\u2019s going to get easier from here on out.<\/p>\nWe can\u2019t believe USA is airing a new season of Chrisley Knows Best. The stars are headed to jail! (Image Credit: USA)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe good news is that Savannah Chrisley plans to visit both Todd and Julie \u2014 separately, of course \u2014 at some point over the extended holiday break.<\/p>\n
But this will be a far cry from their usual Thanksgiving traditions.<\/p>\n
Both Todd and Julie have had their sentences reduced \u2026. but only by, at most, a couple of years. Todd\u2019s still looking at spending the next decade behind bars, with Julie facing a substantial sentence herself.<\/p>\nKyle Chrisley is pictured here with his dad, Todd, and stepmom, Julie. They are both in prison. (Photo Credit: Instagram)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFPC Pensacola is reportedly planning to serve up a Thanksgiving spread for Todd and other inmates. It won\u2019t be anything like an actual holiday meal, but it\u2019s something.<\/p>\n
(And this is an improvement; earlier this week, reports said that the prison hadn\u2019t decided whether to offer Thanksgiving dishes or not)<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Julie Chrisley is set to receive a spread of Thanksgiving dishes at FMC Lexington. Whether these feel like a small comfort or a total mockery may be up to the inmates themselves.<\/p>\nTodd Chrisley doesn\u2019t look too bothered by anything in this scene from his reality show. (Image Credit: USA)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nMeanwhile, Surgent (Todd\u2019s attorney) shared that they are continuing to explore legal strategies to help get him out of prison and home sooner.<\/p>\n
Their next court date is in March. At this time, his legal time will still attempt to reverse his conviction.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s probably a longshot. But given that the Chrisleys are behind bars for financial crimes<\/em> with no direct victims \u2026 their current sentences are absolutely egregious.<\/p>\nTodd and Julie Chrisley are GUILTY. They\u2019ll be spending many years in prison as a result. (Image Credit: USA)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWe\u2019ve discussed this before. Todd and Julie are clearly not good people. In particular, Todd is a despicable person and a terrible father.<\/p>\n
When rich people conceal their wealth, it does create a burden on taxpayers. They continue to reap the benefits of American citizenship to their fullest without paying their fair share.<\/p>\n
But Todd and Julie are, like, dentist<\/em>-rich. They\u2019re not business tycoons or scions of vast fortunes. They\u2019re single-digit millionaires. These lengthy sentences seem nothing short of grotesque.<\/p>\nFaye Chrisley, Chloe Chrisley, Savannah Chrisley, Julie Chrisley, Chase Chrisley (L-R Back row) Grayson Chrisley, Todd Chrisley and Nic Kerdiles pose during a personal appearance by Savannah Chrisley at Belk at Cool Springs Galleria Mall on November 05, 2019. (Photo Credit: Terry Wyatt\/Getty Images for Rampage)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nOn the positive side, both Chrisleys \u2014 and their adult children \u2014 have been raising the alarm about conditions behind bars. Yes, even at \u201cnice\u201d federal, white collar facilities.<\/p>\n
One can judge a society by how they treat their children, their elders, their disabled \u2026 and, yes, by how they treat their prisoners.<\/p>\n
Many people who are behind bars are fully innocent, or violated laws while doing nothing morally wrong or harmful. But even if every single person behind bars deserved to be there, they would still be people<\/em>. <\/p>\nJulie Chrisley and Todd Chrisley attend the grand opening of E3 Chophouse Nashville on November 20, 2019. (Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSo yes, there are standards for how society should treat them. (Plus, you know, better treatment means people more likely to participate in society in a healthy way after release)<\/p>\n
And look, we know \u2014 we know \u2014 that Todd and Julie are unsympathetic <\/em>victims of our nation\u2019s carceral system. But that doesn\u2019t mean that their sentences are reasonable or just.<\/p>\nThis isn\u2019t about whether you feel sorry for them. Or about whether they eat turkey or cranberry sauce this Thursday. There are a lot of much more sympathetic victims experiencing dehumanization and ongoing trauma over minor, victimless crimes. America\u2019s taxpayers are funding it. Maybe not Todd and Julie\u2019s so much, but other people\u2019s. Is that the nation that we want?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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