Infamous reality television star Todd Chrisley from “Chrisley Knows Best” alleges that he is living in deplorable conditions in prison.
He shared the allegations through his lawyer during an interview on Chris Cuomo’s “CUOMO Show” that aired Dec. 8.
“You’ve got rats, you’ve got squirrels in the storage facility where the food is,” he said to during his first prison interview with NewsNation’s Brian Entin. “They just covered it up with plastic and then tore the ceiling out because of all the black mold and found a dead cat in the ceiling and it dropped down on the top of the food,” Chrisley told Cuomo. Chrisley is incarcerated in Federal Prison Camp Pensacola.
Chrisley said he is having difficulty securing food while incarcerated and that when he does manage to scrounge some food, it’s questionable at best.
“It’s so disgustingly filthy,” Chrisley said.
“The food is dated and it’s out of date by, at minimum, a year. It’s a year past expiration. And they’re literally starving these men to death here,” he told Cuomo.
“These men are getting … I don’t know … they are getting 1,000 calories a day.”
He attempted to curb the issue by purchasing food with his own money from the commissary, but said there’s an employee that is interfering with his access.
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“I’ve been told this by a staff member — one of the ways she’s trying to break me is by cutting down what you can buy in commissary,” he said to Cuomo.
“So, before she came here, you could buy 12 packs of tuna a week. She cut it down to six and from six it went to three. She has not given a reason. When I asked her about it, she said commissary is a privilege, not a right.”
Food and sanitation weren’t the only concerns the reality television star had about his stay in prison. He also alleged that someone from inside the jail attempted to blackmail his family. He said the person allegedly took a photograph of him while he was sleeping and attempted to extort his daughter.
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“[It was] sent to my daughter, asking for $2,600 dollars a month for my protection,” he said. (RELATED: Reality TV Star Todd Chrisley Says He’s Being Targeted In Prison)
Chrisley and his wife are both serving prison terms after being convicted of tax evasion, conspiracy and bank and wire fraud in 2022.
Todd is expected to serve 10 years of his was sentenced to 12 year sentence, while his wife Julie will reportedly serve five years, which was shortened from seven.
Chrisley, whose show still appears on USA Network, has aired his grievances about his living conditions before.