Todd Chrisley breaks silence on life in prison, says daughter was blackmailed over his 'protection''
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Todd Chrisley appeared in his first interview from prison, over a year after being sentenced for tax evasion and bank fraud.
While talking to Brian Entin, senior national correspondent for NewsNation, the 'Chrisley Knows Best' star discussed his living circumstances at the Federal Prison Camp, located in Pensacola, Florida.
Todd, whose 12-year prison sentence was reduced to 10 years, claimed that the guards weren't treating him fairly.
Todd Chrisley isn't happy with the behavior of prison staff members
In a phone call with Entin, Todd said, "There are recordings of staff members here talking about, ‘He needs to be humbled. What we need to do is put him in diesel therapy and put him in shackles," as reported by Decider.
He added, "Let him ride around the country for a time, and then bring him back and that will humble him. He thinks he’s in one of his mansions that he’s used to living in. But this is f**king BOP [Bureau of Prisons]. That’s what he’ll need."
In addition, the former reality star stated that he received a request for "$2,600 a month for [his] protection" from his daughter Savannah Chrisley, claiming that someone had taken a picture of him while he was asleep.
Todd Chrisley calls prison meals 'disgustingly filthy'
While referring to the food he gets in prison, Todd said it was "disgustingly filthy" and "out of date by, at minimum, a year."
He further remarked, "They are literally starving these men to death here … The only food that I eat is what I make that I buy from the commissary."
Todd countered that by "cutting down" on how much he can actually purchase from the commissary, the present warden is attempting to "break" him. He used to be able to buy "12 packs of tuna a week," but these days he can only get three.
When asked about the reasoning behind the reduced commissary, the reality star remarked, "She had not given a reason. When I asked her about it, she said, 'Commissary is a privilege, not a right'."
He added, "You’ve got rats — you’ve got squirrels in the storage facility where the food is. They just covered it up with plastic and tore the ceiling out because of all the black mold and found a dead cat in the ceiling that dropped down on top of the food."
Savannah Chrisley claims that her father Todd Chrisley was a target of guard retaliation
Savannah Chrisley claimed in November that her father was the target of guard retaliation after he voiced his concerns about the conditions of prison life.
According to the 'Special Forces: World's Toughest Test' star, her father's commissary account was emptied and she was barred from speaking with his attorneys.
She told Entertainment Tonight, "Right now they’re trying to move him from the facility he’s at now, because of the latest things that I’ve posted on Instagram. And that’s the tough part — the moment you start speaking out, you have to pay for it."
