Jailbird Julie Chrisley claims prison asbestos sparked shocking health battle

Daily Mail​

5 days ago

claims the alleged conditions of the prison she was incarcerated at caused her to develop a 'lung condition.'
Julie, 52, and her husband Todd Chrisley, 56, were both released from prison earlier this year following a pardon from President Trump, and are now reflecting on incarcerations on their new podcast, Chrisley Confessions 2.0.
Despite now being back in society, Julie says her time in prison has continued to plague her.
Julie, who was serving out her sentence at FMC Lexington, Kentucky after she and Todd were convicted in 2022 for orchestrating a $30 million bank fraud and tax evasion scheme, says she developed a 'lung condition' due to an alleged asbestos problem at the facility.
'I have a lung condition from being in prison,' she told her husband on their podcast, alleging it was caused by 'asbestos.'
Todd, who was imprisoned at a facility in Florida, added his wife incurred the condition due to the 'black mold that you were around.'
'You will probably notice me at certain times trying to get like a breath,' Julie said.
'That's something that we're having to address right now,' Todd said. 'Because now this week.. you have a doctor's appointment with a pulmonary specialist that's gonna do some tests on you.'
In response to Julie's health claims, the Federal Bureau of Prisons told Daily Mail that they were unable to comment on any particular inmate but stated the 'humane treatment' of those in their custody was a top priority.
'For privacy, safety, and security reasons, we do not comment on the conditions of confinement for any incarcerated individual or previously incarcerated individual. However, we can provide the following information,' Benjamin O'Cone of Federal Bureau of Prisons' Office of Public Affairs said in an email.
'It is the mission of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to operate facilities that are safe, secure, and humane.
'We take seriously our duty to protect the individuals entrusted in our custody, as well as maintaining the safety of our employees and the community. Humane treatment of the men and women in our custody is a top priority.'
Julie previously said she developed asthma during her 28 months behind bars.
'I could see my health deteriorating,' she told ABC News last month.
Todd and Julie were jailed in 2023 after being found guilty of 12 counts of tax evasion and fraud with Todd sentenced to 12 years behind bars and Julie ordered to serve seven.
However in May they were freed after being pardoned by Trump.
The couple's daughter Savannah said she cried when Trump was elected US President as it gave her hope her parents would be released from prison.
Speaking on Fox News Channel's My View with Lara Trump, she said: 'Grayson [Savannah's brother] and I watched the election together, and he got to vote in the election for the first time. And when we were watching it and we saw the president win, we both started sobbing. And he just grabbed me and hugged me because we knew that was our only way out.'
Todd spoke about watching the election in prison, saying: 'We were all glued to the television. When they finally announced that he was the winner, everyone there started screaming and yelling because they knew, they felt in their spirit that if President Trump wins this election, there's hope for all of us.'
Savannah Chrisley, Todd and Julie's daughter, said she cried when Donald Trump was elected US President as it gave her hope her parents would be released from prison; pictured 2024
Savannah also revealed the 79-year-old president called her to tell her about his plans for her parents.
She said: 'He was like, "How are you?" I was like, well, in the wise words of you fighting like hell. And I was like, I probably shouldn't have said that to the president, but it is President Trump. A big thing was he asked Alice Johnson, "Is this a commutation? Or is this a full pardon?" And she said, "As of now, it's just a commutation." He goes, "Nope, Nope. We're going to give them a full pardon. These people get their lives back." And I was just in such shock.'
Julie shared about the moment she found out about her pardon, saying: 'I called Savannah one more time, and she said, "He did it, he signed it".
'And I just started busting out crying. And everyone was looking around, and then I just hung up. I was so nervous, I just hung up.'