Chase Chrisley Reveals How Parents Todd and Julie Communicated in Prison While Unable to Talk on the Phone

Chase Chrisley is opening up astir his parents Todd Chrisley and Julie Chrisley's merchandise from national situation — and what their lives looked for illustration wrong of it. Specifically, really they managed to pass without being capable to talk to each different complete nan phone.

On Wednesday, May 28, Todd and Julie, who were indicted connected 12 counts of slope and wired fraud, taxation evasion, and conspiracy, were released from abstracted prisons aft receiving a afloat pardon from President Donald Trump a time prior.

Todd and Julie were indicted in August 2019 and found guilty successful June 2022. They were sentenced to a mixed 19 years successful situation successful November 2022. After they reported to prison in January 2023, their condemnation was reduced in September 2023, and 2 continued to entreaty their case.

Chase says that during their stint successful prison, Todd and Julie would often spell agelong periods without being capable to person each other's emails — nan only intends of connection they had.

"The only interaction that they had was done emails, which nan BOP [Federal Bureau of Prisons] would hold for weeks connected end," Chase said during an question and reply with Entertainment Tonight published connected Wednesday, May 28.

"Maybe my dada would nonstop her an email 1 day, and she wouldn't get it for 2 aliases 3 weeks. It was intolerable to person a conversation, but they didn't person immoderate — they weren't allowed to talk connected nan phone. Nothing," he said.

Prior to their release, PEOPLE announced that connected May 21 that Lifetime was preparing an all-new docuseries showcasing really Chase, on with Savannah Chrisley, Grayson Chrisley, Chloe Chrisley and Nanny Faye Chrisley were navigating life pinch their family patriarch and matriarch successful prison.

When asked if fans would get to spot nan infinitesimal that Todd and Julie came location from prison, Chase said "maybe," noting that filming started earlier their merchandise and "there's nary woody successful spot for my parents."

While cameras were not allowed successful prison, Chase said that location were cameras rolling erstwhile nan family had telephone calls pinch Todd and Julie.

"You guys will spot it. And it's conscionable been earthy reality and truth of for illustration nan struggles that we've been going done arsenic a family, arsenic individuals and really to navigate that while still staying together and holding our family together," said Chase.

"Thankfully, now we've sewage my mom and dada back, truthful it conscionable feels for illustration a 1,000-pound weight has been lifted disconnected my shoulders," he added.

Asked whether Todd and Julie will beryllium straight portion of nan show, Chase said "no," but added that it's "too early to tell" whether they will return to reality tv successful immoderate format.

"We'll person to person a family speech astir that," he said.

A root pinch knowledge of nan production tells PEOPLE that "the show is still filming and will proceed to, though nan family’s business is evolving rapidly."

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"No 1 knew this pardon would hap and nan extremity is to screen their lives successful existent time, but things person importantly changed for them each and everyone successful nan family, arsenic good arsenic producers, are trying to fig it retired and show their authentic story," said nan source.