Savannah Chrisley Says She’s Expecting ‘The Worst’ Ahead of Mother’s Resentencing Hearing

Savannah Chrisley speaks at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wis., on July 16, 2024. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Savannah Chrisley, the daughter of former television personalities Todd and Julie Chrisley, has expressed tempered optimism that her mother will receive a reduced sentence and be granted early release from prison ahead of her resentencing hearing in September.

“Ever since we got the word on the appeal and mom’s resentencing, I have been having, like, the same dreams over and over again. And that dream is mom at home,” Savannah Chrisley said on a recent episode of her “Unlocked“ podcast, published on Aug. 13—two days after her 27th birthday.

“And I hope and pray that that is God’s way of speaking to me—telling me that this too shall end, like, this is coming to an end, and she’s going to be home sooner rather than later,” she said.

Todd Chrisley, 55, a real estate magnate, and his wife, Julie Chrisley, 51, were formerly featured on the USA Network’s reality show “Chrisley Knows Best,” a series that chronicled the experiences of their affluent family for 10 seasons, airing from 2014 to 2023.

The Chrisleys, who have been incarcerated since January 2023, were convicted on charges of fraud and tax evasion in June 2022.

The couple was found guilty of conspiring to defraud community banks in Atlanta of more than $36 million in personal loans by submitting false bank statements and other fraudulent documents, according to a November 2022 press release issued by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia.

In addition to failing to file tax returns or pay taxes from 2013 to 2016, the Attorney’s Office also alleged that the Chrisleys conspired “to evade collection of half a million dollars in delinquent taxes.”

Todd Chrisley was later ordered to serve 12 years in prison, followed by 16 months of probation; Julie Chrisley was sentenced to seven years in prison and 16 months of probation. The couple, who have both maintained their innocence, later had their sentences reduced by two years and 14 months, respectively.

However, in June this year, Julie Chrisley’s sentence was vacated by a federal appeals court and remanded for resentencing due to insufficient evidence that she was involved throughout the entire bank fraud scheme. A lower court will now determine how much her sentence will be adjusted at her upcoming hearing, scheduled for Sept. 25.

“The only dreams that I’ve had recently is just her coming home and her being at home to the point that I wake up and I’m kind of disoriented, and I’m like, ‘Wait. What is happening?’ Because it feels so real,” Savannah Chrisley said.

“And I’m trying not to get my hopes up because, let’s face it, a lot of things within this legal battle have not gone our way. So I expect the worst, and anything else that is better than that is a win.”

‘A Year Full of Growth and Rebuilding’

Elsewhere in the podcast episode, Savannah Chrisley discussed her experience of being without her parents, particularly during celebratory occasions like her birthday.

“My mom has always been the one to make my birthday, like, so special, [to] celebrate it, and it’s really hard not having her here,” she said.

“Holidays suck in general when you have a loved one that is not here with you—whether that person has passed away, or you just don’t have the ability to be together on a day-to-day basis or really communicate that well,” she continued. “So it’s tough.”

The social media influencer shared a similar sentiment in June, taking to Instagram to pen a special Father’s Day message about her dad.

“This Fathers Day has hit me like a ton of bricks! As I sit here in the airport, in Pensacola Florida, I find myself reflecting on the absence of my dad for the second year in a row. This isn’t just about missing him at the dinner table, or the lack of his laughter and jokes filling our home and family...it’s about the profound impact his absence has had on our family,” she wrote.

“Our family has been struggling to find our footing. The void left by his absence is undeniable. Our family, one that was once whole and complete, now feels fractured and incomplete without my sweet mama and daddy,” the post continues.

“The pain of losing my father to prison is a burden I carry every day. Looking at old photos reminds me of the beautiful moments we shared as a family, but it also serves as a dark yet stark reminder of what we’ve lost and the uncertainty of our future together. The hurt is unbearable at times... I’m just a girl who misses her daddy.”

Contemplating the year ahead, Savannah Chrisley conveyed her aspirations and dreams for the future.

“I look at 27, and there’s so many things I hope to happen,” she shared on her podcast. “I hope and pray that mom and dad come home.”

Savannah also expressed her desire to help enact reforms to the criminal justice system, which she said was “so incredibly broken.”

“At the end of my life, I wanna be known as someone who has changed people’s lives. I wanna be known as someone who has made lasting change,” she said.

“Obviously, with both of my parents being in prison, I am going to be a huge advocate for criminal justice reform—something I was not knowledgeable about before, something I did not take the time to understand,” the reality star explained. “Why? Because it didn’t affect me.

“There are so many things that I hope to see come to fruition,” she continued.

“And I hope 27 is a year full of growth and rebuilding and giving myself also a little grace to not have to be perfect and accomplish all these things in 365 days.”