Savannah Chrisley says she's 'not getting her hopes up' before mother Julie's sentencing resumes

Savannah Chrisley is looking forward to releasing her mother Julie Chrisley from prison, but she “doesn't have high hopes.”

The 27-year-old podcast host openly expressed her feelings in the latest edition of her Unlocked with Savannah Chrisley Podcast ahead of her mother's re-sentencing, scheduled for Wednesday, September 25.

“I'm so scared right now about my mom's retrial on the 25th that I don't know what to do. And I don't want to jeopardize her freedom because of the things I say,” Savannah said on the Tuesday, September 24 episode.

“I've been very, very open and honest about my feelings and my stance and the injustices,” she continued. “But when it comes to her whereabouts and her treatment and all of those things, I have to be careful about resentencing because the rest of our lives are in the hands of this federal judge, so anything I say can be used against me and my family.”

Noting that she wants to be “very careful with her words,” Savannah said she understands the concern of her fans who said she has been “silent” on the latest developments in her mother's case. She read a message she received on X in which a fan told her to speak out as some of her supporters are concerned, adding that if the Chrisleys return to reality TV, “we'll have to watch.”

Savannah read her response to the fan on her podcast, expressing that she “doesn’t want to keep anything secret.”

Savannah vowed that she would comment on “every single point” if she felt it was “appropriate,” but said that at present the judge overseeing the case has “a lot of power,” including the authority to “bring my mother home.”

After discussing possible outcomes, from Julie's release to a continuation of her sentence, Savannah said she ultimately “doesn't have high hopes.”

“I hope and pray with all my might that this judge will send my mom home. I'm at a stage in my life right now where I just need my mom,” she said. “Believe me, I need my dad too. I do.”

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“But I feel like you go through phases in life where you're a daddy's girl and a mummy's girl. You just need your dad for some things and you just need your mom for some things and I need them both at home,” Savannah continued.

In June, Julie's seven-year prison sentence for tax evasion and bank fraud was overturned after federal judges ruled there was insufficient evidence in her case.

She and her husband, Todd Chrisley, were indicted by a federal grand jury in August 2019 on 12 counts of bank and wire fraud, tax evasion and conspiracy. They denied the charges and were acquitted of tax evasion charges in Georgia.

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They were found guilty in federal court and sentenced to a total of 19 years in prison in November 2022. Months after the couple went to prison in January 2023, their sentences were reduced by nearly two years.