KJ Biermann’s days behind bars follow a rigid routine far removed from his reality-TV upbringing.
The 15-year-old son of “Real Housewives of Atlanta” alums Kim Zolciak, 45, and Kroy Biermann, 38, has been locked up at Atlanta’s Metro Regional Youth Detention Center since Aug. 17 after his arrest on aggravated sodomy and aggravated sexual battery charges. A hearing is scheduled for Sept. 1.
Glenn Allen, Director of Communications for the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice, outlined the structured daily life youth detainees like KJ experience at the facility. “Youth at our detention centers follow a daily schedule that provides structure, accountability, education and chances for positive growth,” Allen said in a statement.
“While schedules may vary by facility, programming needs, and security, each day is arranged to maintain a safe, structured environment that supports education and rehabilitation.”
According to Allen, a “typical day” begins with mandatory morning hygiene, cleaning his room and breakfast, followed by educational lessons. “After lunch, they continue with classroom instruction in the afternoon,” he added. “The rest of the day usually includes recreation, dinner and individual/group counseling sessions that focus on treatment, life skills, behavior or personal development [before ending] the evening with personal hygiene and preparing for bedtime.”
The schedule also allows for visitation, worship services, mentoring, music and creative arts, life-skills sessions and group counseling. Some days include barber services, while others feature wellness programming or skill-streaming sessions.
The facility’s menu offers breakfast options ranging from cinnamon toast, filled pastries, hard-boiled eggs and yogurt to scrambled eggs with pancakes and bacon. Lunch rotates between chili dogs, BBQ riblet sandwiches, chicken burritos, chicken tender salads, hamburgers, pizza and breaded chicken sandwiches. Dinner includes Sriracha chicken with spring rolls, Salisbury steak with gravy, lemon-pepper wings, chicken drumsticks, baked rotini and country-fried steak, with desserts like cookies, cake, brownies, gelatin with fruit and ice cream.
In the viral moment that landed him in custody, KJ was accused by a female classmate of assaulting her in the Life Time fitness center in Alpharetta, Georgia, on April 23, according to court documents filed in Fulton County Juvenile Court. Police launched an investigation following the accusation.
KJ has vehemently denied the allegations through his attorney, Jason Sheffield. “The fact that he’s been arrested and is being held without bond is a tragedy. He is not only presumed innocent, but is, in fact, innocent,” the statement read in part. “I’m asking the public not to presume the truth of these allegations and to give the families on both sides their space and privacy.”
Zolciak also issued a statement last Friday categorically denying the allegations against her son. “The allegations being made against my son are nothing short of reckless and deeply troubling. He categorically denies ever being involved with this woman or engaging in the conduct she has alleged,” her statement read in part. “We remain confident that the facts and evidence will establish the truth, and we ask that people allow the proper process to take its course rather than spreading unproven allegations.”
KJ remains behind bars without bond ahead of his Sept. 1 hearing in Fulton County Juvenile Court.