JOSH Duggar has resurfaced for the first time in two years with a new appearance, having been spotted exercising in the yard of FCI Seagoville in Dallas, Texas.
Duggar, 36, is currently serving a 151-month prison sentence on child pornography charges with a release date of October 2, 2032.
In exclusive photos obtained by The U.S. Sun, Duggar could be seen for the first time in years walking on the prison grounds by himself on November 22.
In the pictures, Duggar is seen wearing a brown shirt, shorts and sunglasses, as he appeared to be in good spirits while walking around the track.
Duggar debuted a mustache and short beard, a major contrast from his clean-cut appearance on the family’s TLC reality show 19 Kids and Counting.
Duggar was last seen in 2022 when a prison photo leaked of the disgraced reality star behind bars.
LIFE AT SEAGOVILLE
The U.S. Sun previously reported on the recreational activities offered at the prison daily.
In photos obtained by The U.S. Sun, inmates are seen playing pickleball, tennis, basketball, horseshoes, and walking the track.
A source told The U.S. Sun at the time, “Inmates get recreational time in the early morning. They remain inside for a few hours and could return outside later in the afternoon.
“Prisoners could also play musical instruments, as sometimes they play guitar outside during rec hours.”
Visitation is from Fridays to Mondays.
Josh Duggar’s Thanksgiving in prison with roasted turkey feast, racquetball & Monopoly Site
Duggar’s family members and wife Anna, 36, who was by his side throughout the trial, has been seen at the prison visiting her husband with their seven young children.
HOLIDAYS BEHIND BARS
The rare photos of Duggar were taken just days before Duggar celebrated Thanksgiving inside the facility.
The menu for the holiday included roasted turkey, glazed ham, cornbread dressing with turkey gravy, sweet potato casserole, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce, and two rolls.
Vegetation options for entries included vegetable lasagna and dirty rice with soy and kidney beans.
Assorted pies were served for dessert.
From Thursday, November 28 to Sunday, December 1, the prison offered Monopoly, Dominos, Name That Tune, and Checkers for inmates.
As for activities, handball, racquetball, and pass/punt/kick were available that weekend.
HOME SWEET HOME
The U.S. Sun previously reported Duggar lives in a renovated dorm with special amenities and privileges at Seagoville.
“They finished painting the walls and getting flowers put into Dorm 6, where Josh lives. It’s been turned into an honors dorm,” a source claimed to The U.S. Sun.
“They get special privileges and building updates because it’s an honors dorm. There are washers and dryers, microwaves, and more.
“They’re trying to create a dorm of model inmates.”
The insider believed Duggar may be getting special treatment because of his celebrity status behind bars, as he does not have the qualifications to live in the dorm.
“Josh apparently doesn’t work, but he is getting a degree, and they’re counting that as an exception so he can stay.
“According to the rules, he would be disqualified from living there because of his SHU time a couple of years ago, but they’ve decided to waive that for him.”
In February 2023, Duggar was thrown into FCI Seagoville’s Special Housing Unit, better known as solitary confinement, when he snuck a cell phone into the prison.
He was released from the SHU in March of that same year.
A representative from Seagoville responded to The U.S. Sun’s request for comment regarding the lush dorm, “Unfortunately, FCI Seagoville does not comment on conditions of confinement.”
‘INHUMANE CONDITIONS’
But despite the “luxurious” accommodations, The U.S. Sun reported on the “inhumane conditions” of the prison as a whole.
“They’ve been getting half portions of food for months,” a source close to a Seagoville inmate claimed to The U.S. Sun.
“Grits, tiny portions of corn, half rolls, a couple ounces of deli meat, they’re serving them these crazy portions.
“People are having to buy food from the commissary or go hungry, it’s wild.
“Complaints from loved ones have gone nowhere.”
Seagoville responded to The U.S. Sun’s request for comment, “FCI Seagoville provides all Adults in Custody with food that is consistent with the National Food Menu to include portion size.
“We take all complaints about the institution and services provided very seriously, and all complaints are fully investigated.
“Currently, FCI Seagoville has not received any complaints regarding any aspect of the institution’s Food Service Department.”
The source also previously told The U.S. Sun, “The food they get is regularly expired. They’re just like really disgustingly expired, always by at least a couple of weeks. And it’s like milk. All sorts of, like, stuff that can’t be expired for that long.
“They had a run of cereal that had bugs in it, and so people just couldn’t eat their cereal because it was filled with bugs.”
The insider continued to allege that the prison “runs out of food kind of often.”
The source claimed, “It’s only ever been like a one or two-day thing at a time, but the portions are also small enough to where if you can’t afford to buy food on commissary, you’re going hungry.”
The U.S. Sun previously obtained a recent lawsuit from a prisoner accusing the facility of serving food with maggots.
In the lawsuit filed on February 26, 2024, inmate Jua-Deno Peterson sued FCI Seagoville, claiming, “I write this letter to formally demand an immediate cessation of all inhumane treatment and actions taken against myself at the Federal Correctional Institution Seagoville, as alleged by denied medical services and food stored next to trash, and under 2000 cal per day meals,” he alleged.
“The purpose of this letter is to place you on notice and to demand that these actions that undermine human rights and dignity at the facility be halted with immediate effect,” the email ended.
In another email, he wrote of an alleged October 24, 2023, incident where an inmate discussed how food contained maggots.
Jua-Deno allegedly heard another inmate “talking about the food trays that had maggots in them” and how inmates should have “saved the trays with maggots.”
The warden’s secretary responded via email, which was provided in the complaint, “Meals are served according to the national menu in the appropriate serving sizes. If you have questions on additional food service you can direct them via cop-out to Food Service.”
FCI Seagoville did not respond to the lawsuit, and the case was officially dismissed on May 16.
There have also been a number of assaults at the prison over the years.
Josh Duggar’s Legal Timeline
Former 19 Kids and Counting star Josh Duggar was sentenced to 151 months in prison for downloading and possessing child sex abuse images in December 2021. Here’s the timeline of the ex-reality star’s legal woes.
- Josh was initially accused of downloading child sexual abuse material in May 2019 after an investigation by Homeland Security Investigators.
- Later that November, Homeland Security visited the car dealership where Josh was working to raid his computer.
- On April 29, 2021, Josh was arrested and held without bail at an Arkansas jail.
- He was charged the next day during a hearing at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas via Zoom with receiving and possessing child sex abuse images, to which he pled not guilty.
- Josh’s trial began on November 30, 2021, in a federal courtroom in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and a verdict was reached on December 9, 2021.
- He was found guilty of knowing and receiving child sex abuse material.
- In May 2022, Josh was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison and ordered to pay $50,100 in fines and special assessments.
- Josh’s legal team later appealed the conviction to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, which was denied in late 2023.
- Shortly after, Josh again appealed for a new trial, with his attorney arguing that federal agents wouldn’t allow Josh to call him at the time of his arrest.
- On June 24, 2024, Josh’s request was again rejected.
JOSH DUGGAR’S LEGAL TROUBLES
Duggar was arrested and charged with possessing and receiving child pornography in April 2021.
He was on house arrest before going to trial in December 2021.
Duggar was sentenced to 151 months – 12 years, 7 months – in federal prison in May 2022 and was transferred to FCI Seagoville in June of that year.
His legal team filed an appeal to overturn the conviction and have a new trial in October 2022.
In one of the arguments, they claimed federal agents allegedly seized Duggar’s phone when he tried to contact his attorney during a raid at his car lot a year and a half before the arrest.
The court papers claim he spoke to the agents without counsel present.
The appeal was denied in November 2023.
The Supreme Court denied the conviction appeal in 2024.
