Josh Duggar Allegedly Being Held in Solitary Confinement, Prison Sentence Extended
Josh Duggar is allegedly being held in solitary confinement due to prison "rule violations," according to his cousin Amy Duggar King.
"Duggar news doesn't stop. Always something to discuss. Always something to comment on. Again, someone else is in trouble," Amy said on Instagram. "Josh Duggar, again, is in solitary confinement and his release date has been pushed back so we can praise God for that."
Amy also claimed Josh lost "more good time credit" at FCI Seagoville in Texas, but when asked by Us Weekly, the prison did not share details about his alleged violation.
"What's crazy is, he was trying to prove to the court that he is a good person," Amy continued. "He's been trying to appeal his sentence ever since he got in."
"Yet he's breaking rules behind closed doors and doing things that [are] not allowed in prison," she added, seemingly referring to online rumors Josh snuck a phone in. "Don't you realize that's not being a good person? That's not having any character."
"Another delay, another violation and another reminder on why he's there in the first place," she concluded.
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Josh was convicted of possessing child sexual abuse material in 2021 and sentenced to over 12 years in prison. His release was originally scheduled for August 2032, however, it has been pushed back three times.
Us Weekly confirmed on Friday, Apr. 22 that Josh's new release date is Feb. 2, 2033. It is unknown what caused his release date to be pushed back.
Josh's attorney, Beau Brindley, told People on Wednesday, Apr. 29, "There is no way ... to know the basis of a deviation of this limited magnitude," adding that it could "be the result of program availability, which is wholly out of the inmate's control."
The extension of Josh's sentence comes at the same time that his fourth and final appeal of his conviction is working its way through the courts.
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This story was originally published April 29, 2026 at 1:52 PM.