Former Republican activist Josh Duggar, who was found guilty of “possessing and receiving” child sexual abuse material, is apparently living a cushy life in prison, where he is serving a 12-year sentence.
After previously being held at the low-security Dallas prison known as FCI Seagoville, Duggar was recently transferred to a Fort Worth facility known as the Federal Medical Center, according to a report by Radar Online. The website went on to explain that the Federal Medical Center “boasts an extensive list of wellness programs and other initiatives.”
These initiatives include access to exercise equipment, fitness programs, nutrition prescriptions, health education, counseling and “special events such as community-based health fairs."
Radar Online elaborated that the prison detailed that "recreation staff will serve as resource personnel in providing inmates with counseling, health appraisals, fitness assessments, exercise plans, structured exercise, and health resource information compatible with resources available at the institution.”
Radar Online added that Duggar has reportedly begged his wife to send him “intimate picture” while he is in prison, then detailed Duggar’s sexual misconduct — including intimately harming his sister and family friends — and how his family notoriously refused to send him to intensive psychiatric care programs to deal with his predatory behavior.
By contrast, Radar Online says the Federal Medical Center’s intake program exists to "gather information on past and present mental illness and substance abuse, mental health treatment needs, and to assess the inmate’s current psychological functioning." At the same time, the clinic there does not offer "s-- offender treatment programs.”
“No word yet on why Duggar was taken to the medical facility or if he is receiving counseling related to his mental health,” Radar Online concluded. They added that they had not yet heard back from either Duggar or the Federal Medical Center for comment.
In addition to Josh Duggar, other members of the Duggar family have come under fire recently. In March it came out that Joseph Duggar had been accused of abusing a minor girl several years ago (she is now reportedly 14 years old). He reportedly “eventually apologized” for doing so and “admitted his actions to the girl’s father and to Tontitown detectives” in the family's home state of Arkansas. Meanwhile, Jill Duggar, a sister in the Duggar clan, says that the reality TV stars had a dark secret for a while, and that others felt the girls in the Duggar household were in danger.
“People – strangers – would come to our house at random times to make sure there were locks on the doors and that everybody was sleeping where they were supposed to be sleeping. It was terrifying," claimed Jill Duggar in a recollection she shared in 2023. Another Duggar girl has also said there was a toxic environment in that household.
“In light of the recent allegations involving my cousin, Joseph Duggar, I am sickened, heartbroken and deeply angry,” Amy Duggar King said in a recent statement to People. “My first thoughts are with the victim, a child who deserved to be safe, protected and surrounded by people she could trust. The courage it took for her to come forward, especially after years of carrying something so heavy, cannot be overstated. That bravery deserves to be honored above all else.”