Duggar Prison Transfer
Convicted Sex Offender Josh Duggar Transferred to Federal Medical Center; Release Date Extended
Convicted sex offender Josh Duggar was transferred on May 29 from the minimum-security FCI Seagoville in Texas to the Federal Medical Center in Fort Worth, a move the Federal Bureau of Prisons would not explain beyond noting security and privacy concerns. Multiple reports say the facility provides specialized medical and mental health services and houses inmates from across security levels. The Federal Medical Center also currently holds reality TV inmate Joe Exotic, who is receiving prostate cancer treatment there after his murder-for-hire conviction. Duggar, 38, was sentenced to more than 12 years after his December 2021 conviction for receiving and possessing child sexual abuse material, and his projected release date has been pushed back to February 2, 2033. The transfer comes amid continued legal setbacks, including a federal judge’s denial of his appeal that cited procedural timing issues.
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A Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesperson said projected release dates may change for multiple reasons, including “First Step Act time credits,” “program credits,” “loss of good conduct time for disciplinary reasons,” and “additional sentencing.”
Reports tied to Duggar’s prior conduct say he spent about two months in the Special Housing Unit (SHU) in 2023 after being caught with a contraband cell phone.
In Touch reported that the Federal Medical Center is described on the BOP website as an “administrative security federal medical center with a detention center,” meaning it holds inmates across security levels.
The U.S. Sun said the projected release date was moved from Dec. 23, 2032 to Feb. 2, 2033—described as the third time his release date had been pushed back.
Duggar’s cousin, Amy King, claimed in a TikTok video that he had “lost more good time credit because of his rule violations” and suggested contraband issues (including cell phone violations) may be involved.
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