JOSH Duggar has 20 cents in his bank account and zero in his savings as his family has stopped sending him money, new court documents reveal.
Josh, 37, was sentenced to 151 months behind bars on child pornography charges, as he has a release date of December 23, 2032.

Josh Duggar is serving a 151-month sentence on child pornography charges at FCI Seagoville[/caption]
Josh has been fighting to overturn the child pornography conviction and be freed from the federal prison[/caption]
Josh has been fighting to appeal the conviction as he is now representing himself in his latest battle after multiple failed attempts at freedom.
The U.S. Sun can exclusively reveal Josh filed new paperwork in his appeal where he disclosed his financial situation behind bars.
As of April 2025, Josh has just $0.22 in his account and $0.02 debt.
He stated he is unemployed in prison, receives income from “no other source,” and has no savings, property or assets.
Josh claimed in the court papers, “Movant currently performs a prison work assignment but does not receive any pay for compensation. Therefore, Movant has no employment income to report.
“Movant currently has no personal or real property possessions in his ownership.”
Josh claimed even his family and friends have stopped sending him money behind bars.
He wrote, “Movant occasionally receives money from family and friends, but has not during the reporting time for this request.”
Josh’s dad, Jim Bob, and specific siblings have shown their support for the fallen family member in the past.
Josh claimed his commissary use is “limited,” as he has a balance of $0.
He also claims he has debt for “legal restitution and fines” from prior proceedings.
In the court papers, Josh said he is “unable to pay the costs of these proceeds” and is “entitled to relief.”
APPEAL BATTLE
The U.S. Sun previously reported on Josh’s request for the court to provide him with a new legal team to file another appeal on May 12.
Josh claimed his case involves “complex constitutional and evidentiary issues, particularly relating to legal rulings and strategic decisions made during trial proceedings, errors in the admission of forensic evidence, and potential Brady violations.
“These issues may be relevant for a collateral attack and require skilled legal counsel to thoroughly review and evaluate all potential grounds for relief.”
He claimed that since his 2021 trial, “new legal theories and strategies have emerged in public discourse that may be relevant to the Defendant’s case.”
Josh said he lacks the resources and legal training to properly investigate himself.
Josh also noted that he is “unable to afford counsel” due to his “current financial circumstances.”
The U.S. Sun obtained a letter written by Josh to Judge Timothy L. Brooks begging him for help with the request.
The May 12, 2025 letter to the judge, who handled Josh’s trial, began, “I am currently incarcerated and proceeding pro se,” which means on his own behalf. “I seek the Court’s assistance in appointing counsel to help evaluate my case and, if appropriate, prepare a motion to vacate, set aside, or correct my conviction and sentence.
“During my time of incarceration, I have worked diligently to focus on education, personal growth, my faith, and to maintain strong family ties.
“However, as I review my case, I believe there are significant issues relating to trial errors, evidentiary rulings, and other constitutional violations that merit a thorough post-conviction review.
“I am unable to fully assess these matters on my own, which is why I seek the assistance of qualified counsel to help evaluate whether relief is justified.”
Josh’s request for a new legal team was denied.
Josh ultimately moved forward with the appeal and is representing himself.
Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar’s oldest son listed several reasons why his “constitutional rights” were “violated,” and how he was “deprived of a fair trial.”
The U.S. Sun previously reported one of the grounds included “uncorroborated and prejudicial testimony” from Bobye Holt, who is a family friend and the mother of his ex-girlfriend.
Other reasons for the guilty verdict to be tossed include “false testimony by a government agent,” a government agent’s alleged “perjury,” excluded evidence at trial of an “alternative perpetrator” and more.

Josh claimed he has $.20 in his bank account[/caption]
Josh claims his family has stopped sending him money, including his dad Jim Bob who has supported his son[/caption]
APPEAL BATTLE
Josh has maintained his innocence and has been fighting to appeal the conviction since his sentencing in May 2022.
Josh first filed an appeal to the conviction in October 2022.
In August 2023, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied his request for a new trial.
Josh’s then-lawyer, Justin Gelfand, argued federal agents allegedly seized his phone when he tried to contact his attorney during a raid at his car lot a year and a half before the arrest.
He spoke to the agents without counsel present.
The court papers read of the court’s decision to deny the new trial, “It is true that the agents read him his Miranda rights, which ordinarily might leave someone with the impression they are in custody.
“But when Duggar signed a form acknowledging his rights, he had the agents ‘scratch… out’ the portion saying that he was being ‘taken into custody.’ Modifying the form made it clear he was free to leave.
“The second and third factors also favor the government. Duggar sat in the front passenger seat of the agents’ truck during the interview. They ‘did not handcuff him, the doors remained unlocked, and he entered and exited the front seat of the vehicle on his own,’ which means he’ retained freedom of movement throughout the’ encounter.
“And although the agents ‘initiated contact with’ Duggar, he still ‘voluntarily acquiesced’ to the questioning. Indeed, he began the interview with a question of his own—'[h]as somebody been downloading child pornography?’—and ‘continued to converse’ with them for about an hour.
“Finally, Duggar was not ‘arrest[ed] at the termination of the questioning.’ To the contrary, he ended the interview on his own and
then left the dealership—hardly an option available to someone in custody.”
The judgment ended, “We accordingly affirm the judgment of the district court.”
The Supreme Court denied the conviction appeal in June 2024.
LUX LIVING
Meanwhile, Josh’s wife Anna, 37, and their six children are living in a stunning $1 million home in Arkansas.
Jim Bob, 59, purchased a $1 million home under an LLC owned by him on April 15, 2025.
The mansion features six-bedrooms and six-bathrooms.
The house, built in 2008, is 6,318 square feet and sits on 10 acres of land.
The home features a private entrance and is surrounded by trees, allowing Anna and her children to have privacy.
The mansion has dark hardwood floors on the first level with matching molding.
The living room has a vaulted wood ceiling and fireplace.
The kitchen boasts granite countertops, wood cabinets, an island, stainless steel appliances and tile floors.
The master bathroom has his and her sinks, and stairs leading up to an elevated bathtub.
There is also a large finished basement with a “built-in bar and a locking gun room that opens to a covered patio for outdoor enjoyment.”
The also home features a two-car garage and a porch on the second level facing the land.
A guest house on the property has hardwood floors, a kitchen, bathroom and more.
There is also a 40×50 barn for animals, as it includes a six-stall horse stable and washing station.
Anna posted her children playing with puppies she breeds inside the home.
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.
DISGRACED HUSBAND
Josh was arrested and charged with possessing and receiving child pornography in April 2021.
He was found guilty after a nearly two-week trial in Arkansas.
Josh was sentenced to 151 months in federal prison in May and was transferred to FCI Seagoville in June 2022.
Josh was last seen walking around the prison’s track in December 2024, his first appearance behind prison walls in years.

Josh’s wife Anna is living in a $1 million home[/caption]
The couple with six of their seven children[/caption]