JOSH Duggar will be celebrating his 34th birthday in jail alone, as he will spend the big day without any visitors or special meals.
Josh was found guilty of possessing and receiving child pornography on December 9.
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When the verdict was read, Josh was immediately handcuffed and taken into custody at Washington County Jail, where he is awaiting his April sentencing hearing.
The Sun can exclusively reveal Josh’s first birthday behind bars will be a lonely one.
A Washington County Jail source told The Sun: “The jail doesn’t do anything special for inmate birthdays.
“There are no visits in-person right now because of Covid. Loved ones can set up video chats.”
Inmates celebrating birthdays also won’t receive special meals, as the fixed menu changes daily, the insider said.
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SENDING GIFTS
As The Sun previously reported, family and friends of Josh are still able to show love for the locked up family member by sending gift packages through Jail ATM.
The packages start at $22 with the Salty Care Package that includes two bags each of Doritos, Sour Cream & Onion, Cheetos, Cheetos flaming hot, Chili Cheese Fritos, Snyder’s Hot Buffalo Pieces, Andy Capp Hot Fries, and Hot Peanut Tubes.
For those with a sweet tooth, they can opt for the Sweet Care Pack for the same price that includes cookies, chocolate bars and candy.
Loved ones can also buy the Soup Lovers Care Pack for $30.95.
The jail also offers the A.M. Delight Care Pack for $44.
This includes two instant coffee packets, five cappuccino packets, five hot chocolate packets, one creamer, one pack of sweet sprinkles, three plain bagels, three cream cheese packets, one Mrs. Freshley’s chocolate mini donuts, one two-pack of cupcakes, one iced honey bun, one oatmeal variety pack, one box of six strawberry Pop-Tarts and brown sugar Pop-Tarts.
For the same price, loved ones can get the Meal Deal Care Pack.
Items feature five chili ramen, chicken ramen, spicy veggie ramen, and Texas beef ramen packs each.
It also includes one lasagna pouch, one taco filling pouch, one chili pouch, one saltine cracker box, six tortilla shells, refried beans with jalapeños and three kosher dill pickles, a Duggar favorite.
For big spenders, they can buy The Big Deal Care Pack for a whopping $109.
This includes ramen, chips, cookies, oatmeal, Pop-Tarts, crackers, peanuts, chicken breast pouch, lasagna pouch, taco filling pouch, chili pouch, beef stew pouch, Twizzlers, gummy bears, cinnamon bears, atomic fireballs, and rooter barrels.
COMMUNICATING WITH JOSH
The only way for visits to take place currently is through video call or email, the Washington County Detention Center in Arkansas previously confirmed to The Sun.
All visits through the jail lobby kiosk have been suspended because of Covid.
Anna, who shares seven children with Josh, must communicate with Josh through the website Jail ATM, which provides access via email and video call.
Video calls are $0.25 per minute and emails are $5 per message.
Anna has been taking advantage, as they made over 100 video and phone calls to each other between December 10, 2021 to January 2, 2022, The Sun previously reported.
NO CONJUGAL VISITS
After Josh’s sentencing, he will be transferred to federal prison for the crime and faces 20 years for each count.
The Sun previously reported Josh is not allowed conjugal visits with his wife.
According to the Bureau of Federal Prisons website, conjugal visitation is “not permitted within any BOP facility.”
Arkansas is also not one of the states that allow conjugal visitation in non-federal prisons.
FIGHT FOR FREEDOM
Josh’s legal team filed a motion for an acquittal of the guilty verdict, a new trial, or the dismissal of the possession of child pornography charge.
Prosecutors responded by claiming “the evidence of the defendant’s guilt is clear and overwhelming.”
Josh’s attorneys responded by calling the trial and guilty verdict “unconstitutional.”
The sentencing has been set for early April, as he faces 20 years in prison on each of the two counts.
Josh was arrested and charged with possessing and receiving child pornography in April 2021.
The family’s TLC reality show, Counting On, was canceled weeks after the arrest broke.
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