Here's How Often Anna Duggar Can See Husband Josh While He's In Prison

Since September 2020, the Federal Bureau of Prisons has operated on a shortened visiting schedule to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. According to the new regulations for federal correctional institutions, inmates like Josh Duggar are allowed just two visitors per month, for a two-hour duration. Visiting days are Sundays, Mondays, Fridays, and Saturdays, and the days rotate monthly among inmates to keep things equal. 

For each visit, Josh will be allowed either two adult visitors or one adult and one child over age five. Each adult can bring one child under age four, as long as the child stays in the adult's lap the entire time. If a child can't stay still, the visit is over. So Anna could either visit with one of their four older children or bring another adult along — say, mom-in-law Michelle Duggar — with each of them carrying one of Anna's little kids. 

Even under non-COVID circumstances, the regular visitation rules only permit up to five people per visit. So Josh will never see his family all together until his release in 2035. By that time, his oldest daughter, Mackynzie, will be 26 years old, perhaps with children of her own.

Not only will Josh be denied conjugal visits, but he also won't even be able to hug Anna hello. The couple will be seeing each other through a plexiglass barrier, with no touching of any sort allowed, and no photographs.