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Wynonna Judd's troubled daughter sentenced to 8 years in prison on drug charges.

Wynonna Judd performs during Marty Stuart's 16th Annual Late Night Jam at the Ryman Auditorium on Wednesday, June 7, 2017 in Nashville, Tenn.
Wynonna Judd performs during Marty Stuart's 16th Annual Late Night Jam at the Ryman Auditorium on Wednesday, June 7, 2017 in Nashville, Tenn. Invision/AP

The daughter of Ashland-born singer Wynonna Judd is back in prison after breaking her probation from a 2017 arrest, according to media reports.

Grace Pauline Kelley, 22, pleaded guilty in 2017 of manufacturing, delivering, selling and possessing meth, according to Radar Online. She was ordered to serve nearly a year in jail on her charges, but was released from custody after a month and continued her sentence in rehab.

She violated her probation by leaving her court-mandated drug recovery program and was sentenced in February, Radar Online said.

Kelley was sentenced to eight years at West Tennessee State Penitentiary and has a projected release date of Aug. 10, 2025, but she is expected to complete only 30 percent of her sentence, according to Radar Online. She is eligible for parole in February, Taste of Country reported.

It's the latest trouble for Judd's lone daughter, who went missing for several days while returning home from boarding school in 2011. Kelley later went to "behavioral camp" for six months in 2012, Radar Online said.

Her aunt, Ashley Judd, obtained temporary custody in 2013 when she claimed her mother was popping pills and was abusive. Two years later, Kelley was arrested at a Nashville Walgreen's on meth charges.

Kelley's father is Arch Kelley, who divorced with Wynonna Judd in 1998.

Wynonna Judd has not commented publicly on her daughter's recent troubles.

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