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Sean “Diddy” Combs has been transferred to a new prison to serve the remainder of his four-year prison sentence on prostitution-related charges.
The hip-hop mogul is now incarcerated at Fort Dix Federal Correctional Institution, new JerseyLocated about 34 miles (55 kilometers) east of philadelphia Based at Joint Military Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, according to his listing in the federal Bureau of Prisons Database of prisoners as of Friday.
It was not immediately clear when Combs was transferred from the troubled Metropolitan Detention Center brooklynWhere he was kept since his arrest last September.
lawyers Combs and agency spokespeople did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment Friday.
Combs’ lawyers earlier this month asked a judge to “strongly recommend” that he be transferred to a low-security men’s prison so he can participate in the facility’s drug treatment program.
FCI Fort Dix, one of several dozen federal prisons with residential drug treatment programs, will allow Combs “to address drug abuse issues and maximize family visitation and rehabilitation efforts,” his attorney Tenny Geragos wrote in a letter.
Combs has already served approximately 14 months of his 50-month sentence and is scheduled to be released from prison on May 8, 2028, although he can reduce the time spent behind bars through his participation in substance abuse treatment and other prison programs.
Earlier this week, Combs’ lawyers asked a federal appeals court to quickly consider the legality of his conviction and sentence. His lawyers said the 55-year-old wanted his appeal to be considered as soon as possible so he could benefit from a reduction in time spent in prison if the appeals court overturns his conviction.
chairman donald trump However, Combs also said that he had apologized to her republican It did not say whether he would grant the request.
The Bad Boy Records founder was convicted in July of luring his girlfriends and male sex workers into drug-fueled sexual encounters at multiple locations across the country over several years. However, he was acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering charges, which could have seen him go behind bars for life.
In a letter to the judge before sentencing, Combs said he had undergone a “spiritual reset” in prison and was “committed to the journey of remaining a drug-free, non-violent and peaceful individual.”