Sean “Diddy” Combs was transferred to the New Jersey federal prison FCI Fort Dix on Thursday, a well-placed source confirms to Rolling Stone. The move came after a federal judge sentenced Combs to 50 months in prison following his conviction on two counts of transporting his ex-girlfriends and male escorts across state lines for commercial sex. His projected release date is May 8, 2028, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
In a letter to the court filed Oct. 6, Combs’s lawyer Teny Geragos asked U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian to recommend that the music mogul be assigned to FCI Fort Dix. Geragos said the low-security prison would allow Combs to “address drug abuse issues” and “maximize family visitation and rehabilitative efforts.”
Combs, 55, recently filed his formal notice that he’s appealing his conviction and sentence, so the prison’s location, about 80 miles south of Manhattan, positions him relatively close to his New York-based legal team. Other high-profile inmates who served time at Fort Dix include convicted fraudster and so-called “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli, and Real Housewives of New Jersey star Joe Giudice.
According to ABC News, Combs is being housed in a drug program unit away from the prison’s general population.
Combs was sentenced to four years and two months in prison on Oct. 3. His two Mann Act convictions had carried the threat of a combined maximum of 20 years in prison. The Bad Boy Records founder already has served more than a year in custody after he was arrested in New York in September 2024. Considering federal inmates can earn “good-time credit” of up to 54 days per year, Combs is expected to shave several months off his sentence with good behavior, leading to his expected release in the Spring of 2028.
While Combs was convicted of the two prostitution-related charges, he was acquitted of his three most serious counts involving an alleged racketeering conspiracy and the alleged sex trafficking of two ex-girlfriends: the R&B singer Casandra “Cassie” Ventura; and a woman who testified under the pseudonym Jane.
For his conviction, prosecutors sought a sentence of more than 11 years in prison. Federal probation officials set a guidelines range of about six to seven years. Combs, meanwhile, asked for no more than 14 months, which would have been equivalent to time served.
“A substantial sentence must be given to send a message to abusers and victims alike that exploitation and violence against women is met with real accountability,” Judge Subramanian said as he handed down the punishment. “Victims who have the courage to report their abusers and relive the excruciating trauma of that abuse by testifying in court should see that their efforts can result in meaningful accountability.”
As Rolling Stone previously reported, Combs’ camp also has asked President Trump to consider a pardon.
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