Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has been moved from Brooklyn’s federal jail to the low-security FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey to serve his 50-month sentence over prostitution-related convictions. The transfer is meant to give him access to rehab programs and easier family visits as his legal team continues its appeal.
Sean “Diddy” Combs has reported to the Federal Correctional Institution at Fort Dix, New Jersey, to begin serving the remainder of his four-year-and-two-month federal sentence, after spending more than a year at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. The 55-year-old entrepreneur and producer was sentenced in early October 2025 for transporting individuals across state lines for prostitution, a case that prosecutors said showed an exploitative pattern, even though he was cleared of the most serious racketeering and sex-trafficking counts.
Moved from Brooklyn to a Lower-Security Facility
According to filings in his case, Combs’ lawyers asked that he be housed at Fort Dix, a large, low-security federal prison in southern New Jersey that holds roughly 4,000 men. The facility offers more open movement than the Brooklyn jail, which Combs’ team had described as harsh, overcrowded and limiting for medical and recreational needs. The move also places him closer to family members who can visit more easily.
Transfer Aimed at Rehabilitation Programs
Defense attorney Teny Geragos argued that Fort Dix is better suited for Combs because it runs the Bureau of Prisons’ Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP) and other reentry and counseling services. Completing RDAP can shorten an inmate’s time behind bars, and Combs’ team wants him to “address drug-abuse issues” while he serves his term. Judge Arun Subramanian, who imposed the sentence, signaled he would not stand in the way of a placement that supports rehabilitation.
He’s Still Appealing the Conviction
Even as he settles into Fort Dix, Combs is not dropping his fight. His lawyers have already asked the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to fast-track arguments challenging the conviction and the length of the sentence, noting that prosecutors initially pushed for up to 11 years while the defense said 14 months would be sufficient. With credit for time served since his September 2024 arrest, good-conduct time and possible program credits, Combs could leave federal custody earlier than the current May 8, 2028, release projection.
