Sean “Diddy” Combs has formally asked to serve his 50-month federal prison sentence at a low-security New Jersey facility, citing its drug rehabilitation offerings and proximity to family. His legal team submitted a letter Monday to U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian requesting a “strong recommendation” that Combs be placed at FCI Fort Dix.
Rehabilitation, Visitation Cited as Reasons
“In order to address drug abuse issues and to maximize family visitation and rehabilitative efforts, we request that the Court strongly recommend … Mr. Combs be placed at FCI Fort Dix,” attorney Teny Geragos wrote. The letter also sought access to “any other available educational and occupational programs.”
Combs, 55, is currently detained at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where he has been held since his arrest in 2024. His time in custody there will count toward his sentence.
The request hinges on the facility’s Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP), which is among the Bureau of Prisons’ most intensive treatment protocols. Completion of RDAP can, under certain conditions, allow for a reduction in time served. Combs’ attorneys argue that the program would support his recovery and personal reform.
Judge Subramanian has yet to act on the facility recommendation. Ultimately, the Bureau of Prisons has final authority over where an inmate serves their sentence, based on security level, space, and program eligibility.
Combs was convicted in July of two counts of transporting individuals to engage in prostitution under the Mann Act. He was acquitted of racketeering and sex trafficking charges.
His sentence, handed down Oct. 3, imposed 50 months behind bars plus a $500,000 fine and five years of supervised release.
Combs’ defense had asked for a lighter 14-month term, but the court rejected that bid.
One challenge the Bureau of Prisons may evaluate is whether any portions of Combs’ presentencing report—especially allegations of violence toward former partners—could render him ineligible for RDAP.
If accepted into RDAP and placed at Fort Dix, Combs could benefit from rehabilitation, proximity to his former New Jersey home, and more frequent family visitation.
The Fort Dix facility, located on a joint military base in New Jersey, has housed several high-profile inmates in the past, including Martin Shkreli and former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.
Combs’ legal team also previously criticized Judge Subramanian for overstepping when imposing the sentence, accusing him of “acting as a 13th juror.”
The judge’s decision on the placement recommendation could arrive in the coming days.