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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Moved From FCI Fort Dix To FCI Allenwood Low In Pennsylvania
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs was transferred from FCI Fort Dix, New Jersey to FCI Allenwood Low, Pennsylvania. The move followed reports of luxuries and a head injury at the New Jersey prison.
Transfer to Allenwood Low
Sean “Diddy” Combs was moved from FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey to FCI Allenwood Low, a low-security facility south of Williamsport, after a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press that the Bureau of Prisons was transferring him. The Bureau of Prisons confirmed the move but provided no further details, and Juda Engelmayer said, “Decisions about inmate placement are made by the BOP, and we are not in a position to speak to the circumstances surrounding this transfer.” Combs, 56, is serving a four-year, two-month sentence for his conviction last year on prostitution-related charges for transporting people across state lines for sexual encounters.
“The story you are referring to is false and did not occur.”
The transfer came after NBC News reported that Combs had access to mobile phones, liquor and other contraband at Fort Dix, and after TMZ reported he was injured in a fight at Fort Dix. The Bureau of Prisons refuted TMZ’s report, telling the AP, “The story you are referring to is false and did not happen.”
Luxuries, SHU, and credit
NBC News reported that Combs continued to enjoy aspects of his millionaire lifestyle at FCI Fort Dix, including smuggling in Hennessy, having fellow inmates cook, clean, make his bed and give him massages, and using a contraband cellphone to view social media and an ex-girlfriend’s nude selfies. Jose Rojas, union secretary for local federal prison employees, said the move was prompted by “disruptive behaviour,” adding, “He has been causing too much trouble over there.” After NBC’s report, Combs was placed in the prison’s special housing unit, a heavily secured part of the facility away from the general population, for inmates with disciplinary issues or security concerns.
NBC reported that Combs had 41 days of good-conduct credit docked, pushing his release date back to March 2, 2028, and the prison’s online records listed 2 March 2028. Combs’s spokesperson told the BBC that the move from one low-security facility to another was “consistent with a decision made with safety and security in mind.”
Appeal and what changes
Combs asked an appeals court to release him from prison and overturn his conviction on two prostitution-related crimes, and the BBC said the court has not yet ruled. The AP account said Combs is serving a four-year, two-month sentence for transporting people across state lines for sexual encounters, and it described testimony about violence and sex parties he called “freak-offs.” The Bureau of Prisons declined to discuss conditions of confinement and said it does not comment “for privacy, safety, and security reasons,” including whether a particular individual is the subject of allegations, investigations, or disciplinary sanctions.
The BBC reported that Combs was moved to FCI Allenwood Low on Friday, and it said the facility is about 155 miles (250 km) west of New York City. The transfer also followed reports that Combs was injured in a fight at his New Jersey lockup, and the Bureau of Prisons denied that version, while Combs’s team said it had not been provided with any information about the reasons for the move and did not want to speculate.