Sean "Diddy" Combs transferred to a different federal prison in Pennsylvania

The US Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has moved music producer Sean "Diddy" Combs, 56, from the federal prison FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey to FCI Allenwood Low, a low-security facility in Pennsylvania. It lies south of Williamsport, about 155 miles (250km) west of New York City. A BOP spokesperson confirmed the move to Agence France-Presse.

Combs was convicted on 2 July 2025 of prostitution-related offences for transporting people across state lines for sexual encounters, and received a sentence of four years and two months. Testimony at trial described violence and sex parties he called "freak-offs".

Reports about life in prison

In September, NBC News reported that Combs was still enjoying elements of a wealthy lifestyle at Fort Dix: smuggling in Hennessy cognac, having other inmates cook, clean, make his bed and give him massages, and using a contraband mobile phone to look at social media. After that report he was placed in the prison's special housing unit, a heavily secured section for inmates with disciplinary or security concerns. He was also docked 41 days of good-conduct credit, moving his release date to 2 March 2028, according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke to the Associated Press.

On Wednesday, TMZ reported that Combs had been hurt in a fight with another inmate and taken out of the prison for treatment. The BOP rejected the claim, telling the AP the story was false and had not happened.

Legal position

Combs's spokesperson, Juda Engelmayer, said placement decisions are made by the BOP and that he could not discuss the circumstances of the transfer. He said Combs remains focused on moving forward and hoped his time at the new facility would be productive and free of unnecessary disruption.

The US second circuit court of appeals heard arguments in April on Combs's effort to overturn his conviction and sentence, which his lawyers say was too harsh. The court has not yet ruled.