Sean “Diddy” Combs arrived at FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey on Thursday (October 30) to start serving a 50-month sentence for federal sex-related crimes tied to the Mann Act.

The 55-year-old Hip-Hop mogul was convicted in July on two counts of transporting people to have interaction in prostitution. He was sentenced in October to 4 years and two months in federal jail.

His authorized workforce had requested placement at Fort Dix, citing entry to rehabilitation packages and household visitation.

“Sean’s appeal will challenge the unfair use of the Mann Act, an infamous statute with a sordid history, to prosecute him for sex with consenting adults,” protection lawyer Alexandra Shapiro mentioned.

The Mann Act, handed in 1910, has been utilized in a number of high-profile instances, together with these involving R. Kelly and Ghislaine Maxwell.

Diddy was acquitted of extra extreme racketeering and sex trafficking expenses that would have led to a life sentence. Prosecutors had pushed for a sentence of 135 months, calling him “unrepentant” in courtroom filings.

Diddy has been in custody since his September 16, 2024, arrest at a Manhattan lodge. Before his switch, he was held at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center, the place his attorneys described the circumstances as “inhumane.”

They claimed he was saved on “constant suicide watch,” had restricted entry to wash water, was served meals containing maggots and was denied common bodily exercise.

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In October 2025, Diddy was reportedly threatened by one other inmate who held a home made blade to his throat whereas he slept. According to longtime good friend Charlucci Finney, the incident was meant to intimidate reasonably than injure.

On October 6, lawyer Teny Geragos submitted a proper request for Diddy to serve his sentence at Fort Dix, noting the ability’s Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP) and its proximity to household.

The letter acknowledged Diddy would be capable of “address drug abuse issues” and “maximize family visitation and rehabilitative efforts.”

In addition to jail time, Diddy was ordered to pay a $500,000 effective and will likely be beneath supervised launch for 5 years after his sentence. His projected launch date is May 8, 2028; nevertheless, this might be shortened with good habits and program completion.

His authorized workforce is pushing for a fast-tracked attraction, with oral arguments anticipated in April.

They argue the Mann Act was misapplied in Diddy’s case and that he had no monetary incentive to move male escorts.

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