Federal authorities on Friday transferred music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs from a New Jersey correctional facility to a low-security federal prison in Pennsylvania, the Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed.
Combs, 56, was relocated to FCI Allenwood Low, an institution situated roughly 155 miles west of New York City. Federal prison officials verified that the transfer took place Friday morning but declined to elaborate on the exact grounds for the reassignment, citing privacy, safety, and security protocols.
Recent Incidents and Allegations
The transfer follows weeks of intense scrutiny surrounding the hip-hop producer’s incarceration at FCI Fort Dix. An NBC News report in late September alleged that Combs maintained an unusually comfortable existence behind bars, allegedly paying fellow prisoners thousands of dollars to handle chores such as cleaning his living area and preparing meals. The report also alleged that Combs obtained contraband items, including mobile phones, liquor, and unauthorized electronics.
Jose Rojas, a union official representing federal correctional employees at the New Jersey facility, told NBC News that Combs had engaged in disruptive behavior that prompted the decision to move him. Officials subsequently stripped Combs of 41 days of good conduct credit, pushing his projected release date from January 2028 to March 2, 2028, according to bureau records.
Days prior to Friday’s transfer, Combs was taken to an outside medical facility on Oct. 10 to receive treatment for a head injury. Conflicting accounts emerged regarding how the injury happened. Page Six reported that Combs struck his head against a bunk bed, while TMZ claimed he had been involved in a physical altercation with another inmate. Combs’ family dismissed allegations of a brawl, telling “The Breakfast Club” radio program that no fight had occurred, and the Bureau of Prisons separately told Rolling Stone that claims of a clash with a prominent inmate were false.
Defense Response and Legal Standing
Juda S. Engelmayer, a spokesperson representing Combs, emphasized that the rap executive was relocated between two facilities that share the same low-security classification. Engelmayer stated to media outlets that the team appreciates the Bureau of Prisons focusing on safety and well-being, expressing hope that Combs could serve out his sentence without further disruption.
FCI Allenwood Low houses about 1,044 male prisoners, according to agency records—a substantially smaller population compared to the more than 4,200 inmates incarcerated across the campuses at Fort Dix.
Combs was taken into federal custody in September 2024 and later received a 50-month prison sentence following his conviction on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. Federal jurors acquitted him on more severe charges of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion. Combs has since asked a federal appeals court to overturn the conviction and grant his release. It remains uncertain how his ongoing disciplinary review or relocation might influence his pending appeal.
