Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ prison life: What he can expect behind bars at Metropolitan Detention Centre
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs could spend up to 20 years behind bars after being convicted on two prostitution offences. Life in jail is worlds away from the life of luxury to which the rapper is accustomed.
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Puff Daddy. Sean John. P Diddy. Sean Love. Puffy. Diddy.
Those are just a few of the names Sean John Combs is more commonly known by.
But inside the harsh confines of Brooklyn’s notorious Metropolitan Detention Centre, he’s simply known as inmate 37452-054.
Combs has been found him not guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking offences but he could still serve prison time.
The rapper could face a maximum of 20 years behind bars after he was convicted on two prostitution charges.
Each count he was convicted of has a max sentence of 10 years and could theoretically be added together for a 20-year sentence.
The prison is just 10 subway stops from the New York neighbourhood of Harlem where Combs grew up with nothing and made himself into one of the biggest music moguls of his time.
But it is worlds away from the life of luxury he became accustomed to as a rap superstar and businessman.
The centre has become infamous for its appalling conditions and has been accused of human rights violations.
Inmates have reported rats in their cells, broken sewerage systems and freezing winter temperatures.
Each day starts at 7am and, after dressing in their brown prison-issued tracksuits, inmates are allowed to exercise in a room with yoga mats and a ping pong table.
Combs is allowed visitors once a week and can more regularly see his lawyers, who have complained about the limited hours they have access to him.
During Combs’ trial, the court heard after days-long freak offs, he and his girlfriends would spend days recovering eating nourishing food cooked by a private chef, getting massages and even using IV drips to rehydrate.
There are no such luxuries in prison.
After a failed bail application, his lawyer told reporters Combs was particularly struggling with the food offerings in the facility.
Some inmates have reported being served dishes crawling with maggots and covered in mould.
Prisoners are allowed to spend a maximum of $320 a month at the commissary to buy snacks like chocolate bars, chips and tinned fish.
The startling change in Diddy’s appearance is also attributed to the prison’s rules. His usually jet black hair is now grey – courtesy of the facility’s hair dye ban.
He’s not the only famous inmate to have called the MDC home.
Luigi Mangione, the vigilante accused of gunning down the United HealthCare CEO in cold blood, is housed in another unit.
“Crypto bro” Sam Bankman-Fried was also an inmate, as was rapper Fetty Wap.
It is the same prison where fellow performer R Kelly served time for his racketeering conviction before being moved to a federal prison in North Carolina.
And Jeffrey Epstein confidante and convicted sex predator Ghislaine Maxwell awaited trial in the facility before being sent to a Florida prison.
It is likely Combs will be transferred to another federal facility after his sentence but the location is yet to be determined.
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