Sean ‘Diddy‘ Combs is begging the judge to serve his four-year prison sentence at a low-level New Jersey facility.
The disgraced rapper has been locked up at the infamous Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, where he has been held in the Special Housing Unit since last September.
Following the conclusion of his highly anticipated trial and sentencing, his legal team has requested that he serve his time at FCI Fort Dix, a low-security prison in Fort Dix, New Jersey, the Daily Mail can confirm.
The 55-year-old, who was found guilty on two counts of transportation for prostitution, made his plea for a cushier facility to Judge Arun Subramanian on Monday.
The notice from defense attorney Teny Geragos reads: ‘On behalf of Mr. Combs, we respectfully request that the Court strongly recommend a designation facility to the Bureau of Prisons in Mr. Combs’ Judgment.
Combs’ team urged the judge to move him to FCI Fort Dix, located on the McGuire Air Force Base, for Residential Drug Abuse Treatment Program (RDAP) purposes and ‘any other available educational and occupational programs.’
Geragos also wrote the change would allow him to ‘maximize family visitation and rehabilitative efforts’ to tackle his drug abuse issues.
RDAPs typically last from six to 12 months. Enrolled prisoners often live in a designated section of the prison and divide up their days between activities centered around drug abuse treatment and work and educational programs.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs (pictured) is begging the judge to serve his four-year prison sentence at a low-level New Jersey facility
Following the conclusion of his highly anticipated trial and sentencing, his legal team has requested that he serve his time at FCI Fort Dix (pictured), a low-security prison in Fort Dix, New Jersey
The 55-year-old rapper (depicted in a court sketch) was found guilty on two counts of transportation for prostitution
Only prisoners with at least 24 months left on their sentence are eligible to apply for RDAPs.
Successful completion of RDAPs can lead to up to one year slashed from prisoners’ sentences, according to criminal defense law firm Elizabeth Franklin Best.
However, the firm noted that few inmates qualify for sentence reductions and that the MDC does not offer an RDAP to inmates.
Combs confessed in court that his time in federal custody has been the first time in 25 years that he has been sober.
‘I lost my way. I got lost in my journey. Lost in the drugs and the excess,’ he said.
FCI Fort Dix opened its gates in 1992 and houses roughly 4,000 inmates. There are only about 1,250 inmates at MDC Brooklyn, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP).
Fort Dix is located on the grounds of the McGuire Air Force Base.
With the 13 months Combs has already spent behind bars, he is on course to be freed in November 2028.
On top of his time behind bars, the judge ordered Combs to fork over a $500,000 fine.
The disgraced rapper has been locked up at the infamous Metropolitan Detention Center (pictured) in Brooklyn
This request for a facility change comes about a week after Combs described MDC as ‘inhumane’ in a previous letter to the judge.
While the convicted felon whined about his circumstances, he expressed regret for his criminal past.
This notice was presented to the judge prior to his bombshell sentencing hearing on Friday.
‘I have to admit, my downfall was rooted in my selfishness… Over the past year there have been so many times that I wanted to give up,’ Diddy wrote.
‘There have been some days I thought I would be better off dead.
‘Your Honor may be inclined to make an example out of me. I would ask Your Honor to make me an example of what a person can do if afforded a second chance.’
Diddy told the judge that his time in jail had changed him for the better, noting: ‘The old me died in jail and a new version of me was reborn. Prison will change you or kill you – I choose to live.
‘I have been humbled and broken to my core. Jail is designed to break you mentally, physically and spiritually.’
With the 13 months Combs (pictured) has already spent behind bars, he is on course to be freed in November 2028
During his stint behind bars, Combs has also reflected on the damning clip of him brutally attacking his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, admitting he was ‘dead wrong for putting my hands on the woman that I loved.’
Combs has spent his time at MDC in the Special Housing Unit – known for its harsh, restrictive and isolating conditions.
The MDC is an administrative facility, which means it holds inmates of all security levels.
The prison at large is notorious for inmate violence and poor living conditions.
Combs has detailed the horrors of his life behind bars – a stark contrast from his life of fame and luxury before he found himself entrenched in his despicable scandal – describing the cramped, windowless room he has been locked up in.
‘The conditions that my actions have placed me in are inhumane,’ he wrote to the judge, claiming he and his fellow inmates have no clean drinking water.
The shamed ‘freak-off’ host also noted that he was fearful that someone would stab or murder him at MDC.
Despite his deep discontent regarding his circumstances, Combs has been running an entrepreneurship course at MDC.
Combs (right) acknowledged that his actions against Cassie Ventura (left) were wrong
In the six-week class titled Free Game with Diddy, Combs provided his fellow inmates in the grim facility with ‘foundational knowledge in business management,’ his lawyers highlighted in court.
While Subramanian has yet to respond to Combs’ request to move to the New Jersey prison, the judge has refused the rapper’s bold asks in the past.
Most recently, the judge denied Combs’ request to throw away his conviction on the prostitution charges or allow for a new trial.
‘Time and again he has shown that he is concerned only with his own power and control,’ prosecutors wrote in a memo filed to the judge last Monday.
‘Only a significant term of imprisonment – meted out in a substantial number of years – can effectively deter him and show future victims that their abusers will be held accountable, no matter their wealth or fame.’