Simply days in the past, Sean “Diddy” Combs reported to FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey, marking the start of his jail stint. This previous October, Combs was sentenced to serve 4 years – or roughly 50 months – behind bars. It was subsequently reported that the 55-year-old music trade veteran and his authorized crew would search to enchantment the sentencing whereas concurrently making preparations for his jail switch. There’s now been an replace on the enchantment, and it marks a major authorized victory for Diddy.
Crew Diddy filed for an enchantment and formally requested that the method be expedited and, now, that request has been granted. In keeping with NBC Information, U.S. Circuit Court docket Decide Beth Robinson accepted the request on Monday. This improvement is notable, contemplating that in lots of circumstances, the appeals course of might be prolonged even when a high-profile shopper is concerned. As an illustration, throughout their very own authorized proceedings, actuality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley had been topic to such wait occasions.
At this level, Sean Combs is ready to be launched from jail in Could 2028, as not too long ago reported. Nonetheless, ought to this expedited enchantment show to achieve success, it may theoretically shorten the Unhealthy Boy Data founder’s jail stint. It must also be famous that, as is, a portion of time is already being subtracted from Combs’ sentence because of the time he served at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Middle. Forward of his switch, Combs had been incarcerated inside the MDC since his arrest in September 2024.
Diddy was convicted on two counts of transportation to interact in prostitution on the finish of his trial in July and was acquitted of sex-trafficking and racketeering. The dropped prices had been the extra extreme ones that the “Come to Me” performer was dealing with. As for the 2 offenses he was discovered responsible of, these fell below the jurisdiction of The Mann Act.
When it got here to touchdown on a brand new jail for Combs, his crew made it clear early on that they had been eyeing FCI Fort Dix. One thing that reportedly actually appealed to them about it was the Residential Drug Abuse Remedy Program (or RDAP). The 9-12 month program provides help and assist for these coping with substance abuse points, and Combs reportedly needed to take part. By collaborating in this system, inmates even have a possibility to cut back their sentences and, in Diddy’s case, that provides him one other probability to shave extra day without work along with the enchantment try.
Nonetheless, it’s nonetheless removed from a certainty that Diddy might be launched ahead of anticipated, at this level. On the identical time, particulars about his post-prison life have already surfaced, particularly the principles he’ll have to stick to for the primary 5 years after his launch. The “Been Across the World” rapper gained’t be capable of possess any firearms and cling to searches as wanted. He’ll even have to participate in outpatient applications associated to psychological well being and drug abuse in addition to home violence.
For now, Sean Combs’ enchantment stays in movement, and Combs’ crew has been ordered to share their transient by December 23. The transient from the U.S. Authorities will then be due by February 23, 2026 with the response from Combs’ legal professionals then being due by March 13. Ought to all the pieces proceed accordingly, oral arguments may very well be heard by April.
