Sean 'Diddy' Combs requests transfer to New Jersey federal prison

Sean "Diddy" Combs' legal team has formally requested that he serve his prison sentence at FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey, citing the facility's comprehensive drug rehabilitation program as the primary reason for the transfer.

In a letter submitted Monday to Judge Arun Subramanian, defense attorney Teny Geragos asked the court to recommend Combs' placement at the federal correctional institution. The request emphasizes several key factors:

Access to the Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP), the Bureau of Prisons' most intensive treatment offering


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Proximity to family for regular visitation

Availability of educational and occupational programming

"In order to address drug abuse issues and to maximize family visitation and rehabilitative efforts, we request that the Court strongly recommend to the Bureau of Prisons that Mr. Combs be placed at FCI Fort Dix for RDAP purposes and any other available educational and occupational programs," Geragos wrote.

About FCI Fort Dix

Fort Dix operates as a low-security federal prison housing approximately 4,000 inmates. The facility is known for its rehabilitative programs and treatment services.

The transfer request follows Combs' recent sentencing to more than four years in federal prison. A jury convicted him in July on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.

Combs will receive credit for time already served since his arrest. He has spent the past 12 months at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn while awaiting trial and sentencing.

The final decision on his facility placement rests with the Bureau of Prisons, though judicial recommendations carry significant weight in such determinations.