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Diddy's Release Date Extended by Month Over Violations

Published 17 November 2025

Sean "Diddy" Combs's projected release date from federal prison has been extended by nearly a month, following reports of rule violations at his facility in New Jersey.

Bureau of Prisons records now list June 4, 2028, as the new date for Combs, up from an earlier projection of May 8, 2028. The 56-year-old music producer and entrepreneur, serving a 50-month sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution in Fort Dix, was transferred there in late October after spending 13 months at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. That time served is being credited toward his term, which also includes a $500,000 fine and five years of supervised release.

The extension comes amid unconfirmed reports of misconduct shortly after his arrival at Fort Dix. According to prison documents reviewed by investigators, Combs participated in an unauthorized three-way phone call on November 3, a practice prohibited by Bureau of Prisons rules that limit calls to two participants. Combs reportedly told officials he was unaware of the restriction, as he had not received the facility's orientation handbook. His representatives described the call as appropriate, initiated by an attorney under client...

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