Sean 'Diddy' Combs moved to low-security facility in Pennsylvania
The decision to move the rap mogul while he is serving out his 50-month sentence was made with 'safety and security in mind'.
Sean “Diddy” Combs has been moved to a low-security federal facility in Pennsylvania
Former rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is now being held at a low-security federal correctional institution for male offenders in the US state of Pennsylvania.
The US Federal Bureau of Prisons said Sean “Diddy” Combs was transferred from a New Jersey correctional facility to a prison in Pennsylvania.
A prison official said the rap mogul was moved to FCI Allenwood Low on Friday, but declined to explain why, citing privacy, safety, and security reasons.
“His transfer from one low-security facility to another is an important distinction,” Combs’ spokesman told the BBC, adding that the move “is consistent with a decision made with safety and security in mind”.
Combs, 56, who was sentenced to 50 months behind bars, has asked an appeals court to free him from prison and overturn his conviction on two prostitution-related crimes.
Combs’ spokesman, Juda S Engelmayer, did not comment on an, external report that Combs had been living a “luxury lifestyle” behind bars in New Jersey, or on the tabloid reports circulating about his health and treatment in custody.
Engelmayer said he appreciates that the Federal Bureau of Prisons is “taking the safety and security of Sean and everyone involved seriously” and “we are grateful for the attention being given to his well-being and hope he can continue serving his time without unnecessary disruption”.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons declined to comment on the reports.
“For privacy, safety, and security reasons, we do not comment on the conditions of confinement for any incarcerated individual, including whether a particular individual is the subject of allegations, investigations, or disciplinary sanctions,” spokesman Donald Murphy said.
FCI Allenwood Low is a low-security federal correctional institution for male offenders about 155 miles (250 km) west of New York City.
According to its website, the facility houses about 1,044 inmates, far fewer than Combs’ previous facility, Fort Dix, which has more than 4,200 inmates across two campuses. Allenwood also has nearby medium and maximum security facilities.
Federal prosecutors in New York have accused Combs of using his money, power, and the threat of violence to coerce women into unwanted sexual encounters.
After a high-profile jury trial in New York last year, two of Combs’ ex-girlfriends testified that he abused them and forced them to take part in so-called “freak-offs” with male escorts.
In July 2025, Combs was convicted on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. The jury acquitted him of two more serious charges, sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy, and he was sentenced to more than four years in prison that October.
Later that month, Combs was transferred to the federal correctional institution at Fort Dix in New Jersey, where he had been serving his sentence until Friday’s transfer.
In April, a US appeals court heard arguments to overturn his prison sentence but has not yet ruled.
According to the prison’s online records, he is due to be released from prison on 2 March 2028.