Sean “Diddy” Combs scored a minor win in court this week, after his attorneys pushed for him to remain close to the state of New York when serving out his four-year, two-month prison sentence.
Diddy’s legal team had asked a judge to allow the disgraced music mogul to serve out his sentence at the cushy, low-security Fort Dix prison in New Jersey.
“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,” defense attorney Teny Geragos wrote in a letter Monday.
While Judge Aran Subramanian did not state where Diddy will be incarcerated for the next few years, he did agree that he could remain close to his home state of New York.
“The court will recommend a facility in the geographic location of the defense’s choosing, but not the specific facility, which is determined by the Bureau of Prisons,” Judge Subramanian wrote.
“For that reason, the court will include the following recommendation, based on the defense’s request: The court recommends that the defendant be incarcerated as close as possible to the New York metropolitan area, and recommends that the defendant be considered for admission to any available substance abuse program, including the Bureau of Prisons’ Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP), for which he qualifies.”
Diddy’s team now has until noon Friday to select a different location.