Diddy is seeking yet another alternative now that his prison sentence has been decided. The controversial mogul recently filed to serve his jail time in a New Jersey facility for a few specific reasons.
“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,” Teny Garegos, one of the 55-year-old artist’s attorneys, wrote in a letter to Judge Arun Subramanian on Monday (Oct. 6).
RDAP is an acronym that stands for “Residential Drug Abuse Program,” and it is known to be the Bureau of Prisons’ most intensive treatment program, per The New York Post. It is also worth noting that FCI Fort Dix is a low-security federal prison. The Bad Boy co-founder was sentenced to 50 months in prison this past Friday (Oct. 3), in addition to being charged a $500,000 fine. With time served credited for the 14 months he spent in jail before his trial, he could end up getting out much sooner.
During his sentencing, he revealed that he had already enrolled in self-improvement programs focused on drug abuse and violence against women. The prosecution, however, told the judge that the “Last Night” artist had “at least seven speaking engagements” scheduled in Miami, per Yahoo. They called his plans “the height of hubris,” and shared a letter from Giovanni Sairras, the founder of RE Entry One, a nonprofit that assists inmates as they reacclimate themselves to the real world after stints in prison.
Sairras, in his letter, wrote that he “secured approval from correctional agencies like GEO Group, Inc. and community partners to host Mr. Combs as an instructor teaching both virtually and in person.”
Though the events were framed as “celebrity speaking engagements” by the prosecution, Diddy’s reps countered this narrative. “These were not celebrity speaking engagements but community impact commitments focused on service and accountability,” they wrote to VIBE. “The government’s attempt to dismiss them as publicity events ignores their purpose and the tangible work Mr. Combs is doing to help others and stay on his path of redemption.”