The release date for imprisoned rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has once again been moved up, with Feb. 23, 2028, now penciled in as the day the fallen hip-hop star leaves federal lockup in New Jersey, after he was sentenced to 50 months for Mann Act violations last year.
This latest updated release date, which appears on the Federal Bureau of Prisons website for the rapper, marks the second time that Combs’ prison exit has been revised. His lawyers are battling the guilty verdict he received at his jury trial last summer on two counts of transportation for prostitution. The new February date is four months before his original release date of June 4, 2028, and weeks before his most recently adjusted date of April 15, 2028.
The ’90s and 2000s rap power player likely entered a drug rehab facility shortly after beginning his sentence at New Jersey’s Fort Dix federal prison, and it appears he is taking advantage of the opportunity to shave time off his sentence that is offered as one works through the program. While it remains unclear whether Combs actually entered rehab while behind bars, his sentence reductions are consistent with the program’s schedule.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons would not comment on the reason for the change, indicating that it does “not discuss the conditions of confinement for any individual, including release plans.” But the known reasons a release date could be moved up list “good conduct time,” credits from approved programs and activities.
