{"id":2149752,"date":"2025-11-11T20:52:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T20:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2149752"},"modified":"2025-11-11T20:52:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T20:52:10","slug":"diddy-spending-prison-time-in-drug-treatment-job-in-the-chapel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/diddy-spending-prison-time-in-drug-treatment-job-in-the-chapel\/","title":{"rendered":"Diddy spending prison time in drug treatment, job in the chapel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2025%2F11%2F115221505.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs is a busy man behind bars.<\/p>\n<p>The disgraced rapper, 56, is enrolled in an intensive drug treatment program and working in the chapel at Fort Dix Federal Correctional Institute in New Jersey, according to<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/sean-diddy-combs-prison-chapel-drug-rehab-phone-call\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> CBS News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Court documents obtained by the outlet revealed that Combs has been assigned to the Residential Drug Abuse Treatment Program (RDAP) unit, which is the Federal Bureau of Prisons\u2019 most intensive drug treatment program.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs at the 2002 Vanity Fair Oscar Party. <span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Inmates allegedly need to qualify for the program and rarely get placed in an RDAP at the start of their sentence.<\/p>\n<p>Enrolling in the Bureau of Prisons\u2019 drug treatment program can reduce a prison sentence by up to one year, CBS News reported.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Combs\u2019 publicist, Juda Engelmayer, claimed that the Bad Boy Records founder \u201chas taken his rehabilitation process seriously\u201d since he first reported to prison.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is fully engaged in his work, focused on growth, and committed to positive change,\u201d Engelmayer told CBS News.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs\u2019 latest mugshot from prison. <span class=\"credit\">CBS NEWS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs at Fort Dix Federal Correctional Institute in New Jersey. <span class=\"credit\">TMZ \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/10\/06\/us-news\/sean-diddy-combs-requests-to-serve-sentence-in-low-security-nj-prison-fci-fort-dix\/\">Combs\u2019 lawyers previously requested<\/a> he serve his 50-month prison sentence at New Jersey\u2019s FCI Fort Dix because of the low-security prison\u2019s drug treatment and rehabilitation program.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/10\/30\/us-news\/sean-diddy-combs-transfered-to-njs-fort-dix-to-start-sentence-for-federal-sex-crimes\/\">He moved to the facility<\/a> in the Garden State from Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn last month.<\/p>\n<p>Combs is also\u00a0working as a chaplain\u2019s assistant, considered one of the more desirable assignments at the Fort Dix prison, according to CBS News.<\/p>\n<p>A former prison commissioner\u00a0told the outlet that inmates typically maintain the chaplain\u2019s religious library, clean their office and help with some record-keeping.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The chaplain\u2019s assistant also reportedly gets to work in a private office, typically with air conditioning, and can have some of the food that the chaplains bring in for religious services.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe works in the chapel library, where he describes the environment as warm, respectful, and rewarding,\u201d Engelmayer told CBS News.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs mingling with other prison inmates in New Jersey. <span class=\"credit\">TMZ \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs with other prison inmates at Fort Dix. <span class=\"credit\">TMZ \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs at his birthday party in New York City in 2002. <span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But Combs hasn\u2019t been on his best behavior during his time behind bars. <\/p>\n<p>CBS News also reported that he allegedly got in trouble for participating in a prohibited three-way phone call on Nov. 3, just four days after he was transferred to the facility.<\/p>\n<p>Combs reportedly called an unnamed woman to discuss arranging visitors for the weekend and suggested they bring \u201c200 singles\u201d \u2014 despite prison regulations banning visitors from bringing in currency other than coins for the vending machines.<\/p>\n<p>The music mogul also allegedly said he needed to speak with someone described as \u201cthe digital person\u201d regarding blogs, and when the woman asked if he should add that person to the call, Combs replied, \u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Combs later claimed to officials that he was speaking to his attorney and she added the head of legal communications to the call so they could work on a statement for The New York Times. Combs denied he was talking about blogs and insisted he did not receive the prison admission and orientation handbook that outline the prison\u2019s phone call regulations.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A sketch of Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs at his sentencing hearing in New York City on Oct. 3. <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A sketch of Diddy during his sentencing in a NYC courtroom.  <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to CBS News, prison officials recommended that Combs lose 90 days of phone privileges and 90 days of commissary privileges for the rule breaking, though it\u2019s unclear if the penalties have gone into place.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a serious offense that shows a disregard for the rules,\u201d a source close to the investigation told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>But Combs\u2019 publicist told The Post, \u201cHe participated in a routine and appropriate attorney-client privileged call that was initiated by his attorney.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The rep added to CBS News, \u201cIt was a procedural call initiated by one of his attorneys and was protected under attorney client privilege. There was nothing improper.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs during the 2006 MTV European Music Awards afterparty. <span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Diddy at Madison Square Garden in October 2004. <span class=\"credit\">nypost<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After Combs entered Fort Dix, TMZ reported that he was caught <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/11\/07\/celebrity-news\/sean-diddy-combs-busted-for-drinking-alcohol-behind-bars\/\">drinking \u201chomemade alcohol,\u201d<\/a> which <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/11\/09\/celebrity-news\/sean-diddy-combs-speaks-out-after-allegedly-being-busted-for-drinking-alcohol-in-prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the rapper\u2019s rep denied<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis only focus is becoming the best version of himself and returning to his family,\u201d the rep tweeted on Combs\u2019 official X account.<\/p>\n<p>In July, Combs was convicted on two counts of prostitution, but was found not guilty on two counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, and on racketeering conspiracy, following his\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/06\/26\/us-news\/diddy-trial-live-updates-06-26-27-2025\/\">bombshell NYC trial.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He was sentenced<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/10\/03\/us-news\/sean-diddy-combs-sentenced-to-more-than-4-years-prison-after-salacious-trial-exposed-moguls-reign-of-terror\/\">\u00a0to four years in prison\u00a0<\/a>on Oct. 3, with his scheduled release date being May 8, 2028.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs is a busy man behind bars. The disgraced rapper, 56, is enrolled in an intensive drug treatment program and working in the chapel at Fort Dix Federal Correctional Institute in New Jersey, according to CBS News. 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