Sean "P Diddy" Combs is confronting the realities of life inside the Federal Correctional Institution at Fort Dix, New Jersey, where he is serving a 50-month sentence for transportation to engage in prostitution. Though acquitted on sex-trafficking and racketeering conspiracy charges, the music executive has entered a facility former inmates describe as volatile, crowded and unpredictable. His representatives say he is keeping a deliberately low profile as he adjusts to the institution.
Fort Dix, one of the Bureau of Prisons' largest low-security facilities, has drawn scrutiny from former inmates who say day-to-day conditions can turn dangerous over trivial disputes. Joe Giudice, the former reality-TV figure who served time there, described the environment as chaotic. He said the prison is "not for the most stable people" and recalled witnessing stabbings over disagreements "as minor as disputes about onions." Giudice also alleged that inmates engage in group sexual activity in shower areas at night while officers overlook it.
Giudice said high-profile inmates face additional challenges, urging Combs to adopt a quiet, unobtrusive posture to avoid conflict. "As long as he keeps a low profile and doesn't try to act like a big shot, he'll be fine," he said. People close to Combs say he is following that guidance as he adapts to the new environment.
Combs' representative Juda Engelmayer told The Mirror US that the music mogul "is making the best of it. Keeping his head low. He just wants to get back to his kids, and that's all he's going to focus on." Engelmayer added that Combs is encountering inmates who are "alright," suggesting he has managed to steer clear of the prison's more volatile corners.
Combs has taken a job in the facility's chapel library, a role that offers a measure of routine and distance from the more disruptive living units. His team has also denied rumors circulating online that he was caught drinking contraband alcohol made from sugary drinks and fruit. "The rumours claiming Mr. Combs was caught with alcohol are completely false," a statement said, adding that his priority is becoming "the best version of himself and returning to his family."
Fort Dix marks a stark shift from his earlier detention at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where prisoners complained of unsanitary conditions, including allegations of maggots in food-claims the Bureau of Prisons denied. Bureau spokesman Donald Murphy said the facility operates with a mission to maintain "safe, secure, and humane" conditions.
