Sean Combs has been transferred to a low-security prison facility in Pennsylvania after he was reportedly caught with a contraband cellphone and suffered a head injury while placed in solitary confinement.
A spokesperson for the Bureau of Prisons confirmed the move to Rolling Stone on Friday, saying: “We can confirm that Sean Combs is currently incarcerated at FCI Allenwood Low. For privacy, safety, and security reasons, we do not discuss the conditions of confinement for any individual in our custody, including reasons for transfer.”
Combs’ spokesperson, Juda Engelmayer, tells Rolling Stone his family had not yet “received official confirmation of any transfer and are not in a position to speculate on Sean’s placement or the reasons behind any potential move.”
“His family and legal team remain focused on his well-being and ensuring he can maintain regular contact with those closest to him,” Engelmayer says.
The 56-year-old had been serving his 50-month sentence at Fort Dix, a low-security federal facility in New Jersey after he was convicted last summer on charges of transportation to engage in prostitution. His high-powered legal team had advocated for Combs to be sent to Fort Dix due to its rehabilitation drug program that could reduce an inmate’s sentence by a year.
But last month, NBC News ran a report that detailed how Combs was enjoying a relatively pampered prison stay. The one-time billionaire reportedly directed thousands of dollars to fellow inmates in exchange for favors, including cooking him gourmet meals and scrubbing showers and toilets before he used them.
Beyond basic “pampering,” Combs allegedly managed to secure contraband, including Hennessy liquor, mood-boosting antidepressant pills, an unlocked tablet, and a cellphone that he used to scroll on Instagram and view nude photos from an ex-girlfriend.
Rolling Stone reviewed the Instagram account believed to belong to Combs, which was among the 365 accounts his publicist followed. The anonymous profile follows Combs’ children, longtime family friends who are not public figures, and women romantically linked to Combs. The account reposted videos about Combs’ former girlfriend Yung Miami, 50 Cent, and former Bad Boy artist Mase.
Following NBC’s report, Combs had his release date pushed back to March 2028 and was reportedly placed in solitary confinement. And this week, reports emerged that Combs suffered a non-life-threatening head injury over the weekend and was treated at a nearby hospital.
The Bureau of Prisons denied circulating reports that Combs had gotten into a fight with a prominent drug kingpin. “While, for privacy, safety, and security reasons, we do not comment on the conditions of confinement for any individual in our custody, we can tell you that the story you are referring to is false and did not happen,” a spokesperson said.
