Sean 'Diddy' Combs Sent Back to Solitary Confinement Amid Probe Into 'Lavish Lifestyle' Behind Bars
Sean 'Diddy' Combs has been sent to solitary confinement as jail bosses probe reports of his 'lavish lifestyle' in FCI Fort Dix.
Oct. 1 2026, Published 8:11 a.m. ET
Sean 'Diddy' Combs has been sent back to solitary confinement as jail bosses probe reports of his "lavish lifestyle" behind bars.
RadarOnline.com can reveal the disgraced rapper, 56, was taken to a special housing unit inside FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey after it was claimed Combs had access to a cellphone and would pay fellow inmates to do his chores.
Rapper 'Spends Thousands' On Inmates To Work For Him
Combs has splashed out on his prison perks.
Insiders told TMZ its standard for inmates to be sent to a SHU during investigations.
RadarOnline.com told how Combs, who is serving a 50-month sentence for prostitution-related offenses, reportedly spends thousands of dollars a month maintaining his prison perks.
Four ex-inmates at the Fort Dix federal prison in New Jersey where Combs is currently holed up spoke to NBC Newsabout the Missing You rapper's privileges on the condition of anonymity.
One said: "This is not some normal s--t you see in jail.
"This is some rich s--t. It looks crazy, but again, it's Diddy."
The insiders claim Combs has men at the low security prison who cook and clean for him, make his bed and do his laundry.
Scanning X-Rated Snaps Sent By Ex
Combs as been using a cellphone behind bars, according to ex-inmate.
He even has someone who gives him Chinese-style massages.
The hip-hop mogul also passes the time by scrolling through Instagram on a contraband cellphone, which allegedly contains X-rated images a former girlfriend sends him.
Two of the sources claim he also has a tablet which he’s able to access movies and documentaries — including the Netflixdocuseries Sean Combs: The Reckoning— produced by his longtime rival, 50 Cent.
The insiders claim Combs has splashed out on other inmates’ prescription Remeron medication — known as "rem-roms" in prison.
'Boozy Weekends' Behind Bars
The rapper reportedly shares alcohol with inmates at weekends.
The medication is prescribed to inmates suffering from depression and anxiety — but it's also bought and sold on the prison's robust black market, the sources added.
"You can pretty much get anything except a key to the front door and a female," one of the anonymous inmates said.
As for the weekends, that's when Combs breaks out the alcohol.
It's claimed Combs has a secret stash of premium liquor smuggled in by guards which he shares with a tight group of fellow inmates.
One inmate recalled drinking Hennessy with Combs, saying: "Hell yeah, I drank with him."
The sources allege Combs' prison funds are topped up by people on the outside to commissary accounts belonging to inmates who provide services for him.
One of the men paid by Combs reportedly cleans the toilet and shower areas before he'd use them.
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Combs also, allegedly, gets inmates to cook for him.
Others would secretly cook special meals for Combs using a makeshift heating element submerged in water — including curry chicken, pizza and empanadas.
"After a while, I got tired of cooking," one man who described preparing meals for Combs and other inmates told NBC. "He started going to the Jamaicans."
Reports of his lavish lifestyle behind bars come as the rapper's release date has been brought forward once again, to January 21, 2028, according to the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons' inmate records.
