Diddy is adjusting to his new life in federal jail, and it’s the complete opposite to the life of luxury that he’d gotten so used to.
After being arrested in mid-September 2024, he was taken to New York’s Metropolitan Detention Center, also known as MDC Brooklyn.
Diddy’s Legal Team Fights For Diddy’s Bail
Obviously, his legal team immediately tried to get him bail, but prosecutors argued that he posed a serious flight risk, and the judge denied the bail request, per Variety.
The following day, Diddy’s lawyers proposed an updated bail package.
According to the Jasmine Brand, the package included a $50 million bond, the equity of both his and his mother’s home in Miami, his passport as well as 5 other family members.
On top of that, Diddy reportedly promised that the security company he used to log visitors to his mansion in Miami would give the government a daily report of all his guests.
No one else would be allowed in except family members, property caretakers and friends who were not considered to be co-conspirators in the federal indictment.
The proposal also highlighted that NO WOMEN would be permitted in his home except for family members and the mothers of his kids.
But even with the updated package, a second judge denied his bail, reportedly because they did not want to run the risk that he might tamper with witnesses.
Which means that during the course of his trial, Diddy will remain in his current jail cell.
Where Is Diddy Locked Up?
So, what kind of place is he being held in?
NPR reported that Diddy isn’t the first famous person to have been kept in MDC Brooklyn.
Epstein’s former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, rapper R. Kelly, and Fyre Festival fraudster Billy Mcfraland, were all held there at various points in time.
The facility became the only federal jail in New York City after the Bureau of Prisons closed the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan in 2021.
Diddy’s Living Conditions in Prison
And ever since it was opened in the early 1990s, it’s reportedly been littered with complaints about how inhumane it is for the inmates there.
The NPR report claimed that the conditions there are so terrible that some judges even refuse to send people there.
For years, detainees have complained about the violence that goes on there, how they often fear for their safety and how things get so bad that there are regular lockdowns.
So, it’s known as an extremely dangerous place for the men locked up within its walls, and some people have predicted that Diddy’s life could even be at risk there.
Diddy Held In Special Part Of Jail
Which is probably why Diddy is being kept in a specific part of the jail.
A warden who used to work at MDC Brooklyn named Cameron Lindsay told TMZ that the rapper was put in the facility’s Special Housing Unit, or SHU, because of his level of fame.
He said that would make sense because the fact that he is a celebrity and one with such horrific allegations against him would make him a target.
So, he needed to be kept away from the jail’s general population, for his own safety. The warden suggested that some inmates might consider it a badge of honor if they took his life.
Diddy’s Life Behind Bars
Before his arrest, Diddy was living a life of private jets, champagne and million dollar properties.
But what will his day to day life look like now that he’s behind bars?
Cameron told TMZ that Diddy’s day would begin at 6 o’clock in the morning, when he’d be woken up and instructed to make his bed and mop the floor.
He should be allowed to take three showers a week, and have one hour of rec time every day.
TMZ also spoke to the attorney of another rapper named Casanova who was held at the same federal jail.
The lawyer claimed that since Diddy was in the SHU, he wouldn’t be allowed much access to the library there, and his time to use the phone would be very limited, too.
He went on to say that it was more difficult to have visitors if you were in the SHU, because it took such a long time for them to reach there.
Which would mean that Diddy probably won’t be seeing much of his family while he’s locked up.
Is Diddy Eating In Jail?
The New York Post released a report on the type of food that Diddy will be eating in MDC Brooklyn.
And though it’s not the kind of caviar and lobster that he might be used to, it could be a lot worse from the sounds of things.
The inmates are all served breakfast, lunch and dinner, which all add up to about 1,800 calories per day.
The outlet claimed that Diddy’s first meal at the facility was Swedish meatballs, with available sides to choose from that included green beans, egg noodles or a garden salad with dressing.
Because he is in the SHU, the staff bring his meals directly to his cell.
The downside to his privacy while dining is that the food is prepared in advance and kept in a warming box until it’s delivered to him. Not exactly the freshest of meals.
Social Media Users Speak Out About Diddy’s Life In Jail
TMZ reported that according to their intel, Diddy should also be able to get to a commissary when he can buy things like coffee, tea, snacks and candy.
There are also bigger things sold there like clothes, accessories, radios and even mp3 players.
Celebrity Net Worth puts Diddy’s net worth at $600 million, which some social media users have argued is going to help make his time in jail a lot more comfortable than its other inmates.
One person on Reddit claimed that the Hip Hop mogul was going to be fine, just like Cosby.
They wrote that the kind of money he had and the stuff that made him famous would outweigh his crimes when it came to some of the convicts around him who needed food and stuff.
They predicted he’d basically have unofficial paid protection.
Another Reddit member alleged that Diddy was going to have to adjust because he was used to a lavish lifestyle, but compared to other inmates, he was going to be living great there.
But not everyone agreed.
Someone else said that the Metropolitan Detention Center was a disgusting, violent warehouse holding the worst New York has to offer, so he would not have a good time.
A different online user added that where he was being housed is in notoriously bad condition, and it was going to be very different from what he was used to.
They went on to say that everyone on the forum thread who was saying that he was going to be fine because of being rich was forgetting the lap of luxury people like him were used to.
They predicted that prison would break a man like him.
Diddy’s Indictment
In their attempt to get their client to be put on house arrest instead of being sent to MDC Brooklyn, Diddy’s legal team insisted that he couldn’t be housed somewhere with such horrific conditions.
When speaking to NPR, a Manhattan-based U.S attorney named Damian Williams said: “We are concerned with anyone’s safety whenever they are detained prior to trial.”
He said that he did not draw any sort of connection between Jeffrey Epstein taking his own life and what may or may not happen to any other defendant while they were detained pretrial.
After Diddy was arrested, Vibe released an article about the most shocking things found in his 14-page indictment and 16-page detention memo.
According to the documents, the feds had been building a case against the disgraced rapper since 2008.
The Justice department was reportedly aware of his violent behavior, and agents were tracking his movements and actions.
They also stated that they believed his enterprise Combs Global, was created by him so that he could have the power to fulfill his desires and needs, protect his reputation and hide his conduct.
He’s been accused of running a trafficking ring between 2009 and 2018, or maybe even longer.
And he would allegedly use the women he trafficked to create exotic performances for him, which he liked to call Freak Offs.
The documents claimed that members of his crew would tempt the victims to come to his house under the illusion that they were being offered the chance to date the famous rapper.
Once there, Diddy reportedly used illegal substances, weapons and other sinister forms of persuasion in order to keep them there and do his bidding.
