Diddy's Prison Release Date Gets Moved Up Again Amid 4-Year Sentence

Sean "Diddy" Combs' prison release date is getting a little bit closer as it was moved up again.

According to official records from the Federal Bureau of Prisons viewed by Us Weekly on Monday, June 15, Combs, 56, will now be freed on February 23, 2028.

The rapper was originally scheduled to be released on June 4, 2028. But earlier this year, Us confirmed that his release was moved up a month-and-a-half earlier on April 25, 2028.

Combs' team was not made aware of the date change. Us has reached out to a spokesperson for Fort Dix for comment.

Combs is currently behind bars at Fort Dix, a low-security federal prison in southern New Jersey. He is serving a four-year sentence following his conviction on two counts of transportation for prostitution in July 2025. Combs began serving his 50-month sentence two months later. (During his highly-publicized trial, Combs maintained his innocence and pleaded not guilty.)

Since his sentencing, Combs and his legal team have appealed the case. He remains behind bars as he awaits a decision. In a recent Us cover story, Combs' lawyer Juda Engelmayer, shared that the music mogul has remained "remarkably positive" and "hopeful."

"He's focused on the appeal," Engelmayer told Us. "And looking back at his life and trying to figure out ways to improve and be a better person."

Engelmayer added that Combs has been hands on with the case amid the appeal process.

"He's become like a paralegal, if not a lawyer already," he shared. "My experience [is that] clients who are deeply involved in their cases are the ones who get further."

In addition to working on his own case, Combs has a job working in the prison's library. According to Engelmayer, Combs has been tasked with shelving books, organizing materials and helping inmates find reading recommendations. Combs is also staying active by playing basketball in the prison yard.

As part of Combs' prison sentence, he is participating in Fort Dix's Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP). When Combs was arrested in September 2024, federal agents found ketamine, MDMA and prescription drugs in the musician's New York City hotel room. During his trial, Combs' former employees testified that they were tasked with procuring illegal substances, including cocaine and marijuana, for him. In a letter submitted to the judge before sentencing, Combs admitted he had "lost his way" in "drugs and excess."

Attorney Scott Rosenblum of Rosenblum, Schwartz & Fry, who is not involved in the case, explained to Us that if Combs successfully completes his RDAP, "he is likely to get a year off his sentence."

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This story was originally published June 15, 2026 at 5:38 PM.