Massages, Lavish Prison Life... 'Hip-Hop Legend' Puff Daddy Transferred

U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons confirms transfer to Allenwood Low
Serving four years and two months; controversy over allegations of preferential treatment

Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs, a U.S. hip-hop mogul, has been transferred from a New Jersey prison to a Pennsylvania prison. Correctional authorities have not disclosed the reason for the transfer, but Combs has faced controversy over allegations that he lived lavishly while incarcerated.

Local media outlets, including NBC, reported, citing the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons, that Combs was moved on Oct. 17 (Korea time) from the Federal Correctional Institution Fort Dix in New Jersey to the low-security Federal Correctional Institution Allenwood in Pennsylvania. Authorities did not disclose the specific reason for the transfer, citing the privacy, safety and security of inmates.

Combs' spokesperson, Juda Engelmayer, said, "Decisions about inmate placement are made by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and we are not in a position to comment on the specific circumstances of this transfer." He added, "Sean is focused on moving forward, and we hope he can spend his time at the new facility without unnecessary disruption."

Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs, the U.S. hip-hop mogul accused of living a lavish lifestyle while incarcerated, has reportedly been transferred to another prison. Yonhap News Agency

Before the transfer, NBC News reported allegations that Combs had used his wealth to enjoy a lavish lifestyle at Fort Dix that was not befitting an inmate. He allegedly drank smuggled Hennessy cognac and used a cellphone. There were also accounts that other inmates were paid to cook, clean and make his bed for him.

Some even testified that he received massages in prison. Witnesses claimed that he paid for them by receiving money from outside the prison and transferring it to the accounts of inmates inside.

After the report, Combs was placed in a special housing unit at the prison, and 41 days of good-conduct time credits were reportedly revoked. As a result, his projected release date was pushed back to March 2, 2028.

Just before the transfer, reports also said that he had been taken to a hospital after suffering a head injury. Entertainment outlet TMZ claimed that Combs was injured in a physical altercation with another inmate at the prison, but the Federal Bureau of Prisons denied the report, saying, "It is not true. Nothing of the sort happened."

Combs is serving a prison sentence after being convicted of interstate transportation for purposes of prostitution. In July 2025, a jury found him guilty on two counts of transportation for purposes of prostitution. In October of the same year, he was sentenced to four years and two months in prison. However, the jury found him not guilty of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking.

Combs appealed his conviction and sentence, and at an appeals hearing in April 2026, his lawyers argued that the sentence was excessively harsh. The appeals court has not yet issued a final ruling.

In the 1990s, Combs worked as a producer and record executive for prominent hip-hop artists such as The Notorious B.I.G., Faith Evans, Lil' Kim and 112. Under the name "Puff Daddy," he released his debut album in 1997 and also achieved success as a singer, winning a Grammy Award for the track "I'll Be Missing You."

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