Sean “Diddy” Combs, once famous for transforming Halloween into a lavish celebration full of designer costumes, celebrity guests and endless Ciroc, is spending the holiday this year under bright fluorescent lights in a Brooklyn jail.
The 55-year-old music mogul, now inmate #37452-054 at the Metropolitan Detention Center, trades luxury for a dormitory-style existence he shares with about twenty men on the fourth floor of the complex.
Combs, who once presided over pop culture’s most extravagant parties, now lives the rigid rhythm of prison life: early wake-ups, low-key card games and microwaved meals instead of champagne toasts.
According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, he will be released on May 8, 2028, following a possible transfer to the Federal Correctional Institution Fort Dix in New Jersey, where he hopes to enter a substance abuse program.
After being convicted on two counts of transportation for the purpose of prostitution, Combs received a 50-month prison sentence. He was acquitted of more serious charges, including sex trafficking and extortion, which could have led to life in prison. His legal team filed an appeal on October 20.
At MDC, indulgence comes in small portions. “No candy on Halloween,” a spokesperson told People magazine. Breakfast is served at sunrise with cereals, fruit and pastries. Lunch offers fried fish or beans with rice, spinach and coleslaw, while dinner offers roast turkey or peanut butter sandwiches – a meager echo of sweetness.
A year ago, Diddy was roaming New York as Batman; this Halloween, he’s far from famous, teaching a prison seminar called Free Game with Diddy and losing time with his seven children, especially his youngest, Love, who just turned three.
There are no flashing lights or costumes now – just a quiet cell, a tray of fried fish and the rule that defines his evening: no candy on Halloween.
