Sean “Diddy” Combs has been relocated to a new prison, following reports of lavish prison perks and a head injury that saw him hospitalized.
The 56-year-old was transferred on Friday from FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey to FCI Allenwood, a low-security prison in Pennsylvania, a Bureau of Prisons spokesperson confirmed with The Times.
Combs’ representatives welcomed the change.
“We appreciate the Bureau of Prisons taking the safety and security of Sean and everyone involved seriously,” Combs’ spokesperson said in an email to The Times on Friday. “His transfer from one low-security facility to another is an important distinction, and while we cannot speak to the BOP’s specific reasons for the move, it is consistent with a decision made with safety and security in mind. We are grateful for the attention being given to his well-being and hope he can continue serving his time without unnecessary disruption.”
Although the Bureau of Prisons is not at liberty to disclose the reasons for the transfer, it has been a hectic series of weeks for the disgraced music mogul, who was convicted in July 2025 of transporting prostitutes across state lines for drug-fueled sex performances known as “freak-offs” and sentenced to 50 months in prison in October that year.
During his time at FCI Fort Dix, Combs was reportedly living a pampered lifestyle behind bars. Combs paid inmates to clean and cook special meals for him, including curry chicken, pizza and empanadas, and that the hip-hop artist also received Chinese-style massages, four sources told NBC News. They also reported that the hip-hop and R&B music producer obtained a contraband phone, had access to a “jailbroken” tablet and had smuggled an illegal stash of alcohol.
To pay for the labor, individuals outside of the prison were allegedly paying thousands of dollars into the commissary accounts of those serving the “Bad Boy for Life” rapper, the sources claimed.
Reports of his posh prison life emerged on Sept. 29, just as news of Diddy’s shortened prison stint made headlines. His release date had moved up to Jan. 21, 2028, a September search of the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate database showed. Following the prison perk allegations against the “I’ll Be Missing You” singer, however, an updated search on the database revealed that his release was pushed to March 2, 2028.
Combs also was reportedly placed in solitary confinement on Sept. 30 shortly following the report of his prison perks. The producer remained in the special unit as late as Oct. 8.
But extra solitary time in the slammer wasn’t the last blow for the singer: Combs was rushed to the hospital Oct. 10 with a non-life-threatening head injury. Despite reports that Combs sustained the injury in a retaliatory attack by another inmate, a Federal Bureau of Prisons representative said that the reported fight is “false and did not happen,” according to Page Six.
TEENAGE years were often consumed by the excitement of planning which festival to go to, met by the disappointment of not being able to afford (or even able to get) a ticket.
Fortunately, there is a way to get free festival tickets even as a now-adult.
I’ve attended loads of festivals for freeCredit: Cyann Fielding
Volunteering might remind you of litter picking in parks, but it looks a whole lot different at festivals.
With Oxfam, you can volunteer across a number of different roles while getting a free ticket to the festival.
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Having done a number of festivals with the charity I can safely say that it is a lot more fun than you’d think, AND you get other great perks as well.
The role with the most positions available is to be a steward – you’ll carry out a range of roles across three eight-and-a-quarter- hour shifts including checking tickets on the gate, patrolling campsites or the arena and staffing accessibility platforms.
You will get all the training you need, as well as a meal voucher for every shift, free tea and coffee, crew camping (read, quieter campsites), hot showers and free phone charging.
Applications for the positions open in the new year and are served on a first-come first-served basis.
You will need to fork out the ticket price upfront but this essentially acts as a deposit to ensure you show up to your shifts – you will then get it back four weeks after the festival.
You will also need to be 18-years-old or over to volunteer by the time you arrive onsite.
Other roles include campaigning, which requires four, six-hour shifts ending before headline acts, and shop volunteers to run festival shops, with one six hour shift a day.
For the latter role, you will need to be a current shop volunteer, intern or member of Oxfam staff with at least three months of experience.
And you can as well via OxfamCredit: Getty
But in reality what does the work actually look like?
For my first festival, I volunteered at NASS although this sadly no longer runs.
As a smaller festival in the UK, I was only required to do two shifts and these both consisted of checking tickets into the festival – one on arrival day and another for second day arrivals.
It meant I missed NOTHING – not a single act.
Both my shifts were finished before music even started, which meant I had enough time to nip back to the spacious campsite with hot showers and freshen up before going and singing my heart out as Loyle Carner performed just metres from me.
The other festivals I volunteered at were much bigger and are household names – Boardmasters in Cornwall and Reading Festival.
Staff camping at Reading was a decent walk from the main arena and while that meant it was a bit of a pain to just ‘nip’ back to your tent, it did mean that I was away from ALL noise.
The campsite is spacious, peaceful, empty of drunken festivalgoers and has its own toilet block – which were actual toilets with no stench.
All you need to do is volunteer with the charityCredit: GettyFor weekend festivals you will need to do three eight hour shiftsCredit: Alamy
When I saw the toilets in the main campsites, I realised how appreciative I was of swapping some hours of my time for a free festival ticket.
I slept soundly each night with no thumping music or rowdy people around me.
As for my shifts at Reading, one of my three, eight-hour shifts was spent checking tickets on the first arrival day – before the festival had even properly started.
My second shift was patrolling campsites during the daytime, before any major acts were on.
And my third shift? Being right in the pit as Sea Girls played, handing out water to festival-goers.
None of these tasks, other than perhaps standing in the blazing sun, are strenuous and shift leaders are great at constantly making sure you have water as well as regular time in the shade if your shift involves being in the direct sun.
But you’ll get to camp in a separate area and get free meals as wellCredit: Getty
What is volunteering at Glastonbury like?
DEPUTY Travel Editor, Kara Godfrey has previously volunteered at Glastonbury Festival with Oxfam and here are her thoughts:
I am not a festival-goer – camping on the cold hard ground, traipsing through the inevitable mud and don’t get me started on refusing to use anything other than a standard, private bathroom.
And then being made to pay at least £400 just to be allowed in the gates? I never saw the appeal.
However, when I did work Glastonbury with Oxfam, I was very much converted.
Early access, so a more laidback first day without the huge crowds, three meals a day without having to pay extortionate amounts, and, of course, much nicer toilets and showers.
Being able to charge my phone and have a much quieter campsite – it felt like glamping without the cost.
The only downside was the shift patterns. I was on ticket checking duty, and you had to do a day, afternoon and overnight shift.
You in theory could swap with people, but good luck trying when there was a big performer (I was there the year of Dolly Parton).
But as long as you aren’t going just for one act, I had the best time hanging with my fellow Oxfam crew as we played our own party tunes at the entrance, shared snacks – and laughed our heads off at all the men dressed up as good ol’ Dolly herself.
Oh, and it barely cost me a penny once my ticket costs rolled back into my bank account. Win win!
Across these three shifts I only missed one act I wanted to see.
And last but not least, Boardmasters was a similar story – one of my three eight-hour shifts was spent checking tickets before the festival began, another was a day shift campsite patrolling and the third was an overnight campsite shift.
Again, with these I missed no acts I wanted to see and while the final overnight shift was tiring (and cold), it involved standing and sitting at the entrance to a campsite answering questions… hardly hard work.
Across all shifts you get a half hour break as well as a meal token which you can use at selected vendors across the festival.
These often include gourmet burger joints and pizza vans, so there is plenty of choice.
Depending on what festival you are at, you might get actual shower and toilet blocks too, a communal area on your campsite and quite often other goodies like free Coca-Cola from brand sponsors walking the festival ground.
There are other companies and charities you can go through for festivals too, such as Hotbox Events, My Cause UK and Festaff.
Though, I wouldn’t look further than Oxfam – everyone is there to have a good time and thanks to not having to pay a penny and camping with more space, I’d say I was happier than most paying festivalgoers each time I volunteered.
