Diddy’s prison release date moved up again to February 2028

Sean “Diddy” Combs is set for release from federal prison on Feb. 23, 2028, according to Federal Bureau of Prisons records — the latest in a series of adjustments to his projected release date since he began serving his sentence.

Combs, 56, is serving a 50-month sentence for prostitution-related charges at the low-security Federal Correctional Institution in Fort Dix, New Jersey. The Bureau of Prisons gave no case-specific explanation for the change. Generally, BOP release dates can shift to reflect good conduct time, credits earned through approved programs under the First Step Act, and time credited before sentencing. Separately, inmates who complete the Residential Drug Abuse Program may be eligible for up to 12 months off their sentence, though the bureau did not attribute the adjustment to any specific factor.

Multiple outlets, citing BOP records, have reported the release date has moved several times — from an original date of June 4, 2028, to April 25, 2028, then April 15, 2028, and now Feb. 23, 2028 — though the bureau has not publicly confirmed the full sequence of changes.

Combs was convicted on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution following a seven-week trial that concluded in July 2025. He was acquitted of separate sex-trafficking and racketeering charges that had carried potential life sentences. 

His legal team has appealed the conviction and sentence before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The defense has argued the Mann Act was improperly applied and that U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian acted as a “13th juror” in imposing an abnormally long sentence for a Mann Act conviction. The defense also contends the sentence was improperly enhanced using conduct tied to the charges of which Combs was acquitted — a practice known as acquitted conduct sentencing. The appeal remains pending. 

The civil docket has continued to grow. An unidentified former child actor filed suit in California this month, alleging Combs sexually assaulted him at a Hollywood Hills networking event in May 2007. According to the complaint, Combs guided the then-minor into a back room, offered him an alcoholic drink and performed a sex act on him. A spokesman for Combs denied the allegations, calling the claims “based solely on the plaintiff’s account” and saying the facts would demonstrate the suit is “without merit.” 

Separately, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office is reviewing a sexual assault case involving music publicist Jonathan Hay, who has accused Combs of sexual assault on two occasions in 2020 and 2021. A spokesman for the district attorney said the office is determining whether the case is strong enough to move forward with charges. 

Combs has denied the civil sexual misconduct allegations against him.