Diddy's Release Date Changes Again, WHY?
7/5/202643 min
A jury finds Sean "Diddy" Combs guilty of two counts relating to transporting individuals for prostitution, but the rap mogul is acquitted of the more serious charges of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy. After the verdict, Combs' attorneys ask for bail. He doesn't get it, instead getting a 50-month prison sentence. Now Combs is scheduled to be released from federal prison on February 23, 2028.This date has been adjusted or changed at least four times.
- Original date: June 4, 2028
- First change: April 25, 2028
- Second change: April 15, 2028
- Current date: February 23, 2028
Release dates are determined by the Bureau of Prisons considering credits for good conduct time, participation in rehabilitation programs, and time served.
Joining Nancy Grace today:
- Philip Dubé - Court-Appointed Counsel, Los Angeles County Public Defenders: Criminal & Constitutional Law; Forensics & Mental Health Advocacy
- Dr. Cheryl Arutt - Licensed Clinical and Forensic Psychologist (specializing in trauma recovery, PTSD and EMDR); Website: CreativeEMDR.com, IG: @askdrcheryl
- Robert Crispin - Private Investigator at “Crispin Special Investigations," Former Federal Task Force Officer for the United States Department of Justice (DEA and Miami Field Division), and Former Homicide and Crimes Against Children Investigator; Facebook: Crispin Special Investigations Inc.
- Rob Shuter - Host: Naughty But Nice Podcast and Former Publicist of Sean Combs; IG: @naughtygossip
- Lynn Shaw - Founder and Executive Director of Lynn's Warriors - an organization committed to ending human trafficking and sexual exploitation, Host of Lynn's Warriors on YouTube; X: @lynns_warriors, YouTube: @LynnsWarriors,
- Tisa Tells - Pop Culture Investigator & Commentator and Host of 'Tisa Tells' on YouTube; YouTube: @TisaTells, Instagram & TikTok: @TisaTellss
- Lauren Conlin - Podcaster/Reporter/Host- Co-Host of "PopCrimeTV" on YouTube; Website: primetimecrimeshow.com, X- @Conlin_Lauren, Instagram: @LaurenEmilyConlin, YouTube: @PopCrimeTV
- Sydney Sumner -Crime Stories Investigative Reporter
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First 90 secondsNancy Grace· Host0:00
This is an iHeart podcast. Guaranteed human. Crime Stories with Nancy Grace. Shock announcement. Sean Combs, AKA Diddy, AKA Puff Daddy, AKA Puffy, AKA Love. Sean Combs now set to leave prison even sooner. His release date moved up yet again. You know what? There just ain't no justice. I'm Nancy Grace. This is Crime Stories. I wanna thank you for being with us. You heard it. Sean Combs set to be released from his four-year prison sentence even earlier than projected. His sentence shaved for a third time. He will now be freed Feb 23, 2028, two months earlier than before. His sentence has already been reduced before. Right now, he's in New Jersey's FCI Fort Dix, the Federal Correctional Institute. He was originally set to be released in May of '28 after his convictions on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. Now it's been shaved down again. He had a rocky start behind bars, claims he drank moonshine and made unauthorized phone calls. His lawyer denied