Sean “Diddy” Combs has a new federal release date. The Bureau of Prisons now lists February 6, 2028, according to TMZ, and Page Six confirmed the same date on Monday.
Diddy Release Date Changes Again After Prison Transfer
TMZ published the exclusive at 5:18 a.m. PST on November 2. The outlet said the Bureau of Prisons moved the Diddy release date from March 2, 2028 to February 6, 2028. TMZ described that as a shift of more than three weeks. Baller Alert counted 24 days. A calendar check lands on 25, because 2028 includes a February 29. The gap does not change the story, but the outlets do not agree on the math.
Nobody has explained the change. Neither TMZ, Page Six, nor Baller Alert quoted a Bureau of Prisons official on the reason. Baller Alert said it could not confirm that the October prison transfer caused the update.
The date has moved many times. TMZ listed earlier projections of January 21, February 5 and February 20, 2028. Hip-Hop Wired described a different order, with January 21 coming before the March 2 date that followed reports of disciplinary trouble. Because the outlets list the earlier dates in different sequences, treat the full history as unsettled. Hip-Hop Wired also warned that the new date carries no guarantee given the repeated revisions.
Fort Dix Trouble Led To The Allenwood Move
Combs, 56, spent time at FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey before the Bureau of Prisons moved him to FCI Allenwood Low in Pennsylvania last month. The agency confirmed the transfer but declined to discuss the circumstances, according to Baller Alert and Hip-Hop Wired. TMZ reported on October 21 that he went into general population at Allenwood.
TMZ said he had troubles at Fort Dix and landed in solitary confinement for allegedly fighting and using contraband cellphones. NBC News ran an investigation in September. Four men who said they shared his unit told the network that Combs received preferential treatment, including meals, cleaning, laundry and massages from other inmates.
The men also alleged access to alcohol and a cellphone. NBC said it obtained photos and videos tied to the claims. The Associated Press reported that Combs lost 41 days of good-conduct credit, per Baller Alert and Hip-Hop Wired. None of the Monday reports connects that loss to the new date. A reader can fairly ask how a release date moves earlier after a reported credit loss, and the coverage does not answer.
Dudus Coke Fight Claim Draws A Denial
The most contested thread involves a head injury. Page Six reported that Combs hit his head on a bunk bed and went to a hospital. TMZ reported a different account in October. It said Combs had a physical altercation with Christopher “Dudus” Coke, a Jamaican crime figure serving a federal sentence. Page Six said Coke is serving 23 years. Per Page Six, Coke and other inmates felt angry about the NBC exposé.
The Bureau of Prisons rejected the fight report. A spokesperson called it false and said it did not happen, according to Baller Alert and Page Six. A Combs representative told Page Six there was no way to independently verify the alleged confrontation. TMZ stood by its reporting, per Hip-Hop Wired. Page Six also reported at least two raids after the NBC story. Officials reportedly took cellphones from Coke and other inmates. Combs representative Juda Engelmayer has said Combs follows prison rules and awaits the outcome of his appeal.
What To Watch In The Diddy Appeal
Background: in July 2025, a federal jury convicted Combs on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. Jurors acquitted him of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking. Baller Alert reported that U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian sentenced him in October 2025 to 50 months in prison, five years of supervised release and a $500,000 fine. Prosecutors arrested him in September 2024, and the sentence counts time served.
Baller Alert reported that the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in April 2026. The latest reporting shows no ruling. A win on appeal could change his sentence regardless of what the prison system does with credits and dates. Watch the Bureau of Prisons inmate locator for another revision. It has changed repeatedly in recent months. Watch for any official statement on why this one moved. Also watch for new reporting on Allenwood, since TMZ has covered his rules and routine there since mid-October.
