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Sean 'Diddy' Combs has been moved from a harsh Brooklyn jail to a lower-security facility in New Jersey as his legal team seeks to expedite his appeal of a four-year prison sentence for prostitution-related charges, amid concerns over prison violence and recent threats to his safety.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been denied bail for the fifth time as he awaits sentencing on prostitution-related charges, with a judge citing his failure to demonstrate entitlement to release from Brooklyn jail.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs' attorneys have filed a motion requesting his release on bond from Brooklyn jail, arguing that his continued detention is unwarranted given his acquittal on most charges and the unique nature of his case involving the Mann Act. They highlight that he is possibly the only person in the U.S. jail for consensual conduct with a long-term partner and seek his release under strict conditions before his sentencing on charges related to transportation for prostitution, with a potential sentence of 21 to 27 months.
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, will be held in Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) before his fraud trial, following a ruling by U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan. MDC has a history of poor conditions, including staffing shortages, power outages, and maggots in inmates' food. Inmates such as Ghislaine Maxwell and Honduras' former president have complained about the subpar conditions. Bankman-Fried's lawyers had requested he be housed in a minimum-security jail in Putnam County, but Kaplan deemed it "doable." Bankman-Fried's lawyers have also requested that MDC provide him with daily prescription medications for depression and attention deficit hyperactive disorder.