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\n\tSean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs was transferred to the New Jersey federal prison FCI Fort Dix on Thursday, a well-placed source confirms to Rolling Stone<\/em>. The move came after a federal judge sentenced Combs to 50 months in prison<\/a> following his conviction on two counts<\/a> of transporting his ex-girlfriends and male escorts across state lines for commercial sex. His projected release date<\/a> is May 8, 2028, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.<\/p>\n \n\tIn a letter to the court filed Oct. 6, Combs\u2019s lawyer Teny Geragos asked U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian to recommend that the music mogul be assigned to FCI Fort Dix. Geragos said the low-security prison would allow Combs to \u201caddress drug abuse issues\u201d and \u201cmaximize family visitation and rehabilitative efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tCombs, 55, recently filed his formal notice<\/a> that he\u2019s appealing his conviction and sentence, so the prison\u2019s location, about 80 miles south of Manhattan, positions him relatively close to his New York-based legal team. Other high-profile inmates who served time at Fort Dix include convicted fraudster and so-called \u201cPharma Bro\u201d Martin Shkreli<\/a>, and Real Housewives of New Jersey<\/em> star Joe Giudice.<\/p>\n \n\tAccording to ABC News, Combs is being housed in a drug program unit away from the prison\u2019s general population.<\/p>\n \n\tCombs was sentenced to four years and two months in prison on Oct. 3. His two Mann Act convictions had carried the threat of a combined maximum of 20 years in prison. The Bad Boy Records founder already has served more than a year in custody after he was arrested<\/a> in New York in September 2024. Considering federal inmates can earn \u201cgood-time credit<\/a>\u201d of up to 54 days per year, Combs could potentially shave about seven months off his sentence with good behavior. That means Combs could be looking at a release date in the Spring of 2028.<\/p>\n \n\tWhile Combs was convicted of the two prostitution-related charges, he was acquitted of his three most serious counts involving an alleged racketeering conspiracy and the alleged sex trafficking of two ex-girlfriends: the R&B singer Casandra \u201cCassie\u201d Ventura; and a woman who testified under the pseudonym Jane.<\/p>\n \n\tFor his conviction, prosecutors sought a sentence of more than 11 years in prison. Federal probation officials set a guidelines range of about six to seven years. Combs, meanwhile, asked for no more than 14 months, which would have been equivalent to time served.<\/p>\n