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Diddy<\/a> has launched a new bid to be released from prison, claiming his four-year sentence is too harsh.<\/p>\n The Bad Boy boss was sentenced to 50 months behind bars<\/a> last year after being convicted of two charges of transportation to engage in prostitution \u2014 violations of the Mann Act \u2014 but acquitted of more serious charges of sex trafficking and racketeering.<\/p>\n In a new appeal filed on Friday (March 13), lawyers for Diddy slam the sentence as a \u201cperversion of justice\u201d and argue that the hip-hop mogul should either be immediately freed and granted a judgment of acquittal or for the court to \u201cvacate and remand for resentencing,\u201d according to TMZ<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n They accuse Judge Arun Subramanian, who presided over the trial, of engaging in \u201cacquitted conduct\u201d sentencing, which refers to the controversial practice of imposing harsher punishments based on rejected allegations.<\/p>\n Puffy\u2019s legal team, who had pushed for him to spend just 14 months in prison, claim that his 50-month sentence effectively punishes him for crimes that he was not found guilty of. They note that the length of his sentence is roughly four times higher than normal for Mann Act-related convictions.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat is the point of a jury trial if your sentence is driven by what you were acquitted of doing?\u201d the filing asks.<\/p>\n The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit will now review the arguments, with oral arguments scheduled to take place on April 9.<\/p>\n Diddy is currently set to be released from prison on April 25, 2028, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons\u2019 website.<\/p>\n The 56-year-old is being held at FCI Fort Dix, a low-security federal prison in New Jersey that was his preferred location to serve his sentence.<\/p>\n Soon after he was sentenced, Diddy\u2019s lawyers argued that it would be the best place for him<\/a> to\u00a0\u201caddress [his] drug abuse issues\u201d and \u201cmaximize family visitation and rehabilitative efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n In November, the first photos of Puffy behind bars surfaced online<\/a>, showing him looking in good spirits (albeit with gray hair) while hanging out with other inmates in the prison yard.<\/p>\n However, it hasn\u2019t been all smooth sailing in prison for the \u201cI\u2019ll Be Missing You\u201d hitmaker. Last year, he was reportedly busted for possessing alchohol<\/a> \u2014 specifically a homemade brew known as \u201chooch,\u201d which is made with Fanta, sugar and apples.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n