Inside the walls of Fort Dix federal prison in New Jersey, no one is living quite like inmate #37452-054.
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There are men who cook for him and men who clean for him.
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There are men who make his bed and men who do his laundry.
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There is even a man who gives him Chinese-style massages.
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This is how Sean “Diddy” Combs has been living in prison, according to four men who have spent time in the same unit as the disgraced hip-hop mogul.
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They were granted anonymity to speak freely about life inside the prison.
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“This is not some normal s--- you see in jail.
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This is some rich s---,” said one of the men.
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“It looks crazy, but again, it’s Diddy.”
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This story is also drawn in part from photos and videos taken inside the prison and reviewed by NBC News.
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They include footage of Combs appearing to use a contraband phone.
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Diddy appears to use cellphone in prison
Combs, 56, is serving a 50-month sentence for prostitution-related offenses.
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But he is still living a privileged life, the sources said, and it’s not just because of the inmates willing to perform even the most basic tasks for him for the right price.
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Multiple sources said he uses contraband cellphones to scroll Instagram and scan nude and sexually explicit photos that an old girlfriend sends him.
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He’s been able to buy from other inmates an antidepressant drug sought out for its mood-boosting effects — Remeron, or “rem-roms” as they are known in prison.
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On weekend nights, he’d often tap into a secret stash of premium liquor, which would be smuggled in by guards and shared with a tight group of fellow inmates.
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“Hell yeah, I drank with him,” said one of the men, who recounted drinking Hennessy with Combs.
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A spokesperson for Combs downplayed the details of his prison life.
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“The continued scrutiny of every mundane detail of Sean Combs’s life in prison has reached the point where the media characterizes ordinary prison life as news,” the spokesperson said.
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“The only real news is that Sean continues to serve his sentence while awaiting the court’s decision on his appeal.”
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A Bureau of Prisons spokesperson said the agency does not comment on a particular inmate’s conditions due to “privacy, safety and security reasons.”
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“Like all correctional agencies, contraband, particularly cell phones, narcotics, and weapons, remains a constant challenge, and we continue to tackle the problem of contraband being introduced into our facilities,” the spokesperson added in a statement.
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Combs’ exalted existence behind bars doesn’t come cheap.
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He has spent thousands of dollars a month to bring his lifestyle to the low-security prison, sources said, with the money flowing from people outside prison to the commissary accounts of those inmates performing services for him.
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Those paid by Combs include a man who would clean the toilet and shower areas before he’d use them, and men who would secretly cook him special meals — curry chicken, pizza, empanadas — using a makeshift heating element submerged in water, sources said.
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“After a while, I got tired of cooking,” said one man who described preparing meals for Combs and other inmates.
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“He started going to the Jamaicans.”
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There are also inmates who hold onto Combs’ phone and fan mail for him.
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“It’s so much that he gets,” one of the sources said.
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“He doesn’t have room for it.”
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Like many other state and federal prisons across the U.S., Fort Dix has grappled with a contraband problem.
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Just last week, five people, including a current and former corrections officer, were charged with running a scheme to smuggle illicit items into the South Jersey prison.
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The contraband included knives, marijuana and cellphones, federal prosecutors said.
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Since 2020, authorities have also charged multiple people for allegedly using drones to drop illicit goods into the Fort Dix prison yard or atop a roof.
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The suspects have included inmates and outside accomplices who had previously served time at the facility.
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In one case, Fort Dix staff intercepted a 46-pound laundry bag filled with contraband.
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Combs isn’t the first famous person to receive special treatment behind bars.
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Harvey Weinstein, for one, was held in a private room at the Rikers Island jail in New York, with access to his own phone, bathroom and television, according to The City Reporter.
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The massive Fort Dix prison, located 60 miles southwest of New York City, houses about 4,000 inmates.
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Combs arrived there in October 2025 following his conviction on two counts of transporting people across state lines for sexual encounters.
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…and 21 more, not listed.
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