{"id":193144,"date":"2025-10-08T21:06:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T01:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/10\/08\/diddy-approved-for-drug-rehab-program-in-prison-could-it-lead-to-a-shorter-sentence\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T21:06:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T01:06:03","slug":"diddy-approved-for-drug-rehab-program-in-prison-could-it-lead-to-a-shorter-sentence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/10\/08\/diddy-approved-for-drug-rehab-program-in-prison-could-it-lead-to-a-shorter-sentence\/","title":{"rendered":"Diddy Approved for Drug Rehab Program in Prison: Could It Lead to a Shorter\u00a0Sentence?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- no image --><\/p>\n<div><!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/diddy\/\">Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs<\/a> has gotten a judge\u2019s approval to participate in the federal prison system\u2019s in-house drug abuse rehab program while serving his sentence for prostitution crimes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tJudge Arun Subramanian said in a Wednesday (Oct. 8) order that Combs qualifies for the Bureau of Prisons\u2019 Residential Drug Abuse Program, known as RDAP. Combs, who has been in a pretrial jail facility since his arrest last year, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/diddy-sentencing-sean-combs-4-years-prison-convictions\/\">sentenced last week<\/a> to another three years in prison for orchestrating drug-fueled sex marathons known as \u201cfreak-offs\u201d between his girlfriends and male escorts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-display-inline-block lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-margin-t-2 u-margin-t-26@mobile-max u-margin-b-0.875@mobile-max u-margin-b-150@tablet u-border-t-12 lrv-u-padding-t-025 u-padding-b-1.313 lrv-u-padding-b-125@mobile-max lrv-u-border-color-black\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap u-font-weight-700 lrv-u-display-inline-block u-line-height-18px a-font-accent u-letter-spacing-0225 u-font-size-16 lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-article-badge-underline a-article-esp u-display-inline-flex lrv-u-margin-b-1@mobile-max u-margin-b-9@tablet\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story-wrapper lrv-u-flex lrv-u-justify-content-space-between lrv-u-padding-tb-050@desktop a-children-border-vertical a-children-border--grey a-children-border-width-050\">\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/diddy-prison-sentence-explained-how-much-time-will-he-get\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/diddy-prison-drug-rehab-program-sentence\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/diddy-quality-control-2021-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Sean &quot;Diddy&quot; Combs attends Black Tie Affair For Quality Control's CEO Pierre &quot;Pee&quot; Thomas at Fox Theater on June 02, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia.\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tHow Much Prison Time Will Diddy Get? Experts Say It Could Turn On One Tricky\u00a0Question\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/business\/streaming\/sylvan-esso-pulling-catalog-spotify-1236078516\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/diddy-prison-drug-rehab-program-sentence\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/sylvan-esso-1548.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Sylvan Esso\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tSylvan Esso Is Pulling Its Catalog From Spotify\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/business\/business-news\/blondish-rid-new-york-nightlife-single-use-plastic-1236072914\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/diddy-prison-drug-rehab-program-sentence\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/BLOND-ISH-Credit-Bye-Bye-Plastic-2025-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"BLOND:ISH\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tHow Blond:ish Plans to Eliminate 42 Tons of Waste From NYC Nightlife Every Year: &lsquo;This Is My Passion&rsquo;\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWhile the rapper has vehemently denied that his freak-offs violated federal law, his lawyers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/diddy-trial-closing-arguments-day-2-defense-swinger\/\">conceded during trial<\/a> that he \u201cobviously has a drug problem.\u201d Combs\u2019 team wrote in a recent letter to the court that the nine-month treatment program would help him \u201caddress drug abuse issues,\u201d and prosecutors took no position on the matter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tCombs has not yet been assigned a prison to serve the rest of his time. His lawyers have requested that he be sent to Fort Dix in New Jersey, though RDAP is offered at more than 50 federal prison complexes nationwide.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFor some inmates, RDAP carries the enticing perk that successful graduates can shave up to a year off their prison sentences. But there\u2019s a catch: only \u201cnonviolent offenders\u201d are eligible for this type of early release, and it\u2019s not clear that Combs will meet that standard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tProsecutors say Combs relied on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/diddy-sentencing-prosecutors-prison-cassie-letter\/\">\u201cunchecked violence,\u201d<\/a> including a now-infamous video of him beating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/cassie\">Cassie Ventura<\/a> at a hotel, to force women to participate in the freak-offs. Judge Subramanian seemed to agree at Combs\u2019 sentencing hearing, saying that the rapper\u2019s prostitution activity amounted to \u201csubjugation.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-display-inline-block lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-margin-t-2 u-margin-t-26@mobile-max u-margin-b-0.875@mobile-max u-margin-b-150@tablet u-border-t-12 lrv-u-padding-t-025 u-padding-b-1.313 lrv-u-padding-b-125@mobile-max lrv-u-border-color-black injected-single-story lrv-u-border-b-1\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap u-font-weight-700 lrv-u-display-inline-block u-line-height-18px a-font-accent u-letter-spacing-0225 u-font-size-16 lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-article-badge-underline a-article-esp u-display-inline-flex lrv-u-margin-b-1@mobile-max u-margin-b-075\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story-wrapper lrv-u-flex lrv-u-justify-content-space-between lrv-u-padding-tb-050@desktop a-children-border-vertical a-children-border--grey a-children-border-width-050\">\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/donald-trump-confirms-sean-diddy-combs-asked-pardon-1236083280\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/diddy-prison-drug-rehab-program-sentence\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/donald-trump-sean-combs-1997-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Donald Trump and Sean &quot;Puffy&quot; Combs during Grand Opening of Sean Comb's &quot;Justin's Restaurant&quot; at Justin's Bar and Restaurant in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by Ron Galella\/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tDonald Trump Confirms Sean \u2018Diddy\u2019 Combs Asked Him for a\u00a0Pardon\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tCombs\u2019 lawyers, meanwhile, have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/diddy-sentencing-attorneys-ask-prison-time\/\">insisted<\/a> that the jury rejected this theory of violence when they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/diddy-verdict-not-guilty-sex-trafficking-racketeering\/\">acquitted him<\/a> of more serious racketeering and sex-trafficking charges. The defense position is that in convicting Combs of interstate prostitution only, jurors determined that the freak-offs were fully consensual sexual encounters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe true meaning of Combs\u2019 split verdict is a thorny legal question. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/diddy-prison-sentence-explained-how-much-time-will-he-get\/\">Experts tell <em>Billboard<\/em><\/a> that it\u2019s up for debate how much of the violence cited by prosecutors during the trial should be deemed part of his prostitution conviction. This question will likely be weighed by a higher court during Combs\u2019 upcoming appeal, as well as by the Bureau of Prisons in deciding whether he qualifies for early release under RDAP. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tCombs\u2019 team is now preparing to file his much-anticipated appeal. Meanwhile, they\u2019re also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/diddy-wants-trump-pardon-heres-how-legal-experts\/\">lobbying for a pardon<\/a> from President Donald Trump, who confirmed on Monday (Oct. 6) that the rapper he called \u201cPuff Daddy\u201d has asked for clemency.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/2HpFicp.png\" alt=\"Billboard VIP Pass\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ubpass.co\/billboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/diddy-prison-drug-rehab-program-sentence\/\">Aller \u00e0 la source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs has gotten a judge\u2019s approval to participate in the federal prison system\u2019s in-house drug abuse rehab program while serving his sentence for prostitution crimes. Judge Arun Subramanian said in a Wednesday (Oct. 8) order that Combs qualifies for the Bureau of Prisons\u2019 Residential Drug Abuse Program, known as RDAP. Combs, who has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-193144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-musique","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=193144"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193144\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=193144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=193144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=193144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}