Sean 'Diddy' Combs' Projected Prison Release Date Moves to February 2028
Federal Bureau of Prisons records now show Sean "Diddy" Combs' projected release date as 5 February 2028, according to Billboard.
The date is the latest in a series of revisions since Combs was sentenced to four years and two months — a 50-month prison term — after being convicted of violating federal prostitution laws over accusations he forced women to engage in sex parties he called "freak offs." He is serving the sentence at a federal corrections facility in New Jersey.
The projected release date has shifted repeatedly. It began at 5 May 2028, then moved to 4 June, then to late January, then back to late February, before settling at its current position, Billboard reported. An earlier Billboard projection posted in November had listed June 2028. People magazine reported a 23 February 2028 date in June; Fox 11 Los Angeles reported 24 January 2028 in late July. The Bureau of Prisons listed 15 April 2028 as recently as April, according to ABC News. BOP projected dates are administrative calculations, not fixed commitments — they account for sentencing credit and programme eligibility, and they move as those factors change.
Combs is appealing both his conviction and his sentence. A federal appeals court granted a fast-track process for the appeal, and a three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments on 9 April 2026. Reuters reported that the panel appeared torn on whether to overturn the conviction or sentence. Combs' lawyers urged the court to order his immediate release, according to NewsNation. Oral arguments were confined to alleged legal errors — not a retrial of the underlying facts.
A ruling on the appeal could come before the end of 2026. If the conviction or sentence is overturned, the projected release date would become moot.
Even without an appeal victory, the date could move earlier. The Bureau of Prisons allows inmates to serve the final months of a sentence at a residential reentry centre, or halfway house, and participation in the BOP's drug abuse rehabilitation programme can also shorten a projected release date.
Combs built a music and business empire across three decades — founding Bad Boy Records, launching the Sean John clothing line, and shaping the careers of artists including The Notorious B.I.G., Mary J. Blige and Usher. His conviction followed a federal trial that drew sustained public attention to his private conduct and business dealings.
For now, the Bureau of Prisons' own records are the operative document. They say 5 February 2028. The appeals court will decide whether that date holds.
