The mogul will now be released on Feb. 23, 2028, according to Federal Bureau of Prisons records.
This is not the first time that the 56-year-old’s release date has moved up. Combs was initially set to be released on May 8, 2028, when he was sentenced last year, but the date was later pushed up one month to June 4, 2028. His release date was changed again to April 25, 2028, before it was moved up 10 days to April 15, 2028. The Bad Boy Records founder remains at Fort Dix Federal Correctional Institution, a low-security prison located in New Jersey, after he was transferred there from the New York’s Metropolitan Detention Center in late October. Combs—who faced a seven-week sex trafficking trial in 2025—was sentenced to 50 months in prison after a New York jury found him guilty, under the Mann Act, on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.
Amid Combs’ incarceration, his legal team has continued to fight for an appeal to overturn his conviction. In recent court filings obtained by CNN, Combs’ lawyers argued that the Grammy winner’s so-called “Freak Offs”—which acted as the basis of his conviction, as he moved individuals across state lines to engage in the sex acts—should not be applicable under the Mann Act and instead should be considered amateur porn shoots.
Even with the February 2028 date locked in, there’s a real possibility he could walk out way before that as his legal team continues fighting on another front entirely. His legal team is also still pushing hard on his appeal to overturn his conviction entirely, with judges at the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals currently reviewing his case. Just days before this release date update, Diddy scored a major courtroom victory when a federal judge dismissed most of the claims in Dawn Richard’s lawsuit, the former Danity Kane member’s emotional abuse and breach of contract case. The judge ruled that the statute of limitations had expired on most allegations, though one claim could potentially be refiled. Despite facing over 70 civil lawsuits across the country, Diddy’s legal momentum is shifting in his favor on multiple fronts right now.