Sean “Diddy” Combs could see his prison sentence shortened by up to a year after a federal judge agreed to recommend him for a substance abuse treatment program while serving time for sex-related charges in New York.
Diddy recently received Judge Arun Subramanian’s approval to be a participant in the prison system’s drug rehab program. The Bureau of Prisons’ Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP), the one he will be taking part in, also comes with an extra perk. Graduates have a chance to eliminate a year off of their sentences. Diddy was sentenced last week to four years and two months in prison after being convicted on charges tied to transporting male escorts across state lines for drug-fueled sex parties with former partners.
According to Business Insider, Diddy’s legal team, led by attorney Teny Geragos, asked the court to “strongly recommend” that Combs be placed at the Federal Correctional Institution in Fort Dix, New Jersey, a low-security facility that offers the RDAP program. Subramanian agreed to recommend that Combs be housed “as close as possible to the New York metropolitan area” and be considered for “any substance abuse program for which he qualifies.”