Sean Diddy's expected release date moved earlier amid ongoing legal appeal

The Federal Bureau of Prisons now lists music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs with a projected release date of Feb. 23, 2028, according to its inmate locator, marking another shift in his expected release timeline.

The change reflects a pattern of recent adjustments, with the date moving earlier over time.

Earlier this year, the Bureau listed April 15, 2028, while previous entries showed April 25, 2028, and June 4, 2028.

Officials have not publicly explained the latest revision.

Combs, 56, is serving a 50-month federal sentence at FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey after a New York trial last summer in which he was convicted on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.

According to USA Today, jurors acquitted him of more serious charges, including sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy.

His legal team had sought placement at Fort Dix, citing access to drug-abuse treatment programmes and proximity to family.

In an October 2025 filing, attorney Teny Geragos asked the court to recommend the facility “to address drug abuse issues and to maximise family visitation and rehabilitative efforts.”

While incarcerated, Combs has been enrolled in a drug-abuse rehabilitation programme, which his lawyers have highlighted in court filings.

His attorneys filed an appeal against both conviction and sentence in December, arguing the sexual encounters at the centre of the case were consensual and that the punishment was excessive. In a March appellate brief, they described the sentence as a “perversion of justice” and called for Combs’ “immediate release and a judgment of acquittal or at least vacate and remand for resentencing.”

Federal prosecutors have opposed the appeal, urging the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to reject the defence’s arguments.

In court filings obtained by PEOPLE, prosecutors described Combs as a repeat offender and defended the trial judge’s consideration of evidence at sentencing, including allegations of violence, threats, deception and drugging of victims linked to Mann Act violations.

The appeal remains pending before the Second Circuit, while Combs’ projected release date continues to be subject to adjustment.