Diddy’s prison release continues to inch closer.
The media giant is now set for release from federal prison on February 23, 2028, the latest in a string of quiet adjustments to a date that originally sat at June 4, 2028, according to Bureau of Prisons records cited by the Washington Times. The timeline has shifted at least four times since his October sentencing: from June 4 to April 25, then to April 15, and now to February 23, pulling his exit forward by more than three months total.
The BOP recalculations are happening at the exact moment Diddy’s legal drama continues expanding. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office is separately reviewing a sexual assault allegation from music publicist Jonathan Hay, covering incidents in 2020 and 2021. Just this month, a former child actor identified as “John Doe” filed a lawsuit accusing the music mogul of sexually assaulting him as a minor. So while his federal clock keeps shrinking administratively, his civil and potential criminal exposure keeps growing.
The BOP gave no case-specific reason, but per the Washington Times, such shifts typically reflect good-conduct time, education or rehabilitation credits earned under the First Step Act, and time served before sentencing, none of which involve a judge or new ruling. Completing the Residential Drug Abuse Program alone can shave up to 12 months off a sentence.
The Bad Boy founder was convicted in July 2025 on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution under the Mann Act, while a jury acquitted him of the more serious sex-trafficking and racketeering conspiracy charges. He was sentenced October 3 to 50 months. His team has since appealed to the Second Circuit, arguing the encounters were consensual and the sentence excessive; prosecutors countered in February that Combs was a “repeat and flagrant offender.” Oral arguments were heard April 9, and a ruling remains pending, that decision, not the BOP calendar, will determine whether the conviction and sentence stand at all.
Diddy’s attorney, Juda Engelmayer, told Us Weekly his client remains focused on the legal fight: “He’s focused on the appeal,” and “looking back at his life and trying to figure out ways to improve and be a better person.” Engelmayer added, “He’s become like a paralegal, if not a lawyer already,” noting that “clients who are deeply involved in their cases are the ones who get further.”
Diddy, 56, remains housed at the low-security FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey. The shrinking release date may read as good news for his defense team optically, but it does nothing to resolve the appeal, or the new accusations stacking up against him outside the federal docket.
