FCI Fort Dix: Inside massive prison chosen by Diddy's lawyers, home to infamous mobsters & drug traffickers

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs' lawyers want him to be sent to FCI Fort Dix, which has been home to high-profile inmates, including infamous mobsters, corrupt politicians.

Published on: Oct 7, 2025, 12:20:52 IST

By Sumanti Sen

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs' lawyers want him to be sent to a low-security federal prison in New Jersey, it has been revealed. The lawyers told a judge on Monday, October 6, that they want the hip-hop mogul to serve his four-year, two-month prison sentence at FCI Fort Dix as the facility's drug treatment program will help him stay clean, according to CBS News.

FCI Fort Dix: Inside massive prison chosen by Diddy's lawyers, home to infamous mobsters & drug traffickers (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (AFP)

The huge prison is located on the grounds of the joint military base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, about 70 miles south of New York City. Over the years, it has been home to several high-profile inmates, including infamous mobsters, drug traffickers, corrupt politicians and businessman Martin Shkreli.

Inside FCI Fort Dix

For a period of time, FCI Fort Dix was run by warden Lamine N'Diaye, who was in charge of a Manhattan federal jail when Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his jail cell in 2019. N'Diaye has since retired.

FCI Fort Dix has a grim history. A 27-year-old inmate was stabbed in the eyeball by a fellow prisoner back in 2021. In 2019, a Fort Dix inmate, a former inmate and two other people were arrested after they allegedly used a drone to smuggle in contraband including cellphones, tobacco, weight-loss supplements and eyeglasses. In a different case that case year, a Fort Dix correctional officer pleaded guilty to pocketing bribes to smuggle in contraband.

Shkreli was placed in solitary confinement during his time in the prison after being accused of using a contraband smartphone to run his drug company while he was locked up. Inmates are not allowed to conduct business and possess cellphones.

FCI Fort Dix is a federal prison with a residential drug treatment program. Diddy’s lawyer Teny Geragos wrote that being placed there would best allow Diddy "to address drug abuse issues and to maximize family visitation and rehabilitative efforts.” Geragos also went on to cite educational and occupational programs available at the prison.

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Sumanti Sen
Sumanti Sen covers everything that’s happening in the US, from politics to entertainment, but her expertise lies in covering crime news. She has comprehensively chronicled the Idaho student murders, the Laken Riley and Iryna Zarutska cases, and the killing of Charlie Kirk, among other incidents. Over the years, she has interviewed several victims/families of victims of crimes seeking justice. She digs up stories that might otherwise remain unheard, and does her bit to ensure that victims and survivors’ voices are heard. Sumanti’s many years of experience also include interviews with Hamas attack survivors and mental health experts, among others. Her coverage of the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel and interviews with survivors of the tragedy, coupled with her other works including the Titan submersible coverage, earned her the Digi Journo of the Quarter award during her first year at Hindustan Times. Sumanti actively tracks missing person cases in the United States, and peruses Reddit and other social media platforms to bring to light cases that frequently elude public attention. She has extensively covered the disappearances of Nancy Guthrie, Thomas Medlin, Beau Mann, and Sudiksha Konanki, among others. When not at work, you will either find her with her novels, or with her beloved rescue pooches.Read More

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