Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal prison sentence is underway, and while the mogul’s criminal trial has ended, he’s managed to continue to garner headlines, even from behind bars.
Combs, who was found guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution in July 2025, is currently serving a 50 month sentence in federal prison on those charges
Despite being housed at Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Fort Dix in New Jersey for less than two weeks, Combs has already made waves for everything from alleged contraband to sightings alongside other notable inmates.
Because of his superstar status in hip-hop, his business empire, and the dramatic nature of the trial, Combs instantly became the most high-profile inmate at the facility, the largest federal prison in the U.S. according to population.
However, he’s far from the first celebrity to call the federal facility home during their incarceration, as multiple stars have spent part of their incarceration walking the same grounds Diddy will for the foreseeable future.
In light of the buzz surrounding Combs’ life behind bars, VIBE compiled a list of several notable inmates that have served time at FCI Fort Dix.
Kwame Kilpatrick
Image Credit: Bill Pugliano/Getty Images Kwame Kilpatrick, the flamboyant former mayor of Detroit from 2002 to 2008, became a high-profile federal prisoner after his 2013 conviction on racketeering, fraud, bribery and extortion charges.
His case drew national attention not only because of the scale of the corruption but also because a sitting mayor of a major U.S. city was felled by scandal, resigning in 2008 amid a text-messaging sex and cover-up scandal.
In October 2013 he was sentenced to 28 years in federal prison for orchestrating a pattern of corruption from City Hall that exploited his office and contractors while the city languished.
In June 2018, Kilpatrick was transferred to FCI Fort Dix, where he served part of that sentence.
Martin Shkreli
Image Credit: Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images Martin Shkreli — the once-flamboyant pharmaceutical entrepreneur widely known as the “Pharma Bro” — became a high-profile federal prisoner following his 2017 conviction for two counts of securities fraud and one count of conspiring to commit securities fraud.
In March 2018 he was sentenced to seven years in federal prison after investors were defrauded of more than ten million dollars. Assets including a rare Wu-Tang Clan album were forfeited by Shkreli as part of his conviction.
In April 2018 he was transferred to the FCI Fort Dix to serve part of his term. He ultimately served nearly the full sentence and was released in 2022.
John Forté
Image Credit: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for NBC Universal John Forté found himself at the centre of a high-profile federal case when, in July 2000, he was arrested at Newark Airport after accepting a briefcase carrying liquid cocaine.
The musician was charged with possession with intent to distribute and conspiracy to distribute. He was convicted in the U.S. federal system and received a mandatory 14-year prison sentence in 2001.
Part of his term was served at the Federal Correctional Institution Fort Dix facility. According to Forté’s own account, he spent approximately seven years and four months behind bars before his sentence was commuted by then-President George W. Bush on November 24, 2008.
He walked out of FCI a free man on December 22, 2008.
George Jung
Image Credit: Greg Doherty/Getty Images George Jung became a high-profile inmate not merely because of his time in prison, but because of his outsized role in the U.S. cocaine trade of the 1970s and ’80s and the fact that his story was dramatized in the 2001 film Blow (in which Johnny Depp portrayed him).
In 1995 Jung pleaded guilty to federal drug-trafficking charges after having partnered with Carlos Lehder and directed the shipment of thousands of tons of narcotics into the United States. He was later sentenced to a lengthy term that would see him serve 19 years in prison.
Jung was housed at FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey before his full release in 2014. His capture, conviction and incarceration generated intense media attention because of his celebrity connection, the scale of his trafficking operations, and the film version of his life-story.
Casanova
Image Credit: Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for Motown Records Casanova (born Caswell Senior) — once a rising Brooklyn rapper signed to major labels — became one of the most-talked-about federal inmates when his work and his alleged gang ties collided.
In December 2020 he surrendered to authorities after being indicted for his leadership role in the Untouchable Gorilla Stone Nation (Gorilla Stone) gang, accused of racketeering and massive narcotics trafficking.
A year later, he pleaded guilty (May 11 2022) to conspiracy to conduct the affairs of a criminal enterprise through a pattern of racketeering activity and to conspiracy to distribute more than 100 kg of marijuana. On June 27 2023 he was sentenced to 188 months (15 years 8 months) in federal prison.
He is currently serving part of that term at the Federal Correctional Institution Fort Dix (FCI Fort Dix) in New Jersey.
Joe Guidice
Image Credit: Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images Joe Giudice — best known as the husband of The Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice — reported to the Federal Correctional Institution Fort Dix in New Jersey on March 23, 2016, to begin serving a 41-month federal sentence for bankruptcy fraud.
The charges stemmed from a 2013 indictment in which he and his wife were accused of concealing assets and submitting false loan applications. Convicted in 2014, Giudice’s imprisonment drew significant media attention due to the couple’s reality-TV fame and legal troubles playing out publicly.
While at FCI Fort Dix, he served nearly three years before his March 2019 release. Immediately afterward, Giudice was transferred to an immigration detention facility because he was not a U.S. citizen, and in October 2019 he was sent to Italy while appealing a deportation order.
Christopher Coke
Image Credit: AP Photo/David Karp Christopher “Dudus” Coke, the notorious Jamaican gangster and former leader of the Shower Posse, began his U.S. prison saga following his extradition in 2010 after a violent stand-off in Kingston, Jamaica.
In August 2011 he pleaded guilty to charges of large-scale narcotics and firearms trafficking and racketeering. In June 2012 he was sentenced to 23 years in federal prison by a U.S. court. He was later transferred to FCI Fort Dix during his term.
His scheduled release date has been adjusted to January 25, 2029, after credits under the First Step Act reduced his original July 4, 2030 release.
Sebastian Telfair
Image Credit: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Sebastian Telfair found himself behind bars again when in July 2025 a judge ordered him to serve six months in prison for violating the supervised-release terms tied to a 2021 health-care fraud case involving the NBA Players Health & Welfare Benefit Plan.
Telfair — once a top high-school basketball prospect and first-round NBA draft pick in 2004 — reported to the Federal Correctional Institution, Fort Dix in New Jersey on August 12, 2025, as part of that six-month sentence.
The violation stemmed from his failure to complete court-ordered community service and properly report to his probation officer following his initial plea in March 2023.
