Rapper and music mogul Sean ‘P Diddy’ Combs has officially been sentenced to 50 months in prison after being found guilty of transportation for pr*stitution in October 2025 (via BBC). The sentence comes after a long legal battle that began with his arrest in September 2024 and an eight-week federal trial that began in May 2025.
Following that trial, P Diddy was cleared of the serious s*x-trafficking and racketeering charges. But during his recent October trial, the court found him guilty on two counts of transportation for pr*stitution involving his ex-girlfriends, Cassandra Ventura, and another woman known as Jane. So eventually, Judge Arun Subramanian handed down the verdict.
The federal judge pronounced Diddy guilty and also ordered him to pay a $500,000 fine. Diddy was also given five years of supervised release. Now, since the rapper has already spent about 13 months in jail before and during the trial, that time will be counted toward his sentence. This means he will now serve roughly 37 more months in prison unless he finds a way to secure an early release.
Can P Diddy Utilize Parole and His Lawyer’s Appeal for Early Release?
Right now, P Diddy is facing around 37 more months in prison after his October 2025 sentencing. But people are wondering if he can get out sooner? The answer depends on two main factors: parole and his legal team’s appeal.
Under U.S. federal law, inmates who are serving time for non-violent crimes can sometimes be released early for good behavior or through parole. However, federal parole was largely abolished for crimes after November 1, 1987. Instead, federal courts imposed a period of “supervised release” after a person has served their full prison term (via Congress).
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So Diddy’s situation depends more on good time credits and his appeal than on traditional parole. Became as per the US Sentencing Commission and Bureau of Prisons, an inmate can get credit for good behavior, which can reduce their time by a few months. So now, based on this rule, Diddy could potentially be eligible for release in late 2029.
But even after his release, he would still have to complete five years of supervised release; which means, strict rules like regular check-ins, travel restrictions, drug testing, and mandatory work or community service. Diddy will need to follow all the court’s conditions during this time, or else he could be sent back to prison.
Meanwhile, Diddy’s lawyers are not giving up. After the sentencing, his attorneys Marc Agnifilo and Brian Steel told reporters they plan to appeal the verdict (via ABC News). Agnifilo claimed that the judge went beyond the jury’s findings and punished Diddy unfairly. According to Steel, the jury cleared Diddy of using force or coercion, yet the judge still used that reasoning to give him a long sentence.
What we feel happened today was that the judge acted as a 13th juror, and that he second-guessed the jury. We think that’s just absolutely inconsistent with the jury’s verdict. The jury’s verdict was resoundingly clear.
There was no s*x trafficking, there was no racketeering, everything was consensual, everything was adult, which is why he was convicted only of the prostitution offense.
Now, if they appeal, and it comes in Diddy’s favor, he might escape prison. But if the appeal fails, he may have to complete his full term or face a harsher one if a new judge reviews the case.
What Are Jurors and Federal Prosecutors Saying About the Judge’s Verdict?
Now, while P Diddy’s lawyers are hoping to appeal Judge Arun Subramanian’s verdict, other attorneys are rather unhappy with the 50-month sentence he received. According to them, the disgraced rapper “got off easy”. Speaking with ABC News, one of the jurors who served in his trial spoke out saying,
I think he got off easy. I’m surprised the judge was that lenient… I think 10 years would have been more appropriate. He has many more civil suits filed against him, so he will be in and out of court for years. I’m sure he will have more fines to pay, too.
The juror said they were surprised the judge gave only 50 months, adding that “10 years would have been more appropriate”. They further pointed out that P Diddy still faces several civil lawsuits, which means he’ll likely keep appearing in court for other cases in the coming years. Additionally, federal prosecutors also had a similar view.
They pushed for a much longer prison term, at least 11 years, saying P Diddy’s actions deserved a tougher punishment. On the other hand, Diddy’s defense team argued that he had already spent over a year behind bars and that the punishment should match what the jury actually decided, not what they had cleared him of.
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