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Federal jail where Diddy is being held described as 'hell on earth,' plagued by violence, poor conditions

Headline from KTVU San Francisco, on the newest of 2 developments

Sean "Diddy" Combs was sent to a federal jail in Brooklyn after his sex trafficking arrest, described as having horrific conditions and rampant violence.

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  1. Diddy headed to jail, to be held without bail in sex trafficking case

    Headline from FOX 4 Dallas ·

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    Federal jail where Diddy is being held described as 'hell on earth,' plagued by violence, poor conditions

    Headline from KTVU San Francisco ·

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  1. Wfmy News 2

    Judge orders Sean 'Diddy' Combs to be jailed in sex trafficking and racketeering charges (opens Wfmy News 2)

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    Wfmy News 2's feed description

    Prosecutors called the music mogul “dangerous” and urged that he be jailed without bail.

  2. The Hill

    Prosecutors seeking to keep Sean Combs in prison ahead of trial (opens The Hill)

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    Federal prosecutors are urging a Manhattan court to keep defendant Sean “Diddy” Combs in detention ahead of his trial, calling him a flight risk and a “significant risk” to obstruction of justice. “There is no condition, or combination of conditions, that will reasonably assure the appearance of the…

  3. Waco Tribune-Herald

    Federal prosecutors say they will seek to have Sean "Diddy" Combs detained while he awaits sex trafficking trial (opens Waco Tribune-Herald)

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    Federal prosecutors say they will seek to have Sean "Diddy" Combs detained while he awaits sex trafficking trial.

  4. Deutsche Welle

    US: Judge orders star rapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs jailed – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Superstar rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs was ordered to remain in custody pending trial in a racketeering and sex trafficking case.

  5. NBC News

    Judge orders Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sent to jail while he awaits sex trafficking trial (opens NBC News)

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    Sean “Diddy” Combs, the spotlight-adoring music impresario who helped launch the careers of some of the biggest names in hip-hop and R&B, was denied bail and sent to jail Tuesday after being accused in a three-count federal indictment of having used his sprawling business empire to abuse, threaten a…

  6. Forbes

    Prosecutors Ask For ‘Dangerous’ Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs To Be Imprisoned Before Trial: ‘Serious Risk Of Flight’ (opens Forbes)

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    Combs “faces the very real prospect of spending a substantial portion of the rest of his life in prison,” prosecutors wrote.

  7. Foxla

    Diddy headed to jail, to be held without bail in sex trafficking case (opens Foxla)

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    Sean “Diddy" Combs has been ordered held without bail in his federal sex trafficking case.

  8. New York Post

    Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to be held without bail in sex-trafficking case: judge (opens New York Post)

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    Sean “Diddy” Combs has been ordered to be held without bail pending trial in a three-count sex-trafficking indictment.

  9. WHDH Boston

    Judge orders Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs jailed in sex trafficking and racketeering charges - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs was headed to jail Tuesday to await trial in his federal sex trafficking case, after a magistrate ordered him to

  10. Insider

    Prosecutors urge judge to reject $50 million bond for Sean 'Diddy' Combs and keep him in jail before trial (opens Insider)

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    Sean 'Diddy' Combs's vast wealth and private jet would allow him to flee the country if he were set free before trial, prosecutors say.

  11. amNewYork

    Dirty Diddy: Sean Combs’ sons leave federal courthouse after father is remanded in custody | amNewYork (opens amNewYork)

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    Sean "P. Diddy" Combs was denied bail at his arraignment in Lower Manhattan federal court on Tuesday on charges including sex trafficking and other criminal

  12. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Sean 'Diddy' Combs appeals bail denial in racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking case (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    Sean "Diddy" Combs is in court Wednesday afternoon to appeal a federal judge's decision to hold the hip-hop artist and music mogul without bail.

  13. NBC News

    Sean Combs' new home — a notorious federal jail — has a ‘way of breaking people,’ lawyers say (opens NBC News)

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    Sean "Diddy" Combs will be held at the the Metropolitan Detention Center, a federal jail known for extreme violence and abominable medical care.

  14. Local News 8

    Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to appeal his bail denial Wednesday in racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking case (opens Local News 8)

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    By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Sean “Diddy” Combs is expected Wednesday afternoon to appeal a federal judge’s decision to hold the hip-hop artist and music mogul without bail after he pleaded not guilty in federal court to charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engag…

  15. Courthouse News Service

    Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs denied bail again on federal sex trafficking charges (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    A second judge in New York federal court denied Combs' request for release on bail, citing the "quite disturbing" hotel surveillance video showing Combs beating his then-girlfriend.

  16. KESQ Palm Springs

    Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to remain in custody after judge denies bail appeal in racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking case (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Kara Scannell, Dalia Faheid and Emma Tucker, CNN New York (CNN) — Sean “Diddy” Combs will remain in federal custody ahead of his trial on racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking charges after his lawyers failed Wednesday to appeal a judge’s decision to deny him bail.

  17. NBC 6 South Florida

    Sean ‘Diddy' Combs denied bail, judge cites possibility of witness tampering (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    Combs’ lawyers offered a $50 million bail package — using his mansion as collateral — in exchange for releasing him to home detention with GPS monitoring...

  18. Rolling Stone

    Sean Combs Appeals Bail, Promising Drug Testing and No Female Visitors if Released (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Sean "Diddy" Combs promises to undergo drug testing and ban female visitors if a judge lets him out on bail

  19. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Inside the Brooklyn federal jail where Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is locked up: violence, squalor and deaths (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Fighting to keep Sean “Diddy” Combs out of jail after his sex trafficking arrest, the music mogul’s lawyers highlighted a

  20. New York Post

    Judge keeps Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs behind bars pending trial as damning new texts revealed (opens New York Post)

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    Manhattan federal Judge Andrew Carter, Jr. said Combs’ proposal for home detention and electronic monitoring on $50 million bail were “insufficient.”

  21. Forbes

    Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Reportedly Complains About ‘Horrific’ Jail Conditions—What To Know About Notorious Metropolitan Detention Center (opens Forbes)

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    Combs is being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where he awaits trial on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering.

  22. Variety

    Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Denied Bail in Appeal Hearing, Will Remain in Custody on Sex Trafficking and Racketeering Charges (opens Variety)

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    Sean 'Diddy' Combs has been denied bail in his appeal hearing and will remain in custody following charges of sex trafficking and racketeering.

  23. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Sean 'Diddy' Combs jailed by judge after sex trafficking indictment (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    Sean “Diddy” Combs has been charged with sex trafficking and racketeering, according to a federal indictment unsealed Tuesday.

  24. ABC 11 Raleigh

    Sean 'Diddy' Combs to appeal his bail denial in racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking case (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    Sean "Diddy" Combs is expected Wednesday afternoon to appeal a federal judge's decision to hold the hip-hop artist and music mogul without bail.

  25. KOB 4

    A second judge refuses to grant bail to Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, citing the possibility that he will tamper with witnesses (opens KOB 4)

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    A second judge refuses to grant bail to Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, citing the possibility that he will tamper with witnesses.

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