Diddy Gets ‘Desirable’ Prison Job as Official Intake Photo Goes Viral

Sean “Diddy” Combs has apparently gone from working in the prison laundry room to a role as a chaplain’s assistant.

The music mogul’s publicist confirmed to CBS News that Combs has been assigned to work in the chapel library at FCI Fort Dix in Burlington County, New Jersey.

In an article published Monday, Nov. 10, the outlet said working as a chaplain’s assistant is one of the most “desirable” jobs in prison.

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The duties include maintaining the prison chaplain’s library, cleaning the chaplain’s office, and helping with record-keeping duties.

The role is said to come with perks, like working in the air-conditioned chapel library, and sharing food frequently brought in for religious services.

The music mogul’s publicist Juda Engelmayer told CBS the environment at the chapel library is “warm, respectful, and rewarding.”

Combs was earlier said to be working in the prison’s laundry room.

The pay in federal prison for inmates is “12¢ to 40¢ per hour,” according to the Bureau of Prisons website, and all “inmates are required to work if they are medically able.”

CBS also obtained a copy of the Bad Boy Records founder’s intake photo that was taken when he arrived at the low-security federal correctional institution.

Combs is participating in the prison’s Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP), which is described as one of the BOP’s most rigorous substance abuse treatment programs on the books.

It’s difficult to get into the program, which can help reduce an inmate’s sentence if successfully completed.

“Mr. Combs is an active participant in the Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP) and has taken his rehabilitation process seriously from the start,” Engelmayer said. “He is fully engaged in his work, focused on growth, and committed to positive change.”

Combs arrived at FCI Fort Dix from the notorious Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York on Oct. 30.

Yet after being granted a choice work assignment and access to RDAP, he is said to be facing disciplinary action for violating phone rules.

On Nov. 3, just four days after arriving at the facility he reportedly participated in a three-way phone call — violating BOP rules that restrict inmates to single-party phone calls with approved contacts only.

According to CBS, the mogul called a woman and asked to speak with “the digital person” about blogs, although the reason is unclear. The woman asked Combs if she should add the digital guru to the call, and he said yes.

She reportedly proceeded to add the unidentified person to the call, bypassing prison rules. The conversation included a mention of bringing “200 singles” in cash to the facility, but the reason for the money was not mentioned.

Federal prisons prohibit visitors from bringing paper money because only coins are allowed for vending machines.

Urban Hollywood 411 contacted the BOP office of public affairs for more information, but received an auto-generated response saying the office is closed “due to the lapse in appropriations” because of the government shutdown.

Combs, 56, is serving the remainder of his 50-month sentence at the prison, after he was sentenced on Oct. 3.

The rapper and producer was convicted on July 2 under the Mann Act for transporting people across state lines for the purpose of prostitution. Jurors found him not guilty of more serious racketeering and sex trafficking charges.