Sean "Diddy" Combs is awaiting trial at Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center — and it might be a while until the rapper gets to see his seven children while detained. Sam Mangel, a federal prison consultant not directly involved in Diddy's case, explained that potential visitors all have to undergo background checks in order to be able to visit, he told on Monday, September 23. However, because the Bad Boy Records producer, 54, is being held in the Special Housing Unit (SHU), "it's a totally different situation," Mangel said.
"He's allowed a visitor up to one hour per day." Diddy is being held in a special unit because he is , though his lawyer Marc Agnifilo told that was merely a precautionary measure, and standard protocol for "new, high-profile inmates." He told the publication that the rapper appeared "strong, healthy, confident, and focused on his defense.
" This news came after it was revealed that a New York judge had — his second request for bail — ruling that he would have to remain in prison while he awaited trial. The is known for its other famous criminals — like R. Kelly, Allison Mack, and — as well as for being "overcrowded, understaffed, and neglected," per .
Mangel told that the facility is "always on lockdown," explaining that it is often the case for prisoners in SHU to only get legal visitors, whether that be in the "legal room" or via a scheduled legal call. "For legal visits, he's put in a cage. It's a literal cage.
Four walls of fencing, and.
