Sean Combs is on suicide watch while awaiting trial at the federal Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, NY.
Combs, 54, was arrested at a Manhattan hotel on Monday, Sept. 16. He was twice denied bail following a grand jury indictment on sex trafficking, racketeering, kidnapping, transportation to engage in prostitution, and arson charges.
According to the U.S Department of Justice National Institute of Corrections, suicide watch is a precautionary measure “for suicidal inmates that require frequent observation.”
During the jail booking process, inmates are asked if they have thoughts of suicide. If they say “yes,” a slow “no,” or they hesitate to respond, they are placed on suicide watch until they’re evaluated by a psychiatrist.
Combs’ inmate information is online. Fans can write to him by including his name and jail ID # on the envelope.
He was placed on the Special Housing Unit which is reserved for VIP/high profile inmates.
According to the NY Post, Combs’s life is in danger because of his charges. He is kept in isolation away from the general population.
Combs gets a 6 a.m. wake up call every morning. He then makes his bed and mops the floor of his 6×9 ft. cell. He is served 3 meals a day for a total of 1,800 calories per day.
Correctional officers deliver his meals in a warming box. But his housing unit is far from the kitchen, which means his food can be cold by the time it arrives.
He was fed Swedish meatballs, egg noodles, green beans, a garden salad with dressing and a 16 oz. beverage for his first meal in jail.
Combs gets one hour of recreation per day and three showers a week (to preserve beneficial bacteria on the skin).
He has access to the commissary where he can purchase small items such as candy, gum, tea and toiletries. He can also buy large items such as sneakers.
Combs’s sons, Justin (left), Christian (right), and Christian’s half brother, Quincy, can visit him in jail. But their visits will be brief because the SHU unit is a long walk and additional time is not granted for visits.
Combs’ attorney, Marc Agnifilo, asked to transfer Combs to a jail in Essex County in New Jersey. Agnofilo said conditions at the MDC Brooklyn are “horrific”, and the NJ jail is nicer.
He will also have more access to Combs to prepare for trial next year. The decision to move Combs will be left up to the Bureau of Prisons.
