Diddy has reportedly been placed on suicide watch as he awaits trial in a Brooklyn jail that has been described as “inhumane.”
According to People, the rap mogul has been placed on suicide watch as a preventative measure as he is “in shock and his mental state is unclear,” a source said.
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Diddy will now be under more frequent observation from guards while he is in the Special Housing Unit, where he is being held due to his celebrity status and the nature of his alleged crimes.
It is not known if the Bad Boy Records boss has reported feeling suicidal or having mental health troubles to the jail.
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Diddy has been held at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center ever since he was charged on Tuesday (September 17) with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution.
He will remain there until the trial begins after being denied bail twice already, with a judge deeming him a “danger” to the community.
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The federal jail has an infamous reputation having been described as “hell on earth” and an “ongoing tragedy” since it was opened in the 1990s, according to the Associated Press.
Puffy is allowed just three showers per week while housed in the facility and restricted to an hour of exercise outside of his cell a day.
Because he is being held in the Special Housing Unit, he will also have his meals brought to him by guards and will eat alone.
In their unsuccessful argument for him to be granted bond, Diddy’s lawyers raised concerns about the “horrific” conditions at MDC Brooklyn, citing the murder of an inmate this past summer as well as four inmate suicides in the last three years.
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They also pointed to other cases in New York where judges have expressed concerns about “food contamination” and “hazardous physical conditions,” as well as the jail being “infested with drugs” and “plagued by violence.”
The facility has previously housed other high-profile inmates such as R. Kelly, Fetty Wap and Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted sex trafficker and co-conspirator of Jeffrey Epstein.
