Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and Luigi Mangione on lockdown following Brooklyn jail riot
Sean ‘Diddy‘ Combs and Luigi Mangione, who are both jailed at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, are currently on lockdown following a fight breaking out last month. A “race riot” reportedly took place on February 22nd that involved over 40 people.
As a result, the prison has been put on lockdown, meaning friends and family aren’t allowed to visit inmates for at least a month. Combs and Mangione aren’t located where the fight broke out, but the entire jail has been placed on “modified operation” due to the incident.
Federal prison consultant Sam Mangel revealed details about the fight to the Daily Mail on their podcast, The Trial of Diddy. “He’s locked down now, at least 23 out of 24 hours,” he said about Combs. “I’m sure they allow him out at least three times a week for a shower, maybe to make a phone call, but that’s about it. So he’s being fed in his cell—it’s a six-by-nine cell with a little slat for a window.”
He continued, “If he wants to exercise in his cell, he can read in his cell. There are no TVs, and that’s where he is and will be for the next month, other than legal visits. I know my client as well as other clients. I work closely with another consultant that is actually a Mangione’s consultant. They’re clamouring for legal visits because it’s the only time that they can get out of their cells to see people, interact with people in a more open environment.”
Federal Bureau of Prison officials confirmed that multiple inmates were fighting in prison. “Responding employees isolated and contained the incident, and at no time was the public in danger,” said spokesman Donald Murphy.
The Metropolitan Detention Center houses over 1,600 inmates, including Combs, who has been inside since he was charged with sex trafficking and racketeering charges in September. Mangione, the man charged with killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, arrived in December. Combs is represented by lawyer Marc Agnifilo, the husband of Karen Agnifilo, who represents Mangione.
Explaining more about their situation, Mangel said, “They’re not on a floor that would be susceptible to the riots. They’re on a floor with other high profile individuals that the last thing they want to do is get involved in the riots. So they’re on a truly segregated floor from everybody else. Now, they are punished the same as everyone else in the facility, unfortunately, while fortunately why they might be safer.”
Mangel described the Metropolitan Detention Center as a “dangerous place” with “a lot of racial and gang tension.”