Inside the Internment Camp – Hollywood Life

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been placed on suicide watch as he awaits trial on three felony charges related to over a decade of alleged abuse. The music mogul is currently in custody at Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center, where a judge denied his request for bail on Wednesday. The 54-year-old is accused of three felony charges, including racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation for the purpose of prostitution, with allegations dating back to 2008. He has pleaded not guilty.

Here's more on Diddy's current status and the detention center where he is being held pending trial.

Why is Diddy on suicide watch at MDC Brooklyn?

Combs has been in federal custody in New York City since Monday evening, where he is being closely monitored by guards at the Metropolitan Detention Center, multiple sources confirmed to PEOPLE. One source described the suicide risk monitoring as a “procedural measure for high-profile clients.” The facility has previously housed public figures such as R.Kelly, Ghislaine MaxwellAnd Sam Bankman Fried.

Representing the singer, Marc Agnifilo And Teny R. Geragos wrote in a bail request denied by two Manhattan judges earlier this week that the Brooklyn facility was “not suitable for pretrial detention” and described the conditions as “appalling.”

Cameron Lindsaya retired director of MDC Brooklyn and a corrections expert, noted, “His celebrity status and allegations of violence against women make him a very attractive target for assault.”

“In the subculture of prisons and detention centers, it would be considered a matter of honor to kill someone like him,” Lindsay added.

What is MDC?

MDC Brooklyn is a federal detention facility in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, that houses both male and female inmates. According to CNN, Combs is being held alone in MDC Brooklyn's special housing unit, which is segregated from the general inmate population and designated for inmates who require protection.

Lindsay described the facility as “barren” and “cold” and explained that Diddy will not have access to the internet and will have to spend his free time outdoors exclusively in enclosed areas.

In a telephone interview, R. Kelly’s lawyer said Nicole Blank-Beckerdescribed Kelly's time at the Brooklyn facility as “mentally crippling” and “one of the worst experiences I've ever heard of.”

“If Diddy has to go through something similar to what R. Kelly went through, it's not going to be good,” Blank Becker said, expressing her belief that the prison was “not at all” safe. “Every day, we were honestly worried if R. Kelly was still alive,” she added. “It's inhumane – a whole different world. I mean, grown men cry.”

Why is Diddy at MDC?

Diddy is being held at MDC Brooklyn after being denied bail. During his court appearance, where he was set to offer $50 million bail, a judge ruled that he must remain in custody while his case proceeds.

Agnifilo said they plan to appeal the verdict. Speaking to reporters, the lawyer stressed that his client came to New York to “turn himself in” in order to comply with the law. “Why doesn't the government want him to turn himself in? Because then they can't demand imprisonment,” Agnifilo claimed. “We can only show goodwill. He got on a plane and came here. They arrested a man who came here to turn himself in.”

According to NBC News, Combs is accused of organizing a “criminal enterprise” through his company that involved “sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery and obstruction of justice.” In addition, he allegedly “threatened and coerced women and those around him to fulfill his sexual desires” by participating in “freak offs” in which recorded forced sexual acts took place. Federal agents claimed they seized more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil and other lubricants used in these acts from Combs' homes.

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