New federal prison documents offer insight on Sean Combs’ life behind bars after his conviction on prostitution charges earlier this year, including a six-week class offered to other inmates.
The documents obtained by NBC Los Angeles Investigates reveal that Combs is teaching a class on entrepreneurship. A syllabus indicates the course is called Free Game With Diddy, which aims to help fellow inmates chart a course for their futures.
On a U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons work performance rating document, a handwritten note in the bonus justification field reads, “EXCELLENT CLASS. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!”
The class includes lessons with discussions, lectures and handouts, according to the syllabus. Free Game With Diddy is a six-week adult continuing education class.
“The purpose of Free Game With Diddy is to empower inspiring entrepreneurs and professionals by providing foundational knowledge in business management, entrepreneurship and personal development,” according to the document.
Discussion questions include:
- How does confirmation bias contribute to polarizations of attitudes?
- What are some of the dangers of reasoning by analogy?
- What are the primary drivers of groupthink?
- What lessons can we apply from the process (President) Kennedy employed during the Cuban missile crisis?
- How do culture and history shape decision making in a situation such as the (Space Shuttle) Challenger launch?
- What does it mean to be a problem finder as opposed to simply a problem solver?
A publicist for Combs told NBC Los Angeles Investigates that inmates baked a cake to celebrate his 56th birthday this week. The inmates used ingredients from the prison commissary to make the cake with a side of applesauce, publicist Juda Engelmayer said.
Combs also spoke with his children and mother on his birthday, Engelmayer said.
Combs is serving a 50-month prison sentence after his conviction on two counts of interstate prostitution. Combs is now in New Jersey to serve out his sentence at Ft. Dix Federal Prison in Burlington County.
The music mogul is scheduled to be released on May 8, 2028, but he could be released from prison sooner if he completes certain programs or for good behavior.
