The drama inside Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center just hit a fever pitch—literally. A full-blown race riot involving over 40 inmates has sent the facility into lockdown, leaving high-profile detainees like disgraced rapper Sean ‘Diddy‘ Combs and Luigi Mangione—the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson—cut off from the outside world. No family, no friends, and no special treatment for at least a month, reported the Daily Mail.
Diddy and Mangione on lockdown?
According to federal prison expert Sam Mangel, who spilled the tea on the latest episode of Daily Mail’s podcast The Trial of Diddy, the entire jail is now on “modified operation” — meaning 23-hour lockdowns for all inmates, including Diddy and Mangione.
The rap mogul, once surrounded by luxury, now gets just three showers and a handful of phone calls per week. No TVs, no entertainment—just books and bodyweight workouts in a tiny cell.
“They are now being punished the same as everyone else in the facility,” Mangel said, making it clear that even though Diddy and Mangione weren’t involved in the riot, they’re facing the same consequences.
Were Diddy and Mangione part of the brawl?
Despite their high-profile status, neither Combs nor Mangione had anything to do with the February 22 riot, which erupted in another section of the facility. However, their names are now caught up in the chaos as the entire facility scrambles to restore order.
Prison officials confirmed that multiple inmates were injured in the violent clash, though no major casualties were reported. The Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesperson Donald Murphy said that medical teams were deployed to treat minor injuries, reported the Daily Mail.
For now, the once-powerful Diddy and the accused killer Mangione are stuck in their cells, with no VIP treatment and zero control over their fate. Looks like the power players are just prisoners like the rest—and in Brooklyn’s MDC, that means life just got a whole lot tougher.