Diddy’s fellow inmates have penned letters to a judge ahead of his sentencing.
According to court documents reviewed by Complex, the music mogul’s attorney, Brian Steel, submitted letters from inmates at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn—where Diddy is incarcerated—who participated in his “Free Game With Diddy” course and detailed the program’s impact on their lives.
The letters, filed Wednesday (Sept. 24), were included in a supplemental sentencing submission to U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian in New York.
“Because of this class I have a purpose, something to look forward to everyday,” wrote inmate Arturo Santiago.
“He has showed us that it is the little adjustments to our everyday lives that add up to a big change,” stated another inmate named Douglas Welch.
“Mr. Combs’ class is about setting up realistic goals on a weekly basis … He has shown me that it’s never too late to start nor is it ever too late to achieve your dreams,” wrote Wellington Eustate.
Another inmate by the name Charles Scruggs wrote, “I was really appreciative to receive some knowledge of sort to take back to the real world an[d] not have to think about doing something illegal. He taught me to come up with a plan.”
The filing concludes by noting that Diddy, 55, has developed friendships with fellow inmates, helps those less fortunate with commissary, and continues to be kind and supportive to others incarcerated alongside him who are not referenced in the filing.
On Tuesday (Sept. 23), Yung Miami submitted a character letter to Judge Subramanian saying the Bad Boy Records founder “is not a danger or a threat to the community.”
The City Girls alum (born Caresha Brownlee) noted that she “cannot speak on or defend anything that may have happened” prior to meeting Diddy, but is speaking from the perspective of someone who knew him for four years.
“For three of those years, I was in a public relationship with Sean, and during that time, I witnessed—and came to know—a different person than the one often portrayed,” Miami wrote in the letter filed on Monday. “Behind the scenes, he was loving, genuine, supportive, and always encouraging. He motivated me, believed in me, and helped me grow both personally and professionally.”
In July, Diddy was acquitted on two counts of sex trafficking but found guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 3.