Will Donald Trump’s upcoming presidency affect P Diddy’s prison sentence

Many Americans think the future is uncertain with Donald Trump as the next president-elect.

Earlier this week, the former president defeated Democrat Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election and with his second term coming up, Trump is set to make some changes regarding the economy. Those involved in the federal prison system are left wondering what this means for inmates.

One famous inmate in the federal system is Sean “Diddy” Combs who is currently being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, New York as he awaits trial in 2025. The music mogul has pled not guilty and denied any wrongdoings.

Sam Mangel, a federal prison consultant, told a Mirror US reporter that “there’s been a lot of discussion” around what Trump means for the federal prison system. He added that some of his clients are “very influential in those circles.”

“A conversation I had yesterday with one of them leads me to believe that a lot of the resources will be devoted towards private prisons,” he said, “So, you know, the discussion is that he will bring back some of the private prison systems to house inmates, especially with the immigration problems. So companies like [The GEO Group] and CoreCivic, which run private institutions, might be brought back in.”

President Joe Biden phased out private prisons in the federal system with an executive order in January 2021. In December 2022, the Bureau of Prisons ended all contracts with private prisons.

Though Trump might be bringing back private prisons, Mangel doesn’t think it would create any prison reform or better conditions for federal prisoners like Combs. “I don’t think that Congress or taxpayers has that as a priority for them,” he said.

Mangel did point out that Trump passed the First Step Act in 2018. The act hoped to reform federal prisons by decreasing the population, increasing safety measures, and more.

The First Step Act is considered successful, with inmates being released under it having a 12.4% reoffending rate in comparison to the overall rate of 43%. The expert called it a “monumental” act but he added: “I don’t see anything any additional resources being devoted to that.”

Click here to follow the Mirror US on Google News to stay up to date with all the latest news, sport and entertainment stories.

This post was originally published on this site be sure to check out more of their content.