Sean Combs says he helped to organize and pay for Thanksgiving meals for his fellow prison inmates.
Combs, who is serving a four-year sentence at the New Jersey-based federal correctional institution known as FCI Fort Dix, told TMZ through his rep that he worked with an internal group called Bankroll Bosses to make the meals happen. Combs and others bought food from the prison commissary, spent two days preparing the meals and then distributed them to every housing unit at Fort Dix. The meal consisted of turkey roast, mashed potatoes, corn and dessert. Given their limited resources, Combs and others used ID cards for cutting the food and had no access to stoves or microwaves.
“Thanksgiving, to me, is about making sure other people eat,” Combs told TMZ. “Everybody misses their family. People get depressed during the holidays. We just wanted to come together as a family and do our own thing.”
Combs was moved to Fort Dix in October following his sentence of four years and two months in prison after being foundguilty this summeron two counts of violating the Mann Act, which involves transportation of individuals for the purpose of prostitution. He was also ordered to pay a $500,000 fine and undergo a five-year supervised release.
“There’s a lot of misinterpretations about prison,” he told TMZ. “There is a strong brotherhood. We all look out for each other. It’s nothing but a positive thing. It’s like a little bit of home in a dark place.”