Sean “Diddy” Combs, who is currently incarcerated at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, is facing a long time behind bars as he awaits his 2025 prison sentence for charges related to sex trafficking, racketeering and multiple sexual assault cases. Awaiting trial. While the infamous prison is famous for its tragic tales, the commissary list offers a glimpse into the mundane aspects of its imprisonment.
Although the list is filled with specific items such as clothing, cosmetics, and food, the list is marked with cryptic symbols and letters, pointing to a hidden code. According to The Mirror, which obtained a copy of the prison’s commissary list, deciphering these codes reveals a surprising range of dietary options available to inmates.
Diddy’s Brooklyn Prison Food
The disgraced music mogul found himself on suicide watch soon after arriving behind Brooklyn bars – a facility with a grim reputation for suicides, deaths, and violence. However, it didn’t take long for him to be removed from the watch list, as his lawyer assured everyone that Diddy was more determined than ever to fight back.
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Now, while the food may not be the five-star, Michelin-rated fare he’s accustomed to, the prison menu isn’t entirely disappointing. Options include halal food, dairy products and kosher options, catering for a variety of religious and dietary preferences – a step up from the infamous “prison gruel” that many might expect.
A basic key at the top of the list helps you figure out what the symbols and letters next to each item mean. For example, the heart symbol means it’s a good choice, “like Honey Oatscutters or Mackerel Fillets,” the outlet reveals. Going into details, other symbols tell you about the food regulations: K for Kosher, D for Dairy, U for Orthodox Union Certified, H for Halal, P for Pareve (meaning it is neither dairy nor meat), And g is glatt kosher meat. Some items, such as Cheez-It crackers, may have more than one label showing that they are both kosher and dairy.
What’s inside the Brooklyn Jail Commissary?
In addition to a variety of food and catering options, Metropolitan Detention Center inmates can spend up to $200 per month in the commissary, with a limit of $160 per shopping trip. For those unaware, this feature features R. High-profile prisoners such as Kelly and Ghislaine Maxwell have been housed.
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According to the Mirror, the cheapest item on the commissary list is a 9×12 envelope that costs $0.25, while the most expensive is a 16GB Sandisk MP3 player, which comes in at $88.40. According to prison expert Sam Mangel who spoke to the outlet, adding songs to the MP3 player costs $1 each, and they must go through a pre-approval process.
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