Sean Combs Placed On “Routine” Suicide Watch In Jail

People Magazine reports:

Sean “Diddy” Combs is on suicide watch as he awaits trial in Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center, sources tell PEOPLE.

Combs, 54, was arrested at a Manhattan hotel on the night of Monday, Sept. 16. The next day, his indictment was unsealed, revealing that he’s charged with sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution.

MDC, which houses 1,600 inmates — many of whom are awaiting trial — is known for being dangerous and understaffed, with a high number of deaths and suicides.

Read the full article. Officials say such suicide watches are “procedural” and routine for high-profile prisoners. Jail employees were criminally charged for not observing this routine regarding Jeffrey Epstein.

Sean “Diddy” Combs was placed on routine suicide watch as he awaits his trial behind bars in New York, People reports. The music mogul was denied bail twice after pleading not guilty to sex trafficking and racketeering charges and is said to be in shock. https://t.co/EZ6kpotPzb pic.twitter.com/gKPTEE9cvE

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