Feds are investigating the prison where Diddy is being held, which lawyers call ‘appalling’

The federal government launches an “interagency operation” at the Metropolitan Detention Complex in Brooklyn, a prison where Sean “Diddy” Combs is being held in what attorneys previously described in a court filing as “terrible.”

The Federal Bureau of Prisons tells PEOPLE in a statement that the agency is conducting the operation with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Inspector General and other law enforcement agencies.

The operation is part of efforts to improve conditions and maintain “a safe environment for both our employees and those incarcerated at MDC Brooklyn,” the office says.

“This operation was planned in advance and there is no active threat,” the Bureau of Prisons said in a statement. “In an effort to ensure the safety of all facility personnel and the integrity of this operation, we are unable to provide additional information at this time. We will provide additional information once the operation is completed.”

Combs who he is charged with sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation for the purpose of prostitutionis being held at MDC Brooklyn after two judges denied his bail request.

In a rejected bail proposal, Combs’ lawyers said the facility was “not suitable for pretrial detention” and called the conditions “appalling.”

After the hearing on October 10, attorney Marc Agnifilo was asked what the biggest change in life behind bars was for the tycoon.

“I think eating is probably the hardest part.” Agnifilo said.

It is located in the same part of the facility as Combs Sam Bankman-Friedconvicted fraudster who founded FTX, sources previously told PEOPLE.

“(Combs) is treated like any other inmate awaiting trial,” a the source said. “Like all public figures in his position, he was placed under suicide watch as a preventive measure after being admitted to the center.”

If Combs is convicted on all charges, he could spend the rest of his life in prison.

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The interagency operation comes a month after nine MDC Brooklyn inmates were charged following a series of attacks Related press reported.

The sexual offense indictment against the Bad Boy Records founder centers around what prosecutors found “freaks”, in which he allegedly coerced or coerced women into participating in highly organized sexual performances involving prostitutes.

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