Diddy's Life Is In Danger Behind Bars, Former MDC Brooklyn Warden Says

Diddy should watch his back in prison … ’cause a former warden at the facility he’s in says there are a whole lot of inmates who would see killing him as a badge of honor.

As you know, Diddy’s currently being held in MDC Brooklyn — a notorious federal detention facility in NYC — without bail. Sources with direct knowledge tell us Diddy’s being held in the Special Housing Unit, away from the general population.

Cameron Lindsay — former warden of MDC Brooklyn — tells TMZ Diddy’s location in the SHU makes sense because he’s a target behind bars … with his celebrity status and the nature of the allegations against him potentially bringing him unwanted attention from other inmates.

In fact, Lindsay claims some would consider killing the mogul a “badge of honor” … so, prison officials want to minimize access to the star.

In the SHU, Lindsay says Diddy’s lifestyle will be heavily regimented … with just one hour of rec time per day and three showers a week. We’re told family and friends will be allowed to visit periodically … while his lawyers will have more access to work on his case.

A day in the life of Diddy … Cameron says he will receive a 6 AM wake-up call, at which time he will need to make his bed, mop the floor, and generally keep his cell clean.

We’re told he’ll receive three 1,800-calorie meals per day … all of which will be prepared early and will wait in a warming box for them to be given to him since he’s not in general population — meaning the lackluster prison food won’t be particularly fresh when he receives it.

Diddy has access to a commissary where he can buy smaller goods — like candy, coffee, tea, cheese — and also larger items like sweatpants, sneakers, and a radio.

James Kousouros, attorney to the rapper Casanova — who spent time at MDC Brooklyn before he was sentenced to 188 months last year for racketeering — tells TMZ conditions in the prison are even more dire than they sound.

Kousouros says regular fights and assaults break out in the prison itself … and, in the SHU, he says, Diddy will have a very limited amount of access to the library and the phone.

JK says it’s harder for visitors to come and see people in the SHU because it takes a long time to get up to the SHU … and, the prison doesn’t allocate more time — so, even with regular visitation, Diddy will still likely not see much of his family.