Combs’ lawyers wanted him freed immediately and said the time behind bars has already forced his remorse and sobriety. Combs’ lawyers said they will appeal. Combs’ lawyers were denied a request to let him await trial under house arrest at his mansion on an island in Miami Beach, Florida. As for the remainder of his sentence, there is a federal lockup for men near Combs’ home. Federal law that was violatedCombs was sentenced for violating the federal Mann Act, an anti-prostitution law with a century-old history.