(NewsNation) —Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs say he should be given no more than a 14-month sentence for his prostitution conviction, telling a judge that time the music producer has already served in jail has been adequate punishment.

The request was made in a more than 350 page sentencing memorandum to Judge Arun Subramanian ahead of Comb’s sentencing hearing on Oct. 3. If Subramanian agrees, Combs could be released immediately.

“Mr. Combs must be sentenced for what the jury convicted him of—interstate transportation of fully consenting adults with intent to engage in prostitution,” defense attorneys wrote.

His lawyers contend that any sentence greater than what they propose would be a “perversion of justice.” 

Combs has spent nearly 13 months in jail after a jury convicted him in July on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution under the Mann Act, which has a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. He was acquitted of the more serious charges of racketeering and sex trafficking.

Prosecutors are expected to submit their recommendations prior to the sentencing hearing, but they have already indicated that they intend to request Combs stay imprisoned longer than the four to five years they originally proposed. 

But defense attorneys said Combs has suffered enough.

“Mr. Combs has already seen how being arrested and convicted can destroy his reputation and lead to terrible collateral consequences for his businesses, and he recognizes the consequences his actions have had for himself and his family,” the lawyers wrote. 

Subramanian has rejected several attempts by Combs’ lawyers to have him released early. He has set a hearing Thursday for Combs’ attorneys to argue for his acquittal or retrial on the prostitution-related charges. 

Diddy’s lawyers say 14-month sentence is appropriate

The music producers’ attorneys argued in court papers that both the probations office and the prosecutors are seeking a sentence well beyond what is appropriate under statutory guidelines. 

“Probation recommends guidelines enhancements based on acquitted conduct and the imposition of a sentence five times longer than the average sentence for Mann Act defendants with similar criminal histories,” they wrote.

Prosecutors are advocating for numerous enhancements which would result in a guidelines range above the statutory maximum of 20 years, they say. 

“This is wildly out of proportion to the conduct at issue,” defense attorneys said. “A sentence of no more than 14 months—which is already being served at one of the worst federal facilities in the country—is the only sentence” that is warranted. 

Their argument is similar to what they have already unsuccessfully presented to the judge for early release after Combs’ conviction. 

Diddy’s career and reputation has been ruined, his lawyers argue

In their memorandum, defense attorneys say Combs’s “career and reputation have been destroyed” as a result of his incarceration. 

“His life outside of jail has been systematically dismantled,” they write. 

They note several examples of how Combs’ life has already been disturbed after both the trial and the slew of civil lawsuits filed against him. 

Combs’ companies were unable to operate as they once were, and he had to let go over 100 employees, defense attorneys wrote. They noted that these employees have not been able to obtain new employment due to their past association with Combs. 

His seven children have faced “devastating consequences,” including lost business opportunities in acting, television, fashion and concerts, with some of them being included in some of the nearly 100 civil lawsuits filed against Combs since his arrest.

Combs and his family were set to star in a Hulu show about their lives, but the show was cancelled once the allegations against him became public, they wrote. 

Combs was removed from the boards at three charter schools he created in Harlem, the Bronx and Connecticut. He was also stripped of an honorary doctorate degree from Howard University, which plans to return his prior donations, the filing stated. 

Diddy has faced tough circumstances during jail stay 

Defense attorneys argued that the sentencing guidelines do not adequately consider the “pervasive violence and inhumane conditions of confinement” that Combs has experienced at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. 

Combs has been under constant suicide watch, meaning every two hours he must present his identification card to guards to show he is alive and well and is awakened from sleep in a brightly lighted cell by a guard to ensure he is alive.

He also has limited access to clean water, leaving him to heat the water that he drinks to ensure it won’t make him sick, they wrote. Combs sleeps within two feet of other inmates in a dorm-style room containing a bathroom and no door, they said. 

Combs has not “breathed fresh air in nearly 13 months, or felt sunlight on his skin” and is “often walking with a limp due to a painful knee injury that requires surgery,” they wrote.

“He has served over a year in one of the most notorious jails in America—yet has made the most of that punishment. It is time for Mr. Combs to go home to his family, so he can continue his treatment and try to make the most of the next chapter of his extraordinary life.”