Donald Trump Commutes Sentence of Larry Hoover
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President Trump commuted Larry Hoover's federal sentence after 30 years in supermax prison. The former Chicago gang leader still faces state murder charges.
Hoover has been serving a life sentence at the maximum-security ADX Florence prison facility in Colorado, which houses some of the worst criminals in the U.S.
Mr. Hoover was accused of directing the Gangster Disciples even after he went to prison in the 1970s. The federal commutation will not change his state prison sentence.
While President Trump commuted the former Gangster Disciple boss' federal sentence, Gov. JB Prtizker says he "needs to continue serving" his state sentence.
Advocates issue calls to free Larry Hoover after President Donald Trump commuted his federal prison sentence.
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Mr. Hoover, a drug kingpin who was convicted of leading a vast street gang from inside an Illinois prison, has also been convicted of murder.