President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of Larry Hoover, a former Chicago gang leader and drug kingpin serving a life sentence at a supermax prison in Colorado. The commutation, first ...

Hoover's commutation is one of the flurry of clemency actions Trump issued on Wednesday, wiping off convictions or reducing sentences for more than two dozen people, which includes an eclectic mix ...

What to know about onetime Chicago gang leader Larry Hoover, whose federal sentence Trump commuted. ... Hoover ordered the death of a gang member in 1973 and was convicted of murder.

CHICAGO (AP) -- One of Chicago's most infamous gang leaders is among the people to receive commutations this week from President Donald Trump, a puzzling move that has raised questions about ...

Dr. Lance Williams, Professor of Urban Community Studies at Northeastern Illinois University and an expert in gang violence, joins Karen Conti to discuss President Trump’s commutation of the sentence ...

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Hoover’s family celebrated the commutation. “Almost home!” his son Larry Hoover Jr. wrote on Instagram and posted a picture toasting his father.

What to know about onetime Chicago gang leader Larry Hoover, ... Hoover’s family celebrated the commutation. “Almost home!” his son Larry Hoover Jr. wrote on Instagram and posted a picture ...

Hoover’s many previous attempts for a sentence reduction or parole have been swiftly rejected, including a federal judge denying Hoover’s request for a lower sentence in 2021.