In a significant development, President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of Larry Hoover, the infamous founder of the Gangster Disciples, according to his attorney. Hoover, who was serving a life sentence in a Colorado prison, was convicted of murder in Chicago and later faced multiple federal charges.
Attorney Jennifer Bonjean confirmed on Wednesday that Hoover is being granted clemency by the president, a decision that has also been corroborated by the White House. Hoover, now in his mid-70s, had previously been labeled one of the most notorious criminals in Illinois history. However, in recent years, his attorney argued that Hoover had undergone rehabilitation during his incarceration, a claim that seemingly resonated with President Trump, leading to the commutation of Hoover’s federal life sentences.
Despite this clemency, Hoover will still need to serve the remainder of a 200-year state sentence for a murder committed in Chicago in 1973. Prosecutors have noted that even while serving time for that conviction, Hoover continued to exert influence over the Gangster Disciples, allegedly orchestrating criminal activities from within prison walls, including ordering murders, beatings, and drug deals.
In 1997, Hoover was convicted and sentenced to six life sentences for his federal charges. The former lead prosecutor in his case, Ron Safer, expressed disappointment over the clemency decision, stating, “I believe in redemption. I believe in rehabilitation. I believe in mercy. There are some crimes that are so heinous, so notorious, that they’re not deserving of mercy.”
As Hoover moves forward, he is expected to be transferred from the high-security supermax prison in Colorado to a facility in Illinois, where he will continue to serve his state sentence.
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