Overview

• The White House order commuted Hoover’s federal life sentence to time served and directed his immediate release from the ADX Florence supermax in Colorado.
• He remains in custody under a separate 200-year state sentence for a 1973 Illinois murder conviction that is unaffected by the commutation.
• Federal prosecutors had vehemently opposed clemency, arguing Hoover continued to direct the Gangster Disciples from behind bars.
• His attorneys hailed the decision as the product of precise legal advocacy and urged Illinois authorities to commute or parole his remaining state sentence.
• Celebrity backers Kanye West and Drake celebrated the commutation, with West publicly thanking Trump and both rappers having headlined a 'Free Larry Hoover' benefit concert in 2021.