Overview

• On May 28, President Trump commuted Larry Hoover’s six life terms in federal prison and directed the Bureau of Prisons to treat his sentence as served.
• Hoover co-founded Chicago’s Gangster Disciples and was first convicted in 1973 for ordering the murder of William “Pooky” Young, receiving a 150-to-200-year state sentence.
• Federal prosecutors opposed clemency, arguing Hoover continued to exert influence over the gang from ADX Florence, where he spent nearly 30 years in solitary confinement.
• Hoover’s attorneys maintain he has been rehabilitated and credit advocacy under the First Step Act for securing the commutation.
• High-profile supporters such as Kanye West and Drake campaigned for Hoover’s release and his legal team now seeks clemency from Governor JB Pritzker on the state conviction.