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Larry Hoover, 74, denounced his past and has been locked up for more than 50 years. But Trump is hardly the harbinger of ...
Federal prosecutors in Chicago on Monday called imprisoned singer R. Kelly a serial and unrepentant child molester and say ...
Hoover and David Barksdale created the Gangster Disciples in the late 1960s, ruling as “King Larry” and “King David” until Barksdale was killed in 1974.
but the 74-year-old notorious gang leader isn’t leaving prison anytime soon. The commutation applies to Hoover’s federal conviction in 1997 on 40 criminal counts, including conspiracy ...
Hoover, 74, still faces the remainder of a 200-year sentence in Illinois for the 1973 murder of William "Pooky" Young.
The controversial move — part of a slew of clemency actions announced by the White House this week — appeared to have already sparked Hoover’s transfer out of the supermax prison compound in ...
Larry Hoover took a big step toward freedom Wednesday. But he’s not a free man. That’s even after President Donald Trump commuted the life prison sentence of the 74-year-old co-founder of the ...
Hoover was originally imprisoned for a 1973 murder and was later convicted in 1998 for operating a criminal enterprise.
“Larry Hoover's release from federal prison sends a powerful message to the young people in Chicago and beyond that crime does not pay,” he said. “As we face intensifying street ...
"Mr. Hoover, who is now 75 years old, spent nearly 30 years in solitary confinement at ADX Florence – the most restrictive, draconian supermax prison in the United States." Trump's reported move ...
Hoover’s lawyers said the order was a vindication ... Johnson was a non-violent drug offender and was sentenced to life in prison in a drug conspiracy case, but was pardoned by Trump in 2020.
The event, held at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum, was intended to raise awareness about prison reform and advocate for Hoover’s release. The two rap giants performed together after years of tension ...