President Trump freed gang leader Larry Hoover from his federal prison sentence on Wednesday. Hoover helped start the Gangster Disciples gang in Chicago decades ago. The 74-year-old man has spent almost 30 years locked up alone in a super-secure Colorado prison. Trump signed papers that ended Hoover's federal punishment for drug crimes, but the gang leader cannot walk free. He must stay behind bars because Illinois courts gave him 200 years for killing someone in 1973.
Hoover shot a 19-year-old drug dealer named William Young back when he was younger. State judges sentenced him to two centuries in prison for that murder. Federal courts later punished him again for running drugs, but Trump erased that punishment. The gang boss will not qualify for parole until October 2062 when he turns 111 years old. Famous rappers Kanye West, and Drake asked Trump to help Hoover during concerts, and social media posts.
Trump can only change federal crimes, but state crimes need approval from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker. The Democratic governor has not said anything about freeing Hoover from his state sentence. Prison records show Hoover will likely die in jail unless Illinois leaders decide to show mercy.
Hoover shot a 19-year-old drug dealer named William Young back when he was younger. State judges sentenced him to two centuries in prison for that murder. Federal courts later punished him again for running drugs, but Trump erased that punishment. The gang boss will not qualify for parole until October 2062 when he turns 111 years old. Famous rappers Kanye West, and Drake asked Trump to help Hoover during concerts, and social media posts.
Trump can only change federal crimes, but state crimes need approval from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker. The Democratic governor has not said anything about freeing Hoover from his state sentence. Prison records show Hoover will likely die in jail unless Illinois leaders decide to show mercy.
