President Donald Trump made headlines this week when he commuted the federal sentence of former gang leader "King" Larry Hoover.

According to CBS News, Hoover has been held at the supermax United States Penitentiary located in Florence, Colorado, where he has been serving multiple life sentences.

State sentence still in effect

The network explained that Hoover was convicted on federal charges in 1997 arising out of Operation Headache, which was a six-year-long investigation into the Gangster Disciples, a Chicago street gang that Hoover helped found.

CBS News added that while it remains unclear when Hoover will leave federal custody, he still faces a 200-year murder sentence in the state of Illinois.

BREAKING: President Trump commuted the federal prison sentences of Larry Hoover, the notorious Chicago street gang leader and founder of the Gangster Disciples. https://t.co/ljdD0cu3LI

— CBS Chicago (@cbschicago) May 28, 2025

That sentence was handed down after Hoover was convicted of murdering 19-year-old reputed drug dealer William "Pooky" Young in 1973.

Fox 32 Chicago political correspondent Paris Schutz cited sources close to Illinois Democrat Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who said that the governor has no plans to release Hoover once he is transferred to state custody.

Cooperation with authorities cited

CBS also noted that in 1993 Hoover was credited with helping to broker "a fragile gang truce" in Chicago and publicly called on younger people to stop killing one another.

Meanwhile, the Chicago Sun Times reported in 2022 that Hoover sent a letter to U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber in which he claimed to have severed his involvement with the gang world.

"I have long since renounced my association with any and all criminal organizations and their membership," Hoover was quoted as writing.

"I am no longer a member, leader, or even an elder statesman of the Gangster Disciples," he declared. "I want nothing to do with it now and forever."

Lawyers tout client's rehabilitation

The former gang boss further insisted that he is "no longer the Larry Hoover people sometimes talk about, or he who is written about in the papers, or the crime figure described by the government."

Hoover's attorney's provided a statement to CBS News which declared that their client has exhibited "considerable growth and complete rehabilitation."

"Thankfully, Mr. Hoover's pleas were heard by President Trump who took action to deliver justice for Mr. Hoover," the lawyers went on to add.