A man labeled “one of the most notorious criminals in Illinois history” has renewed his bid to undo the life sentence he’s serving in the federal supermax prison in Colorado, and he claims to have renounced the violent street gang he once led.
U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber last year declined a request from Gangster Disciples founder Larry Hoover for a lower sentence under the First Step Act, a law signed by President Donald Trump in 2018. But in doing so, the judge gave Hoover room to try again.
