CHICAGO - Infamous Chicago street gang leader Larry Hoover had his prison sentence commuted Wednesday by President Donald Trump.

What we know:

Hoover, 73, is the co-founder of the Gangster Disciples, a Chicago street gang, and is serving a life sentence at a supermax prison in Colorado, the Associated Press reports. His commutation was announced Wednesday and was confirmed by a White House official who wished to remain anonymous.

He has been serving a life sentence for a 1970s murder conviction, as well as an additional life sentence for running a criminal enterprise from behind bars in the 1990s.

According to Hoover's attorney, he's spent nearly 30 years in solitary confinement.

Hoover sought a new chance at freedom late last year through a resentencing request under the First St

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