The former founder of the organization ‘Growth and Development’ (formerly known as the Gangster Disciples), has served a prison life sentence in 1998 for his role in managing the organization’s extensive criminal activities . Under the 2018 First Step Act, certain sentencing reforms may be applied retroactively.
Hoover’s attorneys claim he’s now a “frail, elderly man,” and that a sentence modification is deserved.
Now, Hoover is set to appear in a Chicago courtroom Thursday, September 26th. for what appears to be the first time in decades, albeit by video. The 73-year-old hopes a new judge will undo the life sentence handed to him in 1998. Whatever happens, he’ll still have the earlier murder sentence to serve. He won’t go free – unless that’s eventually undone as well. But Thursday’s hearing could be crucial.
