Avocados grow at Ridgecrest Avocados in Somis, Calif., on Thursday, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
“There is no purpose in returning a 74-year-old man in failing health to prison after 52 years of incarceration,” said a joint statement from attorneys Joshua Dubin and Justin Moore. “Justice demands that Mr. Hoover’s time be considered served.”Pritzker declined comment Thursday.
Hoover’s family celebrated the commutation. “Almost home!” his son Larry Hoover Jr. wrote on Instagram and posted a picture toasting his father.While Trump said Hoover should be “released immediately,” it was unclear if or when Hoover would be moved out of the federal facility.Federal prison officials confirmed Thursday that Hoover remained imprisoned in Colorado and determining a new release date would involve “additional research and auditing.”
Illinois officials declined to discuss the case.“The Illinois Department of Corrections does not comment on the timing or details of transfers from federal facilities to state facilities and has no additional information to share at this time,” agency spokeswoman Naomi Puzzello said in statement.
Associated Press writer Colleen Slevin in Denver contributed to this report.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — NCAA President Charlie Baker said Thursday he sees value in expanding the NCAA Tournament by a handful of teams and wants to reach a decision on the matter in the next few months.Its exhibitions focus on axolotl and
, the pre-Hispanic agricultural systems resembling floating gardens that still function, a neighborhood on Mexico City’s outskirts famed
Trees surround a lake at Xochimilco Ecological Park, in Mexico City, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)Trees surround a lake at Xochimilco Ecological Park, in Mexico City, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)