Former GOP Michigan House Speaker Rick Johnson has been released from federal prison more than 16 months ahead of schedule and is the latest felon freed early after a broad crackdown on public corruption in the state.

Federal Bureau of Prisons records show Johnson, a Republican from LeRoy, was transferred recently from a medium-security federal prison in Colorado to a halfway house in what amounts to one of the biggest breaks issued to a public official convicted of bribery, racketeering or other corruption-related crimes in recent years. He was not supposed to be freed until January 2027, but wardens have the discretion to release prisoners ahead of schedule.

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