Former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard has been released from prison after serving a 28-month sentence for violating ethics laws that he helped pass.

Hubbard was released Sunday, according to reports by WVTM13 and Alabama Political Reporter.

A Lee County jury convicted Hubbard in 2016 of 12 counts of violating the ethics law, finding that he used his position as speaker for personal gain by getting contracts for his private business. Lee County Circuit Judge Jacob Walker sentenced Hubbard to four years in prison.

Hubbard, who had been House speaker since 2010, was automatically removed from office by the felony convictions.

Appeals courts overturned six of the charges, and Walker reduced the sentence to 28 months at the request of defense attorneys. Hubbard began serving his sentence in September 2020 after his state court appeals were exhausted.

This story will be updated.