PHILADELPHIA — Former state Rep. Bill DeWeese was released from prison Sunday after finishing his sentence for political corruption.

The Greene County Democrat was released from the state prison in Retreat in northeastern Pennsylvania at 7:20 a.m., said state prisons spokeswoman Christine McMillan. DeWeese was picked up by a family member, she said.

The 63-year-old former House speaker and minority leader was serving a 2½- to 5-year sentence for using public employees and taxpayer resources for political purposes. He was eligible for parole because as a first-time, nonviolent offender he must serve only 75 percent of his minimum sentence.

DeWeese will be subject to special monitoring and restrictions until the end of his maximum sentence in 2017.

He served 35 years in the House, including many years in Democratic leadership and one term as speaker.

He was among 22 House lawmakers and staff members — 13 Democrats and nine Republicans — who were convicted or pleaded guilty to corruption charges as a result of an investigation by the state attorney general’s office.