Dozens of Georgians are part of the largest act of clemency in a single day in modern presidential history.
President Joe Biden announced on Dec. 12 that he was commuting the sentences of some 1,500 people, leaving their guilty verdict intact but reducing some or all of their punishment. Seventy-one are from Georgia.
According to the White House, most of those whose sentences are being commuted committed non-violent drug offenses in their late teens and early 20s. Many served in the U.S. military and all are active in their communities, either through church or volunteer work.
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