Who did President Biden pardon? See the full list of names announced Thursday

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President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of nearly 1,500 people and pardoning 39 others in “the largest single-day clemency in modern history,” the White House announced Thursday.

The amnesty will be extended to about 1,500 people who were placed in residential care during the COVID pandemic and 39 others who were convicted of non-violent crimes, particularly drug crimes, who have “demonstrated successful rehabilitation,” according to a White House news release.

Biden said in the statement that he would “take more steps in the coming weeks” and continue to review clemency petitions to promote “equal justice under the law, promote public safety, support rehabilitation and reentry, and provide meaningful opportunities.”

The White House said the people pardoned include a decorated military veteran, a nurse who helped spearhead vaccination efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic and an addiction counselor who volunteers to help young people.

The actions come less than two weeks after Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, on gun and tax crimes, igniting a bipartisan backlash.

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Who are the 39 people Biden pardoned?

Here are the 39 people who received pardons, with names, ages and locations listed in a press release from the White House:

  • Nina Simone Allen49, of Harvest, Alabama

  • Kelsie Lynn Becklin38, of Falcon Heights, Minnesota

  • Duran Arthur Brown44, from Cleveland, Ohio

  • Norman O’Neal Brown56, of Washington, DC

  • Arthur Lawrence Byrd, 58, of Clinton, Maryland

  • Sarah Jean Carlson49, of Coon Rapids, Minnesota

  • Brandon Sergio Castroflay49, of Alexandria, Virginia

  • Rosetta Jean Davis60, of Colville, Washington

  • Stevonnie Wells Doyle47, of Santaquin, Utah

  • Gregory S. Ekman58, of Fountain Valley, California

  • Shannan Rae Faulkner56, of Muldrow, Oklahoma

  • Trynitha Fulton46, from New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Paul John Garcia72, from Las Vegas, New Mexico

  • Kim Douglas Haman75, of Lima, Ohio

  • Sherranda Janell Harris43, of Norwalk, Conn

  • Terence Anthony Jackson36, from Seattle, Washington

  • Edwin Allen Jones60, of Paducah, Kentucky

  • Jamal Lee King53, of North Ridgeville, Ohio

  • Jerry Donald Manning70, of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin

  • Hi Lori Moore46, of Rock Springs, Wyoming

  • Emily Good Nelson39, of Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Denita Nicole Parker43, of Gaffney, South Carolina

  • Michael Gary Pelletier, 67, Augusta, Maine

  • Russell Thomas Portner74, of Toutle, Washington

  • Nathaniel David Reed III46, of San Antonio, Texas

  • Gary Michael Robinson70, of Redmond, Oregon

  • Jose Antonio Rodriguez55, of Coral Springs, Florida

  • Patrice Chante Sellers49, of Bear, Delaware

  • Audrey Diane Simon63, of Prescott, Wisconsin

  • James Russell Stidd79, of Groveport, Ohio

  • Diana Bazan Villanueva51, of La Grange, Illinois

  • Lashawn Marrvinia Walker51, of Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • Mireya Aimee Walmsley57, of La Porte, Texas

  • Kimberly Jo Warner54, of Portville, New York

  • Johnny Earl Williams58, of Denver, Colorado

  • Shawnte Dorothea Williams45, from Columbia, South Carolina

  • Lashundra Tenneal Wilson49, of Arlington, Texas

  • Lora Nicole Wood39, of Maxwell, Nevada

  • James Edgar Yarbrough79, of Arlington, Tennessee

Contributors: Gabe Hauari, Joey GarrisonUSA TODAY

This story has been updated with additional information.

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