Biden grants clemency to 16 nonviolent drug offenders

A nursing student, a truck driver, and a mother are among the 16 people who were pardoned or have had their sentences commuted by President Joe Biden.

Biden has made a concerted effort during his administration to grant clemency to people who were imprisoned for nonviolent drug offenses, including Katrina Polk. Polk, 54, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty to such an offense when she was 18 but since her release has earned her Ph.D. in public policy and administration.