Several of the six people pardoned were sentenced for drug or alcohol crimes.
1:04The White House on Friday announced six full pardons granted by President Joe Biden.
Five of the people pardoned served sentences for drug or alcohol-related crimes while they were relatively young, according to the White House. Jackson, now 77, pleaded guilty to one count of possession and sale of distilled spirits without tax stamps when he was 18 years old.Nock, now 72 years old, pleaded guilty nearly three decades ago to one count of renting and making for use, as an owner, a place for the purpose of manufacturing marijuana plants.
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