WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. is granting clemency consisting of 39 pardons and 1,499 commutations. President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. is pardoning the following 39 individuals: NINA SIMONA ALLEN - Harvest, Alabama Nina Simona Allen is a 49-year-old woman who was convicted of a non-violent offense in her 20s. In the years since, Ms. Allen returned to school to earn a post-baccalaureate degree and two  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The White House issued the following news release: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. is granting clemency consisting of 39 pardons and 1,499 commutations. President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. is pardoning the following 39 individuals: NINA SIMONA ALLEN - Harvest, Alabama Nina Simona Allen is a 49-year-old woman who was convicted of a non-violent offense in her 20s. In the years since, Ms. Allen returned to school to earn a post-baccalaureate degree and two master's degre  more