NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Three prisoners in Tennessee are among the 75 individuals President Joe Biden commuted sentences for following an announcement early Tuesday morning.

The commutations come after President Biden granted his first three pardons of his presidency including one for a Kennedy-era Secret Serviceagent who was convicted of federal bribery charges in 1964.

All pardons and commutations mark the contributions being made during ‘Second Chance Month’ which according to the Biden-Harris Administration is a month where the country reaffirms the importance of helping people who were formerly incarcerated reenter society.

According to the White House, the 75 individuals who are having their sentences commuted have all made efforts to rehabilitate themselves during their prison sentences through educational and vocational training or drug treatment in prison.

Out of the 75 granted commutations by the president, three Tennesseans made the list:

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