President Donald Trump appointed Alice Marie Johnson to serve as the "Pardon Czar" in his administration. Johnson, who was granted clemency by Trump in 2018 and received a full pardon in 2020, will be responsible for recommending individuals who should be granted clemency.

Alice Johnson, after receiving clemency, has been appointed as the first 'pardon czar' to advise on clemency issues.

Johnson was sentenced to life in prison in the 1990s after being convicted of nonviolent drug crimes. She served 21 years in prison before her sentence was commuted by Trump in 2018.

Former Obama advisor Van Jones, praised President Trump for appointing Alice Marie Johnson as his "pardon czar" to oversee pardoning incarcerated individuals.

Former prisoner Alice Marie Johnson, who was pardoned by President Trump during his first term, shared details of her new role on "America's Newsroom."

President Donald Trump on Thursday appointed Alice Marie Johnson, a woman he pardoned during his first term, as "pardon czar." The announcement came during a Black History Month event at the White House.

Johnson, now 69, was facing life in prison without the possibility of parole for being a first-time nonviolent drug offender.