On Friday, President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of nearly 2,500 individuals convicted of non-violent drug offenses, marking the largest single-day act of clemency in U.S. history, according to the White House.

Biden explained that those whose sentences were commuted had received “disproportionately long sentences” compared to what they would be sentenced to under current laws. He described the decision as “an important step toward righting historic wrongs, correcting sentencing disparities, and giving deserving individuals the chance to reunite with their families.”

“This action makes me the president who has issued more individual pardons and commutations than any other in U.S. history,” Biden stated, also noting that he may issue additional pardons or commutations before President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Monday.

Last month, Biden had commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 people and pardoned 39 others. Among the individuals granted pardons in December was Biden’s son, Hunter, who faced a potential prison sentence for gun and tax-related offenses.

Reports have suggested that Biden is considering issuing blanket pardons for some political allies and former officials to protect them from potential “retribution,” as previously indicated by Trump.

Additionally, in December, Biden commuted the death sentences of 37 of the 40 federal inmates on death row, with three individuals excluded from the move: one of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombers, a gunman responsible for the 2018 mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue, and a white supremacist who murdered nine Black churchgoers in 2015.

President Trump has signaled that he plans to resume federal executions, which were halted during Biden’s administration.