Gov. Jerry Brown pardoned 127 convicted felons Tuesday.
A preponderance of them had been convicted of drug dealing and trafficking, although a number of other crimes were represented including aggravated assault, burglary and one instance of involuntary manslaughter.
Most of the crimes were committed from the 1970s to the 1990s.
In a statement, Brown’s office said all of them had “completed their sentences and have been released from custody for more than a decade without further criminal activity.”
A pardon isn’t an expungement. Rather, a pardon restores certain rights that felons are otherwise denied in California, such as serving on a jury and owning a gun.
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Governor Pardons 127 Convicted Felons on Christmas Eve
