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.
The "pardon czar" will be responsible for making recommendations about who should be granted clemency.
The New York Times first reported Trump was thinking about naming Johnson "pardon czar."
Johnson was convicted of nonviolent drug trafficking in Memphis, Tennessee, and after serving 21 years, her life sentence was commuted by Trump.
Reality television star Kim Kardashian West met with Trump at the White House a week prior to her release to discuss the great-grandmother's case.