Katrina Smith, the mother of Denver Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas, was one of 46 people whose sentences were commuted by President Barack Obama on Monday. The 46 sentences are the largest number of sentences commuted by a president since the 1960s.

Smith and Thomas’ grandmother, Minnie Thomas, were arrested in 1999 for narcotics trafficking, and have been in prison since Demaryius Thomas was 11 years old. Smith was scheduled to be released in 2017, while Minnie Thomas received a life sentence.

The White House issued a press release explaining the action, saying that “federal sentencing practices can, in too many instances, lead nonviolent drug offenders to spend decades, if not life, in prison.”

These unduly harsh sentences are one of the reasons the President is committed to using all the tools at his disposal to remedy unfairness in our criminal justice system. Today, he is continuing this effort by granting clemency to 46 men and women, nearly all of whom would have already served their time and returned to society if they were convicted of the exact same crime today.

Thomas posted the following photo to his Facebook on Monday:

It also included the quote: “God is good.. Great news today, My Best lady come home November 10.. Godbless..”

President Obama included a letter to all 46 people whose sentences he commuted:

WhiteHouse.gov

(Correction: This article originally stated that Minnie Thomas died in 2014. It was Thomas’ paternal grandmother who passed away in 2014. We regret the error.)