#JULIUS JONES CASE FULL#
“While we had hoped the Governor would adopt the Board’s recommendation in full by commuting Julius’s sentence to life with the possibility of parole in light of the overwhelming evidence of Julius' innocence, we are grateful that the Governor has prevented an irreparable mistake.” "Governor Stitt took an important step today towards restoring public faith in the criminal justice system by ensuring that Oklahoma does not execute and innocent man," said Bass. Jones' lawyer Amanda Bass released a statement after hearing the news that Stitt had commuted the sentence. 3kVUwrYgXt- Oklahoma Rock Show November 18, 2021 Scenes from McAlester, Okla., following the commutation of #JuliusJones: & leading a celebratory song. High school students who had walked out of class and those who had been holding vigils at the Capitol could be heard cheering and screaming. KOSU's Seth Bodine was in the Capitol when the news broke about Stitt's decision. That board, however, recommended Jones' sentence be commuted to life with possibility of parole. His decision comes more than two weeks after the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted to recommend clemency for Jones. Stitt's executive order is conditional on Jones never being "eligible to apply for or be considered for a commutation, pardon, or parole for the remainder of his life."
"After prayerful consideration and reviewing materials presented by all sides of this case, I have determined to commute Julius Jones’ sentence to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole," Stitt said in a statement.
Kevin Stitt granted him clemency, commuting Jones' death sentence to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Around noon on Thursday, less than four hours until the scheduled execution of Julius Jones, Oklahoma Gov.
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