Jones has spent 22 years in jail after he was convicted in 2002 for the 1999 murder of 45-year-old businessman Paul Howell. Julius Jones was convicted of murder in the 1999 shooting of 45-year-old Paul Howell, pictured He's just waiting to hug us and we're prophesizing that.' 'It's almost like he's getting ready for a play off game or the championship game,' she explained. 'He's definitely feeling good. She said that her older brother has remained 'continuously focused.'
Antoinette updated viewers on her brothers mood since learning the news of the parole board's decision to commute his sentence. Jones' mother, Madeline, and Antoinette spoke with Dr. Oklahoma must not allow an innocent man to be executed.' 'Given the setting of a November 18 execution date, it is our hope the Governor adopts the Board's recommendation and commutes Julius's death sentence. 'The request is now on Governor Stitt's desk,' Bass said. 'So I have that evidence that helps me have faith in his ability to see what this has been, see what it is, just like his parole board did, and take the recommendation of his board.'Īmanda Bass, Jones' attorney, claimed that the parole board's recommendation showed that Oklahoma 'is at risk of executing an innocent man,' according to Newsweek. 'He's had to make, in the past, some really courageous choices about a variety of issues. 'This is a man who has have proven over and over again in the state of Oklahoma, that he stands on what he believes,' she said. Stitt will step in to save Jones' life pointing to the hundreds of other commutations that the Republican governor has signed. Jones-Davis told Newsweek that she has faith that Gov. Reverend Cece Jones-Davis, who directs the Justice for Julius campaign called on Gov.
'We urge Governor Stitt to review the application in a timely manner and bring long-averted justice to this very tragic situation by accepting the recommendation of Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board.' 'After a thorough review and a multiple hour hearing, the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted 3 to 1 to commute Julius's sentence to life. Reverend Cece Jones-Davis, who directs the Justice for Julius campaign, released a statement after the execution date was set which read: 'The court's setting an execution underscores the stakes and urgency involved with Julius Jones' commutation application. 'I thank you for being a great governor in the state of Oklahoma and saying that you wanted to hear from the people.' Stitt signed hundreds of commutations when he was first elected into office and said: 'My message to the governor is, I see the man that you are and I see that you want change from the times you stepped in by pardoning those early on. 'Julius will not let you down upon his release.' That you know that they've made the right decision and that you look at all evidence, and that you rule in favor of Julius. Stitt with Newsweek: 'All I can say to Governor Stitt is, I pray that you're listening to a few of the board members that you appointed. The scheduling of his execution comes a week after a four-person parole board recommended that Jones' sentenced be commuted to a life sentence with the possibility of parole.īut the final decision will need to be approved by Governor Kevin Stitt.įollowing the announcement of Jones' execution date, Jones' sister Antoinette, 36, shared her message to Gov. Over 6.3 million people have signed a petition urging clemency for Jones Stitt and the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board to consider Jones' clemency petition. In November last year, Kardashian West visited Jones in prison and spent time with his family.
Help us SAVE HIS LIFE by contacting at /take-action & asking him to commute Julius' sentence. She wrote: 'Julius Jones was just given an execution date of Nov 18th despite the Pardon & Parole Board recommending his sentence be commuted. Kardashian West has since tweeted about Jones' execution date telling her millions of followers to contact Governor Kevin Stitt to commute the sentence: Jones' case has drawn national attention thanks to the help of reality star turned criminal justice reform advocate Kim Kardashian West.
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The court also set dates for six other executions which will be the first to be carried out in nearly seven years since a series of botched executions lead to a moratorium on executions there. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals scheduled Jones to be executed on November 18. Oklahoma inmate Julius Jones, 40, was given an execution date on Monday, a week after the parole board recommended his death sentence be commuted. He has maintained his innocenceĪ convicted murder whose case was taken up by Kim Kardashian has been handed an execution date despite a parole board calling for his sentence to be commuted. Julius Jones, 40, has spent more than half of his life behind bars.
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