The Pardon and Parole Board’s recommendation was to reduce Jones’ sentence to life in prison with the possibility of parole, which would have been immediately eligible for. Justice for Julius Jones Julius Jones was convicted of a murder he didn’t commit, he was falsely accused and isn’t innocent. We are writing to you to thank you for not executing Julius Jones. “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. Justice for Julius (justice4julius) November 18, 2021.
The decision comes after Jones’ sister, Antoinette, and a group of spiritual leaders were unable to meet with the governor on Tuesday in an effort to overturn the execution. JULIUS Jones’ family is celebrating after Oklahoma Governor, Kevin Stitt. On October 27, 2021, Jones was granted a stay of execution which was later overturned by the state attorney general’s office however, on November 18, the same day as his execution, Stitt spared Jones’ life. In her petition to save Julius, Cece Jones-Davis says, I learned about Julius story through Viola Davis docuseries The Last Defense. In 2002, Julius Jones, 40, was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death at just 22 years old for the killing of 45-year-old businessman Paul Howell. We need to go upstream and find out why they’re falling in.WHAT DID GOVERNOR KEVIN STITT SAY ABOUT JULIUS JONES? Case Overview julius jones sat on oklahoma’s death row for approximately 23 years despite maintaining his innocence and compelling evidence that he was wrongfully convicted. Because as Archbishop Desmond Tutu said: "There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. And we will then dig into the systemic racism embedded in our justice system (and even acknowledged by the Supreme Court).
Follow “Justice for Julius” on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagramīy the time next week’s newsletter comes out, we’ll know if these efforts have been successful. Julius Jones was a 19 year-old star athlete who ran around with the wrong crowd and then was fingered for murdering an upper class white man Paul Howell in a carjacking gone wrong, but ABC’s new docu-series The Last Defense has over the past three weeks been re-examining the case, tearing holes in the prosecution’s case with one valid question after another including how racism played out.The Governor of Oklahoma, Kevin Stitt, is currently deliberating on the case and whether to grant clemency. I cannot ignore those doubts, especially when the stakes are life and death.” After languishing for years, Jones’s case has in recent years inspired a Justice for Julius movement, and a growing number of community members, activists, and Hollywood figures Kim.
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Act Blue Racism and Police Brutality Funds. Watch the Doc, sign petition motion graphic During the last 2 weeks of 2020, lets aim for another 202,020 signatures on the petition to free Julius. The Board Chairman himself, Adam Luck, expressed reservations about the verdict: “I believe in death penalty cases there should be no doubt and put simply, I have doubts in this case. Justice for Elijah McClain (Petition) My Block My Hood City - support rebuilding local small business in Chicago, IL (Donation) Black Earth Farms Food Delivery Fund - donations go to Black Earth Farms, which is cooking and delivering food to black protesters who have been arrested, bailed, or injured. The Parole Board reviewing his case voted 3 to 1 to grant clemency and commute his sentence to life with the possibility of parole. Julius has been on death row for over 20 years despite myriad facts pointing towards his innocence (details at the link below): Julius Jones is scheduled to be executed by the State of Oklahoma in less than a week, on Thursday, November 18th. After two denials for review by the Supreme Court of the United States, on October 15, 2019, attorneys for Julius Jones filed a petition for commutation with the Oklahoma Pardons and Parole Board. Your prompt action is urgently needed today.
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