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#FREEJULIUSJONES Julius Jones is an innocent man who has been on death row in Oklahoma for over 20 years. At 19 years old, he was convicted of a murder he did not commit. He was at home with his family during the time of the crime, his family was not given the opportunity to testify in court, and multiple people have come forward saying that someone else, Julius’ co-defendent, confessed to the murder. The Oklahoma Attorney General requested that Julius Jones be given an execution date of Nov 18t

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt commuted the death sentence of Julius Jones to life without the possibility of parole on Thursday, just hours before he was scheduled to be executed. The decision comes after days of protests urging the governor to stop the execution of Jones, 41, who has maintained for decades his innocence in the 1999 killing of insurance executive Paul Howell. In a momentous decision, the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted 3-1 to recommend that Stitt commute Jones' death sentence