New Year New Justice
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December 31st - January 3rd // Supporters of clemency for Julius Jones walked 131 miles from the Oklahoma State Capitol to McAlester.
Oklahoma City
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We continue to fight for his freedom and advocate in solidarity with his family and friends for his release.
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On the day of his scheduled execution, Governor Kevin Stitt granted him clemency and reduced his sentence to life without parole. We celebrate today the work of @justice4julius & the continuing life of Julius Jones.
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Since then, Julius was granted two commutation hearings with the support of the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board. He received a recommendation for a commuted sentence of life with the potential for parole.
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It has been one year since our team of five advocates left the State Capitol in Oklahoma City to walk 131 miles to the State Penitentiary in McAlester in support of Julius Jones and his freedom.
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I’m asking the folks supporting Julius Jones at the Capitol right now to please join us in prayer and peace at this time. This is the time to be in love.
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There will not be an execution today. Our brother Julius is alive to live another day!!! Let us celebrate like crazy. And tomorrow, let’s get back to organizing until we fully abolish the death penalty.
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Oklahoma Gov. Stitt reduces Julius Jones’ sentence to life in prison without parole.
oklahoman.com
Oklahoma Gov Kevin Stitt had the final say on whether Julius Jones would be executed this week.
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With under four hours until the scheduled execution, Governor Stitt has signed the recommendation to grant clemency and commute the sentence of Julius Jones to life without the possibility of parole. #justiceforjulius
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The photos of Julius were not shown at his trial, but the physical description did match the appearance of his friend and former teammate Chris Jordan.
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The only description of the shooter described a man with an inch of hair sticking out from under his hat. According to photos of Julius taken around the same time, Julius Jones had a closely cropped hair style that would have made the observed inch of hair an impossibility.
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In addition to the lack of opportunity for Julius Jones to defend himself in court and plead innocent during his trial, he was also unable to contest the eyewitness account of the crime.
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Four hours remain until the execution of Julius Darius Jones. There is no more time for prayer- we need action from Governor Kevin Stitt.
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The scene at the Oklahoma Capitol. Julius Jones supporters continue to rally.
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His clemency hearing was the first time he was able to speak on his own behalf in 22 years.
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“At the very last minute, they advised me to not testify.” Julius was prepared to defend himself at the time of his trial and plead innocent to the crimes he was charged with, but was not granted the opportunity to do so by his ineffective defense team.
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…”and didn’t call a single member of my family to testify that I was at home with them on the night of the crime. In fact, my lawyers simply rested after the state finished its case without presenting any evidence or calling a single witness, including me.”
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Within his application, he explained that “my overworked, underpaid, and inexperienced trial lawyers failed to adequately investigate my alibi, failed to present helpful evidence…”
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