![]() ![]() ![]() 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. Oklahoma Department of Corrections via AP, File Oklahoma has set an execution date for Julius Jones, despite a parole board recommending his sentence be commuted. Jones' attorney Amanda Bass added that the parole board's vote acknowledged that Oklahoma "is at risk of executing an innocent man." 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 the 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. Cece Jones-Davis, who directs the Justice for Julius campaign, said in a statement to Newsweek. "The court's setting of an execution date underscores the stakes and the urgency involved with Julius Jones' commutation application," Rev. But a commutation is ultimately up to Republican Gov. ![]() Last week, the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted 3-1 to recommend Jones' sentence be commuted to life in prison. Jones' execution is scheduled for November 18. They would be the first death sentences carried out by the state since a series of botched executions prompted a moratorium on capital punishment almost seven years ago. His is among seven executions set by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals on Monday. Oklahoma has set an execution date for Julius Darius Jones-a week after a parole board recommended his sentence be commuted. ![]()
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