02-11-2021 04:31 via chicagodefender.com

Julius Jones Granted Clemency By Oklahoma Pardon & Parole Board

Photo: Oklahoma Department of Corrections
The Oklahoma Pardon & Parole Board has voted 3-1 to recommend clemency to death row inmate Julius Jones. The board also voted to recommended a commutation of Jones’ sentence to life with parole.
This is the second time that the Oklahoma Pardon & Parole Board has voted to grant Jones clemency. In September, the Oklahoma Pardon & Parole Board voted to grant clemency to Jones, but Governor Kevin Stitt stepped into stop the effort.
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