Tag: death penalty
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Julius Jones: Oklahoma recommends taking man off death row weeks before execution, citing ‘inherently wrong’ case
By Josh Marcus San Francisco, The Independent, Nov. 1, 2021 The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board recommended three-to-one that death row inmate Julius Jones’ upcoming execution should be stopped. The vote comes just weeks before he was set to be […]
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Oklahoma P&P Board Recommends Governor Should Commute Julius Jones’s Death Sentence
Equal Justice Initiative, 09.13.21 Oklahoma’s Pardon and Parole Board today recommended that Julius Jones’s death sentence be commuted to life in prison after board members expressed doubts about his guilt in a 1999 shooting. “I believe in death penalty cases […]
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Julius Jones granted “Stage Two” commutation hearing by OK Pardon and Parole Board
Darla Shelden, The City Sentinel OKLAHOMA CITY – On March 3, the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board passed Julius Jones’ death penalty case on to a “Stage Two” commutation hearing that will take place in September. The board voted 3-1 […]
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