Be Ok With Getting Uncomfortable: This is an extremely tough situation to be in.Educate Yourself And Others: Read up on key details of the case so you know what you are talking about.Go To: To sign their petition and learn how to take action.Also, when you sign the petition it emails key decision makers as well. The call takes less than five minutes so feel free to do it multiple times per day if you can. When you call the number on the site, an automated voice will give you instructions on what to say. Go To:, Sign the petition and use the number to call Governor Stitt as well as other key Oklahoma decision makers.We need to spread this information and get the word out. Feel free to a share my blog post or other resources I share in this post. Spread The Word: Please talk to your friends and family about this.Do you think they realize how bad and unethical this is? This was the state’s third botched lethal injection in a row. But they botched it as Grant was throwing up and in pain throughout his execution. They recently executed John Grant on October 28th, their first execution in five years due to problems with the lethal injection. If the governor does not listen to these pleas, then is he really doing his job of representing the people? How many times do we have to plead and scream for justice in this country? Governor Stitt please do the right thing!įinally, my biggest fear and concern with this case is that Oklahoma will botch the lethal injection yet again. Again, they are refusing to look at the facts of the case.Īs of yesterday, five Republican lawmakers in Oklahoma recommended that Governor Stitt grant the clemency. The Howell family wanting closure is bullshit as the real killer is still out there while Julius Jones is suffering. Julius’s prior legal trouble has nothing to do with this case. This is not looking at the facts of the case though. O’Conner argued that Julius had previous legal trouble and that the Howell family wants closure. What also makes me mad is that the current District Attorney, John O’Conner, is recommending to Governor Stitt that the execution go on as planned. The frustrating thing is that he made that trip knowing that an innocent man is being executed in a week. Right now, Governor Stitt is just about to get back from a trip to Mexico where he was talking about the new embassy being built in Oklahoma City. Governor Stitt please listen and grant Julius clemency! This is also the second time that this same board has recommended this action which is absurd. It is unheard of for a Governor not to consider the recommendation that the Parole board has especially since he put most of the members there. All the governor has to do is approve it. This recommendation would give Julius Jones life in prison with the chance of parole it would cancel his execution. The worst thing about this case is that the current Governor of Oklahoma, Kevin Stitt, is ignoring the fact that a couple of weeks ago, the Pardon and Parole board voted 3-1 in favor of granting Julius Jones Clemency. That man is now free after 15 years in prison while Julius Jones is not. The man who was the most likely shooter testified that he was only the getaway driver and said that Julius committed the crime. They did not use Julius’s alibi nor did they show the jury the photo of Julius that would not have matched the eye witness’s description of the shooter. Unfortunately Julius’s original attorneys did not show the evidence to back up that he could not have killed Howell. He is in jail despite overwhelming evidence that he did not kill Paul Howell. Julius Jones is innocent and has been on death row for 19 years for a crime he did not commit. Next Thursday, November 18th, Julius Jones will be executed in Oklahoma. I am struggling to comprehend what is happening in America, I really am. While this is a huge step in the right direction and Julius will live another day, we need to keep fighting for his freedom. His new sentence is life in prison without parole. Update (November 18th): Today just a mere four hours before Julius’s scheduled execution, he was granted clemency by the governor.
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