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John —
Julius Jones has been on death row for more than half his life for a crime he’s always said he didn’t commit, and there are a lot of people on his side.
A little over two weeks ago, the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board recommended — for the second time — that Julius’ death sentence be commuted based on the many doubts in his case and mounting evidence of his innocence. Another man has even confessed to multiple people that he is the one who committed the crime. But we still haven’t heard anything from Gov. Kevin Stitt.
Julius is still scheduled to be executed TOMORROW. So we need as many people as possible to contact the governor right now and tell him to listen to the Pardon and Parole Board and commute Julius’ sentence: Dial 405-521-2342 (press 0) to speak to the governor’s office and tweet at him here, before another innocent person is executed.
Julius Jones. (Image: Courtesy of Justice for Julius)
Anyone who takes a closer look at Julius’ case will see that an inadequate defense and overt racism played key roles in his conviction.
Julius was at home having dinner with his family at the time of the crime — but his legal team failed to present his alibi at his original trial. They didn’t call any of his family members to testify on the stand.
Before the trial, the State removed all prospective Black jurors except one. And in 2017, Julius’ lawyers discovered that before jury deliberations at the sentencing phase, one juror used a racial slur against Julius and said they should just “shoot him behind the jail.”
John, this is literally the last chance to save Julius' life. Please, call or tweet at the governor right now and tell him he must commute Julius' sentence.
We are deeply grateful for your support,
— The Innocence Project
P.S. There are also rallies happening in six different cities across the country. If you can make it, come by:
- Oklahoma City: 8:00 AM-5:00 PM CT - State Capitol in front of Gov. Stitt's office
- Los Angeles: 12:00 PM PT - On the Steps of City Hall
- New York: 3:00-5:00 PM ET - Washington Square Park near the large arches, look for balloons
- Washington, DC: 1:00 PM ET - At the Intersection of 9th and Pennsylvania Ave
- Newark: 3:00 PM ET - Intersection of Broad St and Market St
- Minneapolis: 2:00 PM CT - Across from the Governor's Mansion at 1006 Summit Ave, St. Paul
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