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A Parole Board Recommended A Commuted Sentence For Death Row Inmate Julius Jones. A Week Later, His Execution Date Had Been Set oxygen.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from oxygen.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Motortion/iStock(OKLAHOMA) Julius Jones, who has spent the past 20 years on death row, has never been closer to freedom, despite the fact that last week, his execution date was set for Nov. 18. The Oklahoma Parole Board voted 3-1 to commute Jones' sentence to life in prison with the possibility of parole, and now, the final decision on his fate remains in the hands of Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt. Jones' mother, Madeline Davis-Jones, told "Nightline" the news is "magical." "I'm still in shock, because it's not over, you know? We still have so much ground [to] cover," Jones' sister, Antoinette Jones, said. "I don't know. I can't explain it, but it was a good feeling." Antoinette Jones said her brother was calm when he heard the parole board's recommendation, as he knows work still has to be done to secure his freedom. "He said, 'I'm good. I'll be even better when I get out and I can hug y& ....
With Julius Jones' execution date looming, family refuses to give up hope mycentraloregon.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mycentraloregon.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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