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Kim Kardashian Thanks Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt For Commuting Julius Jones’ Death Sentence To Life Without Parole

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Julius Jones — who has served almost 20 years on death row, even as numerous questions raised doubts about his guilt — can rest easy, after Oklahoma Gov.

Kevin Stitt commuted his death sentence only hours ahead of his planned execution Thursday. Jones, now 41, was convicted and sentenced to die for the 1999 shooting death of Paul Howell, a businessman from an affluent Oklahoma City suburb.

Jones has consistently maintained his innocence. In a thread on Twitter, reality star Kim Kardashian West thanked the governor for the commutation.

The case has increasingly drawn attention since it was profiled in “The Last Defense,” a three-episode documentary produced by actress Viola Davis that aired on ABC in 2018 and outlined some of his defense

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