Stop the execution of Julius Jones.

[Dystopiary]

At 19 years old, he was convicted of a murder he says he did not commit. He's lived on death row for 21 years, held in solitary confinement for 23 hrs a day and is allowed one hour of sunlight a day. Please read thread.

 

[Dystopiary]

Justice for Julius Jones:

Justice for Julius



A recent poll shows that a majority of Oklahomans believe that Governor Stitt and the OK Pardon & Parole Board should commute Julius' sentence.



Imagine being on death row while having alibi witnesses, no evidence against you, jurors who referred to you with a racial slur and knowing someone else admitted to the crime. That is the reality Julius Jones faces every day Let’s put an end to this injustice #913JusticeForJulius

 

[dessiato]

Signed. I hope it works. This seems a dreadful miscarriage of justice.

 

[hash tag]

There could well be a moratorium coming up on the DP. Executions went up considerably under Trump. With Biden in power, we can hope.

 

[hash tag]

This just arrived, It's all in the timing Department of Justice Formally Pauses Federal Executions to Review Trump Death-Penalty Regulations

 

[SpookyFrank]

This just arrived, It's all in the timing Department of Justice Formally Pauses Federal Executions to Review Trump Death-Penalty Regulations

Jones is not due for 'federal' execution though is he?

 

[kalidarkone]

Done

 

[tim]

The sentence has been commuted. He now faces a life sentence without the chance of parole.

 

[hash tag]

Worringly, where now? Krishna Maharaj is not 82 and in poor health. He was on death row for many years for a crime he clearly did not commit. That was comuted to
life without payrole a while back and is still locked up
It's all very sad. Krishna Maharaj

Kris Maharaj - Reprieve

Justice delayed is justice denied. Justice denied for 34 years is simply a crime. Kris Maharaj has spent 33 years in prison in Florida for a crime he didn’t commit. He is 81 years old. His beloved wife Marita has spent 34 birthdays without Kris by her side. Krishna is a British citizen, born in …

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