Julius Jones' case has drawn attention from celebrities, including Kim Kardashian West and NBA player Blake Griffin. #ABC2020 #TheLastDefense https://abcn.ws/308872A | ABC 20/20

Julius Jones has always maintained his innocence of first-degree murder, and his sentence was commuted to life in prison hours before being put to death. ▶️ https://youtu.be/_2jMdxjCpZc | Daily Blast LIVE

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt commuted the death sentence of Julius Jones to life without the possibility of parole on Thursday, just hours before he was scheduled to be executed. The decision comes after days of protests urging the governor to stop the execution of Jones, 41, who has maintained for decades his innocence in the 1999 killing of insurance executive Paul Howell. In a momentous decision, the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted 3-1 to recommend that Stitt commute Jones' death sentence