Julius Jones, an Oklahoma man sentenced to death almost 20 years ago for the 1999 murder of Paul Howell, is hours away from being executed unless the governor steps in. Jones has maintained his innocence and a parole board has recommended his sentence be commuted to life in prison. | CBS Mornings

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

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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