Julius Jones

In the final Capitol Insider segment of 2021, Dick and Shawn discuss the top five political and government stories of the year in Oklahoma.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt granted clemency to Julius Jones on Thursday, less than four hours before he was scheduled to be executed.

Oklahoma’s Governor is the person who must choose whether a man at the center of a national controversy around the death penalty will live or die on Thursday afternoon.

With hours left before the scheduled execution of Julius Jones, his supporters have been rallying at the Oklahoma state Capitol and across Oklahoma City to voice their support for clemency.

Less than 48 hours out from his scheduled execution, Julius Jones’ supporters still don’t know whether he’ll get clemency.

The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted to recommend clemency for Julius Jones Monday afternoon.

Six years after pausing the administration of the death penalty in the state, Oklahoma carried out an execution on Thursday that did not go according to plan. During injection of the three-drug cocktail, inmate John Grant convulsed more than two dozen times and vomited, before losing consciousness and dying in the execution chamber. Witnesses described a gruesome sight, and the Grant execution casts doubt over the next executions the state is planning, including that of Julius Jones.

The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily grants execution stays for John Grant and Julius Jones. Oklahoma is asking the U.S. Supreme Court for an appeal on the circuit court's ruling to allow Grant a stay.

After a first ever enhanced commutation hearing, the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole board has voted to commute the death sentence of Julius Jones to life in prison.

The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted Monday to give death row prisoner Julius Jones a longer second stage commutation hearing to better understand the details of his case.