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Lauren Milici

Julius Jones has death sentence commuted - with a little help from Kim Kardashian

Julius Jones has just been granted clemency.

(Picture: Justice for Julius campaign )

Julius Jones has been granted clemency after celebrities like Kim Kardashian and Kerry Washington publicly advocated on his behalf.

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has commuted Jones’ death sentence hours just hours before he was scheduled to be executed at 4 p.m CT. The sentence will be commuted to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

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