He noted the racial prejudice he faced even as the high-profile quarterback of the Cowboys, imploring Oklahoma officials: “You all are in the unique position of being able to make a direct impact by addressing a specific miscarriage of justice.” Prescott said he was writing to express his “wholehearted support” of Jones’ commutation. 6, 2020, according to a copy obtained by TIME. Prescott sent a letter to the governor’s office and parole board on Aug.
I know there’s a lot of people that are supporting Julius and supporting the governor’s decision in which he made.” “I’m thankful for the governor to grant his clemency first and foremost,” Prescott said Thursday from Cowboys headquarters just after practice Thursday. Thursday, hours before Jones’ execution had been scheduled, Stitt granted that clemency and commuted Jones’ sentence to a sentence of life in prison without parole. Kevin Stitt urging clemency on behalf of Jones, then a death row inmate. Summer 2020, Prescott wrote a letter to Oklahoma Gov. “I wanted to help somebody else save their life. “I felt like I didn’t help my brother or I couldn’t help my brother,” Prescott said Thursday. He was trying to forge a path forward, “to find myself” and help someone.
Prescott had lost his brother, Jace, to suicide that April. Watch Video: Julius Jones: Execution canceled after governor grants clemencyįRISCO, Texas - Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott first learned about Julius Jones late spring 2020.
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