Yesterday, 4 hours and 13 minutes before his scheduled execution, Julius Jones' sentence was commuted by Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt, to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Although Jones life has been spared, his case brings the issues with the death penalty back into the public discussion. Here are my reflections on the Jones case and the death penalty in general. The Facts of the Jones Case On July 28, 1999, Paul Howell was murdered outside his parents' h