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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott wrote a letter Thursday to Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt and members of the state's Pardon and Parole Board seeking the commutation of a death sentence received by Julius Jones related to the 1999 murder of Paul Howell.
Jones maintained his innocence throughout the case, which was analyzed in ABC's documentary series The Last Defense in 2018, and a Change.org petition seeking his release citing an "explicit racial bias" has received over 6 million signatures.
Sean Gregory of Time obtained a copy of Prescott's letter advocating for Jones' cause.