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There are more cases putting the american justice system under a microscope tonight. oklahoma governor kevin stitt has granted clemency to julius jones, just hours before he was scheduled to be executed for a 1999 murder that he said he did not commit. so he was with his attorneys in a room near the execution chamber when they found out about the clemency. jones' sentence will be commuted to life in prison without the possibility of parole. but his jubilant family says now he has the rest of his life to fight for his freedom. he can fight on now. tonight i'm going talk with julius jones' mothe...

Jones, just hours before he was scheduled to be executed for a 1999 murder that he said he did not commit. so he was with his attorneys in a room near the execution chamber when they found out about the clemency. jones' sentence will be commuted to life in prison without the possibility of parole. but his jubilant family says now he has the rest of his life to fight for his freedom. he can fight on now. tonight i'm going talk with julius jones' mother and his best friend. they were on last night. we're wondering what's going to happen. it has now happened. we will speak to them again. we've be...

The court blocked the execution last night and said it would take up his constitutional claim in october and november. ramirez is on death row because he was convicted of fatally stabbing a convenience store clerk in a 2004 robbery after a drug binge. now, other death row inmates have challenged restrictions on participation by religious figures in executions, and the question here is whether that violates the first amendment's guarantee of religious freedom. the court in the past has blocked other executions when such people have been barred from the process. and when there was a restriction ...

#1 in customer satisfaction. and a partner who includes 5g in every plan, so you get it all. been given pore time after the supreme court stepped in late last night. john henry ramirez was set to be executed wednesday night. but he's fighting to have his pastor pray with him and lay hands on him as the state administers the lethal injexz. i want to bring back nbc's pete williams who is following the story for us. walk us through this order and why ramirez is even on death row. >> sure, it's a very brief order. it came out about three hours in fact before he was scheduled to be put to death. he...

Why? it has to do with the letting his pastor lay hands on him in the execution chamber. that story next. [ "the addams family" theme playing ] ♪ they're nice but irritating ♪ ♪ their excitement can get grating ♪ ♪ they're dressed for pastry baking ♪ ♪ the progressive family ♪ ♪ they're helpful but annoying ♪ ♪ they always leave us snoring ♪ ♪ accidents are boring with the progressive family ♪ so... when do you all go home? never! we're here for you 24/7. how terrifying. protection so good it's scary. "the addams family 2" playing october 1st. do i need to pretreat ...