Nation He was on death row for 29 years. His case pingponged through the courts. Now, he’s free June 16, 2023 Elena Santa Cruz and Miguel Torres, Arizona Republic Comments Off on He was on death row for 29 years. His case pingponged through the courts. Now, he’s free Barry Jones was sentenced to death in Arizona in 1995. Now, he's free after evidence proved he was wrongfully convicted of first-degree murder.