The Air Jordan 40 sneaker, commemorating 40 years of Nike’s massive Air Jordan line, which was launched with NBA legend Michael Jordan, is set for release on July 12. Inspired by seven other Air Jordans,

The 40th iteration in Michael Jordan's namesake franchise is the first shoe from anywhere under the Nike umbrella to make use of both full-length ZoomX foam and a full-length Zoom

If the execution is not halted, prayerful protest vigils will start Wednesday at 4:45 p.m. in front of the Governor's Mansion and at 5 p.m. at the Mississippi State Penitentiary also known as Parchman Farm, according to a press release shared by Death Penalty Action to the Clarion Ledger.

Mississippi is set to carry out its 20th execution by lethal injection as Richard Jordan, who's sat on death row for 48 years, faces death this week.

Jordan was sentenced to death in 1976 for kidnapping and killing a bank loan officer's wife in a violent ransom scheme.