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‘Sing Sing’ Actor JJ Velazquez Exonerated of Wrongful Murder Conviction After Serving Nearly 24 Years in Prison
'Sing Sing' actor JJ Velazquez has been exonerated of his wrongful murder conviction after serving nearly 24 years in prison.
Velazquez held back tears, pounded his chest and pumped his fist as he hugged friends and family after he was officially cleared by the judge in a downtown Manhattan courthouse Monday morning. Velazquez co-stars with Colman Domingo in the A24 prison drama that follows a group of incarcerated men who find purpose in acting in theater productions. There’s a spirit of vindication, but there’s still a lot of trauma that’s unaddressed — that the system refuses to address.” Velazquez said that while Biden’s apology “didn’t change my lifestyle,” even a simple “sorry” from the government after a wrongful conviction is extremely rare.
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