Sing Sing Star Exonerated in Wrongful Murder Conviction
For over two decades, Jon-Adrian “JJ” Velazquez, famously known for his role in Sing Sing, persistently fought for justice after being wrongfully convicted of a murder he swore he didn’t commit. The actor, who acted alongside Colman Domingo in the critically acclaimed A24 drama, spent almost 24 years incarcerated before his steadfast resolve to prove his innocence eventually bore fruit in 2021. After new DNA evidence was found by prosecutors, which they claimed exonerated the actor, his contentious case reached an emotional climax in a Manhattan courthouse this week.