‘Sing Sing’ Actor JJ Velazquez Sees Murder Conviction Vacated After 23 Years in Prison
Jon-Adrian “JJ” Velazquez, who recently appeared in the movie Sing Sing, had his conviction overturned Monday, after being wrongfully imprisoned for murder for decades.
Velazquez, now 48, was convicted by trial in 1999 of shooting and killing a retired police officer, Albert Ward, amidst the robbery of a gambling parlor in Harlem. He served more than 23 years in the Sing Sing Correctional Facility but was released in 2021 after he had his sentence commuted by then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
After leaving prison, Velazquez has continued to fight for his own exoneration and criminal justice reform. He met in 2022 with President Biden, who apologized for his wrongful conviction. In the A24 film Sing Sing, starring Colman Domingo, Velazquez plays a version of himself as a participant in the prison’s theater program.
“We’ve had the deep honor and privilege of working with Jon-Adrian “JJ” Velazquez on the set of Sing Sing and on the...
Velazquez, now 48, was convicted by trial in 1999 of shooting and killing a retired police officer, Albert Ward, amidst the robbery of a gambling parlor in Harlem. He served more than 23 years in the Sing Sing Correctional Facility but was released in 2021 after he had his sentence commuted by then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
After leaving prison, Velazquez has continued to fight for his own exoneration and criminal justice reform. He met in 2022 with President Biden, who apologized for his wrongful conviction. In the A24 film Sing Sing, starring Colman Domingo, Velazquez plays a version of himself as a participant in the prison’s theater program.
“We’ve had the deep honor and privilege of working with Jon-Adrian “JJ” Velazquez on the set of Sing Sing and on the...
- 9/30/2024
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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