The state can’t isolate the imagination: Vernon T. Bateman and the struggle to free them all
Bateman’s story exemplifies the often unacknowledged resistance that flourishes behind prison bars, a creativity the state cannot repress.
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“I look at my ankle and I’m still incarcerated”
Watch Vernon T. Bateman’s impromptu speech at the Liberation Center’s Fourth Friday opening.
Illuminating injustice: Community celebrates Vernon T. Bateman’s murals
On Mass Ave., the first in-person event in the campaign to exonerate Bateman showcased his brilliant public artworks on display outside of The District Threatre.
Petition: Exonerate Vernon T. Bateman!
ACT NOW: Decades after the alleged victim begged for Bateman’s release, he has not yet been exonerated.
From incarceration to inspiration: Vernon T. Bateman
This interview brings the contradictions between oppression and resistance into sharp relief.
Despite false testimony and police misconduct, Vernon Bateman not exonerated
A partial but compelling list of reasons, each backed with documentation, Bateman must be exonerated.
Leon Benson is reborn: Watch a celebration of the people’s victory!
Watch Leon Benson’s “rebirth” and return home, and feel the power of the people when we unite for a common cause!
Get ready! Leon Benson returns to Indianapolis one year after exoneration
Get ready for a panel, book launch, concert, and celebration of justice!
One year after exoneration: Leon Benson returns for panel, celebration, and book launch!
On Mar. 8, Exoneree Leon Benson speaks alongside a range of panelists at part one of his “re-birth” common unity celebration