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Vernon T. Bateman

The state can’t isolate the imagination: Vernon T. Bateman and the struggle to free them all

Jay Grillo and Derek FordMay 29, 2024June 19, 2025

Bateman’s story exemplifies the often unacknowledged resistance that flourishes behind prison bars, a creativity the state cannot repress.

Mental Health Awareness Month: It’s not you, it’s the system

Indianapolis Liberation CenterMay 12, 2024April 2, 2025

On 5/17, encounter Vernon Bateman’s “phone call” painting, hear Jones read from her book, and more!

Free to speak, now he’s fighting for freedom: New documentary on Vernon T. Bateman

Coalition to Free Vernon T. BatemanApril 30, 2024June 19, 2025

This 10-min Liberation Center documentary covers Bateman’s struggle and includes new footage. Share and spread the truth!

Petition: Exonerate Vernon T. Bateman!

Coalition to Free Vernon T. BatemanApril 15, 2024June 19, 2025

Sign the petition to demand exoneration for Vernon T Bateman.

“I look at my ankle and I’m still incarcerated”

Coalition to Free Vernon T. BatemanApril 1, 2024June 19, 2025

Watch Vernon T. Bateman’s impromptu speech at the Liberation Center’s Fourth Friday opening.

Illuminating injustice: Community celebrates Vernon T. Bateman’s murals

Indianapolis Liberation CenterApril 1, 2024April 28, 2024

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!

Coalition to Free Vernon BatemanApril 1, 2024July 23, 2025

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

Underdawg TalkMarch 30, 2024February 16, 2025

This interview brings the contradictions between oppression and resistance into sharp relief.

Despite false testimony and police misconduct, Vernon Bateman not exonerated

Coalition to Free Vernon T. BatemanMarch 21, 2024June 19, 2025

A partial but compelling list of reasons, each backed with documentation, Bateman must be exonerated.

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