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Coalition to Free Vernon Bateman

Coalition to Free Vernon Bateman

Exonerate an Innocent Man!

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“Just Beyond the Senses:” Grand Opening

Vernon's VersionsJuly 8, 2025July 8, 2025

Featuring remarks by the Exoneration Project, this group show kicks off the last phase in the struggle to free Vernon.

Art for Exoneration: The Vernon T. Bateman Experience

Vernon's VersionsMay 30, 2025June 26, 2025

For two weeks, Vernon and his team of artists are transforming Gallery Forty Two into a distinctive and diverse set of experiences.

Watch Vernon T. Bateman’s “Brush Strokes of Freedom”

Vernon's VersionsApril 27, 2025May 29, 2025

Watch a snapshot of an event that what was much more than an art opening.

“I am Vernon T. Bateman:” The Horror Behind the Beauty

Coalition to Free Vernon T. BatemanMarch 15, 2025April 27, 2025

Supporters read grievances and statements Vernon submitted to the IDOC during the last 5 years of incarceration.

In, by, and for the Community

Coalition to Free Vernon T. BatemanFebruary 24, 2025May 29, 2025

A small sampling of Vernon’s supporters.

“Breaking the Chains: Vernon’s Fight for Freedom”

Underdawg TalkFebruary 24, 2025March 28, 2025

Eric Jones Jr. interviews Vernon T. Bateman, exposing the reality of the injustice system and how to fight back.

16 Years of Transformation: Vernon T. Bateman Records the Moment

Indianapolis Liberation CenterFebruary 24, 2025February 24, 2025

Learn how Bateman struggled to transform himself as he faced decades in harsh prison conditions due to a wrongful conviction.

26 Years Too Long: Vernon’s Fight for Freedom

Indianapolis Liberation CenterFebruary 24, 2025April 1, 2025

The first in a series of short documentaries on the ongoing campaign to free Vernon T. Bateman.

The State can’t Isolate the Imagination

Hampton InstituteMay 24, 2024February 24, 2025

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

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