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Vernon T. Bateman to Speak at NYC Book Launch

Coalition to Free Vernon BatemanDecember 7, 2025December 8, 2025

Vernon will speak at the launch of what Emory Douglas calls an “impressive, highly insightful, and moving book.”

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Vernon T. Bateman Invited to Speak at Screening of New Documentary in NYC

Coalition to Free Vernon BatemanNovember 18, 2025December 7, 2025

Vernon is scheduled to be a featured panelists at the NYC Premiere of a new documentary.

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“We’ve Had Enough:” After Press Conference, Community Wants Answers Now

Coalition to Free Vernon BatemanJuly 16, 2025July 21, 2025

After learning the astonishing injustices that put Bateman behind bars, supporters say “this is the summer we exonerate Vernon.”

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Press Conference on the Power of Art and Community: Exonerating Vernon Bateman

Coalition to Free Vernon BatemanJuly 12, 2025July 23, 2025

On Mon., July 14, join Mr. Bateman’s lawyers, friends, and supporters as they reveal the details behind his ongoing struggle for exoneration.

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From New Castle Prison to Gallery Forty-Two

Naptown People s RadioJuly 1, 2025September 11, 2025

“Vern, can you imagine, man, us sitting and talking in F Dorm about the art show we’re going to have in downtown Indy at some point?”

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

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

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

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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.

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