Colman Domingo’s Sing Sing co-star Jon-Adrian “JJ” Velazquez has been officially exonerated after serving nearly 24 years in prison for a wrongful murder conviction.
Sing Sing is based on the real-life Rehabilitation Through the Arts program at New York State’s Sing Sing Maximum Security Prison, where Velazquez was falsely imprisoned.
While in prison, Velazquez obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Behavioral Science from Mercy College.
The next month, he was released from prison after serving 23 years, eight months and seven days.