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NBC News Studios
Letters from Sing Sing
The Pulitzer-finalist podcast built from a two-decade reporting journey, much of it recorded as the case unfolded.
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Stories that moved the case—and the culture.
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A24
SING SING
A stirring, Oscar-nominated story of resilience, art, and humanity featuring JJ in the ensemble.
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The Sing Sing Chronicles
Dawn Porter’s four-part series follows six connected wrongful-conviction cases across two decades and won the 2025 News & Documentary Emmy for Best Documentary.
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The Sing Sing Files
A journalist, six innocent men, and a twenty-year fight
Dan Slepian’s book expands the record behind the cases, the reporting, and the people who refused to give up.
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Conviction
Luke Russert’s 2012 report distilled a decade-long Dateline investigation into JJ’s innocence claim and the eyewitness evidence that drove his conviction.
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Wrongful Conviction
Jason Flom with Jon-Adrian Velazquez
JJ tells the story of the case, the identification failures, and the long campaign to clear his name.
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Meet the Press
Meet the Moment
On the eve of exoneration, JJ and Dan Slepian joined Kristen Welker to discuss their more than 20-year effort to expose the wrongful conviction and find the truth.
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FOX 5 New York
Jon-Adrian Velazquez formally exonerated after 23 years in prison for murder he didn’t commit
A local-news report from the day the Manhattan court vacated JJ’s conviction and dismissed the indictment.
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PBS NewsHour
‘The Sing Sing Files’ chronicles work to free the innocent
In this September 2024 interview, Dan Slepian speaks with Amna Nawaz about his book, the reporting that began in 2002, and why wrongful-conviction cases continue to drive his work.
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MS NOW
The Sing Sing Chronicles | Official Trailer
The official trailer for the documentary series following Dan Slepian’s long investigation of wrongful convictions, including JJ’s case.
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Original campaign
One Man’s Quest for an Equitable Criminal Legal System
A preserved video from the original campaign examining JJ’s case and the broader need for a more equitable criminal legal system.
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Original campaign
The Never-Ending Impact of Incarceration
A public conversation preserved from the original site about how incarceration continues to affect families and communities long after a sentence begins.
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NBC News
Letters from Sing Sing coverage
NBC coverage introducing the reporting journey behind Letters from Sing Sing and the cases connected through Dan Slepian’s investigation.
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NBC News Studios
Introducing Letters from Sing Sing
The original video introduction to the podcast’s two-decade investigation, recorded relationships, and search for the truth.
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NowThis Presidential Forum
President Biden apologizes to JJ
At the October 2022 presidential forum, JJ described the years taken from him and asked about clemency standards; President Biden apologized on behalf of society.
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TEDxSingSing
The C.H.O.I.C.E.S Connection
In this TEDxSingSing talk recorded during his wrongful incarceration, JJ explains how everyday decisions shape lives and how the C.H.O.I.C.E.S program helps young people confront consequences before crisis.
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The New York Times
A prison collaboration that helped prove innocence
A 2022 account of the incarcerated network that helped one another investigate wrongful convictions, including the work surrounding JJ’s case.
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