By default, the map is set to show only exonerations from 1989 through the present.
1989 was the year of the first DNA exoneration and the dawn of a new era of wrongful convictions.
The Registry used to separate the two - pre and post 1989 exonerations - into two separate and distinct databases. They are now synthesized to reflect the entire body of exoneration data. You can select "yes" for “Pre-1989” to view only exonerations in that era, "no" to view only exonerations since 1989, or neither, to reveal the combined data set of all known exonerations in U.S. history.
The Registry used to separate the two - pre and post 1989 exonerations - into two separate and distinct databases. They are now synthesized to reflect the entire body of exoneration data. You can select "yes" for “Pre-1989” to view only exonerations in that era, "no" to view only exonerations since 1989, or neither, to reveal the combined data set of all known exonerations in U.S. history.
Exonerations since 1989
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Years lost - Total
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Years Lost - Avg./Case
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Exonerations - States
cases selected from a total of records
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Exoneration Era
Pre-1989
Contributing factors:
Mistaken identity
False confession
False / Misleading Forensic Evidence
Perjury / False Accusation
Official Misconduct
Additional Aspects:
DNA
Guilty Plea
Death Penalty