Instructions for Using the Registry

The table below shows all individual exonerations. By default, the table is set to show exonerations from 1989 through the present. Check "Pre-1989" in the Exoneration Era filter to view Pre-1989 exonerations. Use the filters on the left to search for exonerations with particular criteria. Hover over the symbols for explanations of filters or columns. Use the Keyword Search box to filter for cases that contain those keywords in the narrative summary.

If multiple keywords are entered, the search will show cases in which the narrative contains ANY of those words. Since the table is filtered to 1989 through the present by default, a search for the name of someone who was exonerated before 1989 will not produce results until the Date of Exoneration is adjusted, or the Pre-1989 filter is selected. Once filters have been set, select the column headings you wish to display, and sort the table by whatever column heading you choose by clicking on the column heading. For more detailed instructions, see Understanding the Registry, under "About" at the top right of the Home Page. Note: 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. If you wish to view exonerations prior to 1989, check "Pre-1989" in the Exoneration Era filter. Read Less
Total records: 482
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Term of Years Years lost Age Race Sex Year of recantation Date of Release Posting Date
Abbott, Cinque Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 19 Black Male 2008 02-14-2022
Adams, Demetris Illinois Cook 2004 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 22 Black Male 2004 04-13-2020
Ala, Kadafi New York Kings 2001 2021 Attempt, Violent Term of Years 21 years 18 20 Black Male 2018 07-16-2021
Ali, Chauncey Illinois Cook 2007 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 37 Black Male 2007 04-13-2020
Allen, Dennis Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 18 years 3 32 Black Male 2003 05-25-2022
Allen, James Illinois Cook 1987 2021 Murder Life without parole 0 34 Black Male 1987 09-27-2021
Allen, Joseph Ohio Lorain 1994 2022 Child Sex Abuse Life 23 39 Black Male 2017 03-18-2022
Almond, George Illinois Cook 2008 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 30 Black Male 2009 12-06-2021
Alvarez, Carlos Jr. Massachusetts Worcester 2017 2019 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years and 6 months 3 38 Hispanic Male 2019 12-31-2024
Anderson, Deonta Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 0 19 Black Male 2005 05-02-2022
Anderson, Herbert Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 44 Black Male 2004 04-28-2022
Ansari, Alexandre Michigan Wayne 2013 2019 Murder Life without parole 5 28 Black Male 2019 12-18-2019
August, Adrienne Texas Waller 2018 2019 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 20 years 2 23 Black Male 2019 11-20-2019
Austin, Kirkdrick Texas Waller 2018 2021 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 4 years 1 23 Black Male 2019 04-04-2021
Aziz, Muhammad New York New York 1966 2021 Murder Life 19 26 Black Male 1985 12-06-2021
Babb, Austin New York Bronx 2014 2020 Murder Term of Years 48 years 5 20 Black Male 2020 02-22-2021
Bailey, Jherelle New Jersey Camden 2010 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 27 Black Male 2010 07-24-2022
Baker, Anthony Illinois Cook 2003 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 18 Black Male 2003 02-10-2022
Baker, Patrick Sr. Ohio Sandusky 2015 2017 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 5 years 1 40 White Male 2016 05-20-2020
Ballard, Nathaniel New Jersey Camden 2008 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 2 Black Male 2010 07-24-2022
Banks, Gregory Illinois Cook 1985 1990 Murder Term of Years 50 years 5 20 Black Male 1990 07-11-2019
Barnes, Joel New Jersey Camden 2009 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Unknown 1 26 Black Male 2010 07-25-2022
Barnes, Larry Fed-OK (Northern) 2008 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years and 6 months 1 56 White Male 2009 03-18-2022
Barrios, Diego California Los Angeles 1996 2000 Weapon Possession or Sale Unknown 2 20 Hispanic Male 1998 03-04-2021
Barrow, James Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 years 1 28 Black Male 2001 05-26-2022
Barrow, Leroy Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 49 Black Male 2000 06-01-2022
Batista, Daniel New York New York 1992 1996 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 to 6 years 1 24 Black Male 1994 09-20-2021
Becerra, Gilbert New Jersey Camden 2009 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 1 19 Black Male 2009 07-25-2022
Bell, George New York Queens 1999 2021 Murder Life without parole 22 19 Black Male 2021 06-13-2021
Bell, Jimmie Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 18 Black Male 2004 02-08-2022
Bell, Roderick Texas Harris 2013 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 9 months 1 25 Black Male 2013 07-15-2024
Benard, Troy Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 3 27 Black Male 2003 06-01-2022
Benitez, Francisco Illinois Cook 1991 2023 Murder Life without parole 32 18 Hispanic Male 2023 10-05-2023
Benson, Leon Indiana Marion 1999 2023 Murder Term of Years 60 years 24 22 Black Male 2023 03-21-2023
Beverly, Shawn New Jersey Camden 2008 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years and 9 months 2 30 Black Male 2010 08-04-2022
Bolden, Percy Illinois Cook 2006 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years and 6 months 1 36 Black Male 2007 05-17-2022
Bolt, Rohan New York Queens 2000 2021 Murder Term of Years 50 to Life 21 35 Black Male 2021 06-13-2021
Booker, Esaw California Los Angeles 1992 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 9 years 5 46 Don't Know Male 1997 03-04-2021
Boone, Otis New York Kings 2012 2019 Robbery Term of Years 25 years 6 19 Black Male 2018 03-24-2019
Bowman, Kevin Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1990 2023 Murder Life 33 23 Black Male 2023 05-16-2023
Boyd, Darryl Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 18 Black Male 2005 02-09-2022
Bradley, Antwan Illinois Cook 2008 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 18 Black Male 2008 01-19-2021
Bradley, Javon Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 Black Male 2008 02-12-2022
Brakes, Warren Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 years 3 41 Black Male 2010 02-15-2022
Braseel, Adam Tennessee Grundy 2007 2021 Murder Life 11 22 White Male 2018 12-13-2021
Brayboy, Glen Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 0 44 Black Male 2008 02-14-2022
Breeland, Vernell Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 1 23 Black Male 2005 02-14-2022
Breland, Chad New York Queens 1997 2021 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 15 26 Black Male 2012 10-25-2021
Brookins, Freddie Jr. Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 20 years 3 22 Black Male 2003 05-26-2022
Broussard, Kenrard Louisiana Iberia 2011 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 18 years 4 33 Black Male 2016 02-21-2023
Brown, Jason Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 2 20 Black Male 2009 05-24-2022
Brown, Rodney Maryland Baltimore City 2006 2021 Assault Term of Years 45 years 11 24 Black Male 2017 12-08-2022
Brown, Tracy Texas Harris 1992 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 to 35 years 8 27 Black Male 2000 12-12-2022
Bruner, Carl II Michigan Wayne 2014 2020 Murder Life without parole 5 29 Black Male 2020 04-02-2020
Burgess, Wayne Tennessee Giles 1999 2023 Murder Life 24 34 Black Male 2023 08-16-2023
Burley, Umar Maryland Baltimore City 2011 2018 Manslaughter Term of Years 15 years 6 39 Black Male 2017 06-06-2019
Bush, Sean Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 2 25 Black Male 2010 02-10-2022
Butler, Dennis District of Columbia 1971 2020 Murder Term of Years 20 to life 21 19 Black Male 1992 08-14-2020
Bynum, Jerome Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 27 Black Male 2004 05-24-2022
Cabanillas, Gerardo California Los Angeles 1995 2023 Sexual Assault Term of Years 87 to life 28 18 Hispanic Male 2023 10-02-2023
Camp, Gerald Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2016 2017 Weapon Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 1 27 Black Male 2017 04-16-2019
Campbell, Lamont Missouri St. Louis City 2016 2023 Murder Life 6 17 Black Male 2023 02-15-2023
Campbell, William Ohio Hamilton 2009 2020 Manslaughter Term of Years 28 years 10 38 White Male 2020 11-09-2020
Candido, Roberto California Los Angeles 1998 2000 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years and 8 months 2 23 Hispanic Male 2000 04-13-2021
Carmon, Adam Connecticut New Haven 1995 2023 Murder Term of Years 85 years 28 21 Black Male 2022 07-12-2023
Carmon, Darron North Carolina Pitt 1994 2022 Robbery Term of Years 14 to 40 years 8 19 Black Male 2001 09-19-2022
Carnevale, Daniel Pennsylvania Allegheny 2007 2020 Murder Life without parole 13 29 White Male 2020 03-25-2020
Carrillo, Delbert California Los Angeles 1998 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 2 21 Hispanic Male 2000 12-11-2020
Cass, Albert New Jersey Camden 2008 2010 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 1 44 Black Male 2010 08-29-2022
Cerdes, Julius Jr. Fed-LA (Eastern) 2006 2024 Conspiracy Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 1 40 Hispanic Male 2007 03-07-2024
Champagne, Terrell Illinois Cook 2008 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 30 days 0 16 Black Male 2008 09-19-2023
Chancellor, Darell Michigan Wayne 2012 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 14 1/4 to 30 years 7 29 Black Male 2020 05-18-2020
Chinnici, John Fed-VT 2018 2020 Robbery Not Sentenced 1 30 White Male 2020 08-12-2024
Christian, Kino Michigan Genesee 2009 2022 Murder Life without parole 14 29 Black Male 2022 01-20-2023
Clark, Paul Jr. Michigan Wayne 1987 2024 Murder Life without parole 37 19 Black Male 2024 08-07-2024
Claybon, Lugene Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 1 28 Black Male 2008 02-14-2022
Claybron, Eson Illinois Cook 2006 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 19 Black Male 2006 02-14-2022
Coleman, Jermaine Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 16 Black Male 2004 02-14-2022
Colon, Edgardo Illinois Cook 2017 2023 Murder Term of Years 84 years 5 34 Hispanic Male 2022 07-19-2023
Conley, Michael Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 months and 25 days 0 30 Black Male 2004 02-12-2022
Conley, Michael Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years and 6 months 1 33 Black Male 2007 04-28-2022
Contreras, Angel New Jersey Camden 2006 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 18 Hispanic Male 2006 01-16-2025
Coones, Olin Kansas Wyandotte 2009 2020 Murder Term of Years 50 to life 12 50 White Male 2020 12-07-2020
Cooper, Tracy Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 years 2 31 Black Male 2006 05-16-2022
Cornish, Ronald Maryland Baltimore City 2016 2024 Murder Life without parole 0 26 Black Male 2016 07-01-2024
Cottingham, Jamaka Texas Harris 1997 2023 Robbery Term of Years 30 years 15 17 Black Male 2012 08-02-2023
Cottle, Charles New Jersey Camden 2008 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 2 22 Black Male 2009 08-08-2022
Council, Gregory Florida Duval 2011 2015 Child Abuse Term of Years 30 years 4 28 Black Male 2015 09-21-2022
Craighead, Mark Michigan Wayne 2002 2022 Manslaughter Term of Years 5 years and 4 months to 17 years 7 38 Black Male 2009 08-17-2022
Craine, Alandis Illinois Cook 2016 2021 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years and 2 months 0 29 Black Male 2017 11-30-2022
Crawford, William Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 24 Black Male 2004 05-24-2022
Cruz, Jose Illinois Cook 1996 2022 Murder Term of Years 90 years 26 24 Hispanic Male 2022 07-18-2022
Culverson, Damian Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 months 0 22 Black Male 2008 10-07-2022
Cure, Leonard Florida Broward 2004 2020 Robbery Life 16 33 Black Male 2020 01-04-2021
Dale, Nathaniel Michigan Berrien 2006 2008 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 to 20 years 3 26 Black Male 2008 09-13-2022
Davila, Edwin Illinois Cook 1996 2022 Murder Term of Years 50 years 24 21 Hispanic Male 2020 12-19-2022
Davis, Corey Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 Black Male 2005 02-15-2022
Davis, Faheem Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2014 2023 Murder Life without parole 9 22 Black Male 2023 11-15-2023
Davis, Jerry Louisiana Orleans 1984 2024 Murder Life without parole 40 24 Black Male 2023 04-21-2024
Davis, Keith Jr. Maryland Baltimore City 2017 2023 Murder Term of Years 50 years 5 23 Black Male 2023 02-15-2023