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
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Year of recantation Date of Release Posting Date
Adams, Sean Connecticut New Haven 1999 2013 Murder Life 14 21 Black Male 2013 08-26-2013
Almanza, Fernando Arizona Pinal 2013 2024 Child Sex Abuse Life 10 49 Hispanic Male 2023 10-02-2024
Bankhead, Antoine Missouri St. Louis City 2002 2006 Murder Life 4 18 Black Male 2006 12-06-2017
Camm, David Indiana Floyd 2002 2013 Murder Life 12 36 White Male 2013 10-25-2013
Chapman, Justin Georgia Haralson 2007 2016 Murder Life 8 27 White Male 2015 07-12-2016
Cox, Jeffrey Virginia Richmond City 1991 2001 Murder Life 11 22 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Goudy, Walter Indiana Madison 1995 2012 Murder Life 15 25 Black Male 2010 10-10-2012
Henry, Darcus Connecticut New Haven 1999 2013 Murder Life 14 21 Black Male 2013 08-26-2013
Kamienski, Paul New Jersey Ocean 1988 2010 Murder Life 21 35 White Male 2009 03-29-2013
LaBran, Dwight Louisiana Orleans 1997 2001 Murder Life 4 23 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Love, William Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Life 4 22 White Male 2003 05-18-2022
Lynn, Eric Maryland Montgomery 1994 2007 Murder Life 13 25 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Marshall, Ronnie Tennessee Sumner 1990 1996 Murder Life 5 28 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
McClaugherty, Charles New Mexico Bernalillo 2001 2008 Murder Life 2 18 White Male 2003 07-02-2014
Nolley, John Texas Tarrant 1998 2018 Murder Life 18 22 Black Male 2016 10-05-2018
Reasonover, Ellen Missouri St. Louis 1983 1999 Murder Life 16 24 Black Female 1999 08-29-2011
Rhodes, Troy Louisiana Orleans 2003 2021 Attempted Murder Life 15 34 Black Male 2018 11-15-2021
Santaliz Acosta, Luis Puerto Rico Mayaguez 2000 2009 Murder Life 9 34 Hispanic Male 2009 10-10-2012
Spurlock, Robert Tennessee Sumner 1990 1996 Murder Life 5 22 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Talley, Terry Georgia Troup 1981 2021 Sexual Assault Life 39 23 Black Male 2021 04-04-2021
Washington, Calvin E. Texas McLennan 1987 2001 Murder Life 14 30 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Williams, James Georgia Chatham 1982 1989 Murder Life 3 50 White Male 1985 06-22-2013
Williams, Joe Sidney Jr. Texas McLennan 1987 1993 Murder Life 6 19 Black Male 1993 08-29-2011