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, Reginald Louisiana Orleans 1983 2014 Murder Life without parole 31 26 Black Male 2014 05-13-2014
Bonner, Samuel California Los Angeles 1983 2019 Murder Life without parole 36 20 Black Male 2019 03-11-2020
Bruner, Carl II Michigan Wayne 2014 2020 Murder Life without parole 5 29 Black Male 2020 04-02-2020
Buchli, Richard II Missouri Jackson 2002 2012 Murder Life without parole 5 50 White Male 2008 08-16-2013
Carnevale, Daniel Pennsylvania Allegheny 2007 2020 Murder Life without parole 13 29 White Male 2020 03-25-2020
Choy, Frances Massachusetts Plymouth 2011 2020 Murder Life without parole 9 17 Asian Female 2020 10-11-2020
Coulston, Troy Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1992 2021 Murder Life without parole 7 20 Black Male 1999 12-17-2021
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
Deering, Juwan Michigan Oakland 2006 2021 Murder Life without parole 15 29 Black Male 2021 10-15-2021
Flanks, Raymond Louisiana Orleans 1985 2022 Murder Life without parole 38 20 Black Male 2022 01-03-2023
Hill, Michael Massachusetts Hampden 1996 2002 Murder Life without parole 4 18 Black Male 1999 09-10-2012
Jordan, Tracy Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2006 2024 Murder Life without parole 18 39 Black Male 2024 11-15-2024
Kingwood, Curtis Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2014 2023 Murder Life without parole 9 22 Black Male 2023 11-15-2023
Klene, John California Los Angeles 1998 2021 Murder Life without parole 22 18 White Male 2021 04-06-2021
Larkins, Ronald Ohio Cuyahoga 1986 2006 Murder Life without parole 16 33 Black Male 2003 04-21-2014
Lucien, James Massachusetts Suffolk 1995 2021 Murder Life without parole 26 21 Black Male 2021 12-22-2021
Maisonet, Orlando Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1992 2005 Murder Life without parole 0 23 Hispanic Male 1992 08-01-2019
Maxwell, Bobby Joe California Los Angeles 1984 2018 Murder Life without parole 34 29 Black Male 2018 08-16-2018
McCoy, Sherman Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2016 2019 Murder Life without parole 3 20 Black Male 2019 05-22-2019
Phillips, Richard Michigan Wayne 1972 2018 Murder Life without parole 45 25 Black Male 2017 04-01-2018
Potts, Clinton Oklahoma Muskogee 2009 2012 Murder Life without parole 3 30 White Male 2012 09-30-2013
Reed, Deshawn California Alameda 2014 2017 Murder Life without parole 3 26 Black Male 2017 05-30-2017
Reeder, Kuantau Louisiana Orleans 1995 2021 Murder Life without parole 26 20 Black Male 2021 03-24-2022
Siehl, Kevin Pennsylvania Cambria 1992 2016 Murder Life without parole 24 35 White Male 2016 10-29-2016
Smith, Feronda Michigan Genesee 2011 2018 Murder Life without parole 8 30 Black Male 2018 02-04-2019
Steese, Fred Nevada Clark 1995 2017 Murder Life without parole 18 28 White Male 2013 12-01-2017
Triplett, Eddie Louisiana Orleans 1998 2011 Drug Possession or Sale Life without parole 13 38 Black Male 2011 02-11-2013
Velasquez, Neftali Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2016 2023 Murder Life without parole 7 27 Black Male 2023 08-14-2023
Ward, Ramon Michigan Wayne 1995 2020 Murder Life without parole 25 18 Black Male 2020 03-23-2020
Williams, Christopher Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1992 2021 Murder Life without parole 29 29 Black Male 2021 02-24-2021
Williams, Herman Illinois Lake 1994 2022 Murder Life without parole 29 29 White Male 2022 09-26-2022