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: 74
Export Data
Select More Columns:
Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Term of Years Years lost Age Race Sex Year of recantation Date of Release Posting Date
Ashe, Carlos Connecticut New Haven 2000 2013 Murder Term of Years 90 years 13 18 Black Male 2013 08-26-2013
Atlas, Gerald California Los Angeles 1990 1998 Attempted Murder Term of Years 28 to life 1 25 Black Male 1990 10-06-2012
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
Ballard, Frances Tennessee Shelby 1987 1993 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 5 years 0 54 White Female 1988 03-21-2013
Bolt, Rohan New York Queens 2000 2021 Murder Term of Years 50 to Life 21 35 Black Male 2021 06-13-2021
Brookins, Freddie Jr. Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 20 years 3 22 Black Male 2003 05-26-2022
Campbell, William Ohio Hamilton 2009 2020 Manslaughter Term of Years 28 years 10 38 White Male 2020 11-09-2020
Carmon, Adam Connecticut New Haven 1995 2023 Murder Term of Years 85 years 28 21 Black Male 2022 07-12-2023
Cash, Jacob Florida Hillsborough 1998 2008 Murder Term of Years 50 years 10 23 White Male 2008 08-29-2011
Charles, Ulysses Rodriguez Massachusetts Suffolk 1984 2001 Sexual Assault Term of Years 80 years 17 30 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Charriez, Louis New York Kings 1997 2023 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 23 33 Hispanic Male 2021 03-13-2023
Coones, Olin Kansas Wyandotte 2009 2020 Murder Term of Years 50 to life 12 50 White Male 2020 12-07-2020
DeSimone, David Iowa Clinton 2005 2012 Sexual Assault Term of Years 15 years 7 45 White Male 2012 12-30-2013
Domond, Gerard New York Kings 1989 2020 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 27 24 Black Male 2016 11-05-2020
Dumbrique, Edward California Los Angeles 1998 2021 Murder Term of Years 29 to Life 22 15 Hispanic Male 2021 04-06-2021
Elmardoudi, Abdel-Ilah Fed-MI (Eastern) 2003 2004 Supporting Terrorism Term of Years 15 years 1 35 Other Male 2004 08-29-2011
Faircloth, Billy Texas Travis 2012 2023 Assault Term of Years 60 years 11 44 White Male 2022 05-04-2023
Fulton, John Illinois Cook 2006 2019 Murder Term of Years 31 years 12 18 Black Male 2019 06-17-2020
Garrett, Paul Shane Tennessee Davidson 2003 2021 Manslaughter Term of Years 15 years 9 26 White Male 2011 09-08-2021
Gonzalez, Justin California Yolo 2017 2023 Murder Term of Years 90 years 6 22 Hispanic Male 2023 12-02-2023
Hamilton, Lacino Michigan Wayne 1995 2020 Murder Term of Years 52 to 82 years 25 19 Black Male 2020 10-26-2020
Hannan, Ahmed Fed-MI (Eastern) 2003 2004 Fraud Term of Years 5 years 1 32 Other Male 2004 08-29-2011
Hanzlik, Kimberly New York Bronx 2011 2024 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 14 34 White Female 2024 12-13-2024
Harris, Darien Illinois Cook 2014 2023 Murder Term of Years 76 years 10 18 Black Male 2023 01-03-2024
Harris, Leroy Connecticut New Haven 1989 2022 Sexual Assault Term of Years 80 years 29 22 Black Male 2017 12-21-2022
Hatchett, Andre New York Kings 1992 2016 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 24 24 Black Male 2016 03-17-2016
Humiston, Chad Kansas Seward 2001 2004 Murder Term of Years 16 years and 11 months 3 19 White Male 2004 11-06-2017
Hussein, Abdiaziz Maine Androscoggin 2018 2019 Other Violent Misdemeanor Term of Years 10 days 0 20 White Male 2018 12-23-2019
Irons, Jonathan Missouri St. Charles 1998 2020 Assault Term of Years 50 years 22 16 Black Male 2020 07-20-2020
Jackson, Charles Ohio Cuyahoga 1991 2019 Murder Term of Years 30 to life 27 27 Black Male 2018 09-04-2019
Jackson, Christopher Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 20 years 3 27 Black Male 2003 05-23-2022
Jackson-Knight, Eric New York Kings 1980 1994 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 8 21 Black Male 1988 08-29-2011
Johnson, Gary New York Queens 1999 2021 Murder Term of Years 50 to Life 21 22 Black Male 2021 06-13-2021
Johnson, Johnny Connecticut New Haven 2001 2013 Murder Term of Years 75 years 12 18 Black Male 2013 08-26-2013
Johnson, LaShawn Fed-MT 2006 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 35 years 8 28 Black Male 2015 02-19-2015
Jones, Lonnie New York Kings 2002 2007 Murder Term of Years 37 years 4 34 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Koubriti, Karim Fed-MI (Eastern) 2003 2004 Supporting Terrorism Term of Years 5 years 1 22 Other Male 2004 08-29-2011
Lawrence, Shawn New York Suffolk 2015 2018 Murder Term of Years 75 to life 3 37 Black Male 2017 02-19-2018
Lemons, Anthony Ohio Cuyahoga 1995 2014 Murder Term of Years 21 to life 17 19 Black Male 2012 12-30-2014
Leonard, Keevin Fed-NY (Eastern) 2009 2016 Fraud Term of Years 2 years and 10 months 0 42 White Male 2009 01-25-2017
Lisker, Bruce California Los Angeles 1985 2009 Murder Term of Years 16 to Life 24 17 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Madison, Paul Maryland Baltimore City 1991 2021 Murder Term of Years 50 years 30 29 Black Male 2021 01-15-2022
Mahaffy, Kenneth Fed-NY (Eastern) 2009 2018 Fraud Term of Years 2 years 0 47 White Male 2009 04-28-2018
Majors, Robert New York Queens 2000 2020 Attempted Murder Term of Years 90 1/2 to life 21 31 Black Male 2020 11-05-2020
Malin, Robert Fed-NY (Eastern) 2009 2018 Fraud Term of Years 4 years 0 38 White Male 2009 06-14-2018
Minsky, Gerald Fed-KY (Eastern) 1991 1992 Fraud Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 0 42 White Male 1991 12-12-2012
Mitchell, Anthony Illinois Cook 2006 2019 Murder Term of Years 31 years 12 17 Black Male 2019 05-29-2025
Montalvo, Ruben New York Bronx 1988 2001 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 13 16 Hispanic Male 2001 08-29-2011
Moore, Joe Texas Swisher 1999 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 90 years 4 55 Black Male 2003 05-18-2022
Moore, Laurie Michigan Otsego 1987 1991 Manslaughter Term of Years 7 to 15 years 3 33 White Male 1991 04-23-2016
Morales, Jose New York Bronx 1988 2001 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 13 17 Hispanic Male 2001 08-29-2011
Ngov, Matthew California Los Angeles 2013 2019 Murder Term of Years 57 to life 6 20 Asian Male 2019 08-30-2019
Nwaigwe, Linus Fed-NY (Eastern) 2009 2015 Fraud Term of Years 1 year and 1 day 0 45 Black Male 2009 03-28-2016
Owens, Phillip New York Monroe 2013 2018 Attempt, Violent Term of Years 11 to 13 years 5 26 Black Male 2018 09-20-2022
Parks, Garreth Maryland Baltimore City 2000 2015 Murder Term of Years 80 years 16 16 Black Male 2015 10-25-2018
Pratt, Elmer California Los Angeles 1972 1999 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 25 21 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Rivas, Edgar Fed-NY (Southern) 2003 2004 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 years and 1 month 2 37 Hispanic Male 2004 08-29-2011
Rodriguez, Wildon New York Kings 1999 2021 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 20 18 Hispanic Male 2019 03-01-2021
Rosario, Adolfo Illinois Cook 1991 2022 Murder Term of Years 57 years 28 25 Hispanic Male 2019 03-12-2024
Sandy, Barshiri North Carolina Wake 2014 2016 Robbery Term of Years 21 years 2 32 Black Male 2016 08-06-2016
Spears, Darryl New Jersey Mercer 2014 2018 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 15 years 2 23 Black Male 2017 03-20-2018
Stevenson, Christopher Texas Waller 2019 2021 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 2 years 1 22 Black Male 2020 04-04-2021
Su, Shih-Wei New York Queens 1992 2003 Attempted Murder Term of Years 16 years 11 17 Asian Male 2003 08-29-2011
Surpris, Henry North Carolina Wake 2014 2016 Robbery Term of Years 10 years 2 34 Black Male 2016 08-10-2016
Tankleff, Martin New York Suffolk 1990 2008 Murder Term of Years 50 to Life 18 17 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Walker, James New York Kings 1971 1990 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 19 30 Black Male 1990 05-16-2013
Wallach, E. Robert Fed-NY (Southern) 1989 1993 Fraud Term of Years 6 years 0 50 White Male 1989 03-29-2013
Westmoreland, Donte Kansas Riley 2017 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 years and 8 months. 4 23 Black Male 2020 05-04-2021
White, Kareem Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 60 years 3 22 Black Male 2003 06-09-2022
Williams, Terrance Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1985 2020 Murder Term of Years 13 1/2 to 27 years 1 17 Black Male 1986 03-25-2020
Wyniemko, Kenneth Michigan Macomb 1994 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 40 to 60 years 9 42 White Male 2003 08-29-2011
Wynn, Morris Illinois Cook 2005 2006 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 years 2 21 White Male 2006 08-29-2011
Yates, Michael Indiana Howard 2009 2023 Attempt, Violent Term of Years 20 years 1 25 Black Male 2010 03-07-2023