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: 1052
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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
Bravo, Mark California Los Angeles 1990 1994 Sexual Assault Term of Years 8 years 3 31 Hispanic Male 1994 08-29-2011
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
Bridges, Timothy North Carolina Mecklenburg 1991 2016 Sexual Assault Life 25 22 White Male 2015 03-07-2016
Briscoe, Johnny Missouri St. Louis 1983 2006 Sexual Assault Term of Years 45 years 23 28 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Britton, Robert Illinois Cook 1996 2014 Sexual Assault Term of Years 50 years 19 38 Black Male 2014 11-12-2014
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, Debra Utah Cache 1995 2013 Murder Life 16 35 White Female 2011 07-12-2013
Brown, Dennis Louisiana St. Tammany 1985 2005 Sexual Assault Life 19 16 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Brown, Donnesia New York Cayuga 2016 2017 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 to 4 years 0 47 Black Male 2017 07-20-2017
Brown, Jason Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 2 20 Black Male 2009 05-24-2022
Brown, Leon North Carolina Robeson 1984 2014 Murder Death 30 15 Black Male 2014 09-02-2014
Brown, Lisa Texas Harris 2011 2023 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 months 1 47 Black Female 2012 09-08-2023
Brown, Rodney Maryland Baltimore City 2006 2021 Assault Term of Years 45 years 11 24 Black Male 2017 12-08-2022
Brown, Timothy Florida Broward 1993 2003 Murder Life 9 14 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
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
Bryant, James California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 12 years 3 38 Black Male 2000 05-15-2013
Bryant, Malcolm Maryland Baltimore City 1999 2016 Murder Life 17 24 Black Male 2016 05-17-2016
Buckley, Gyronne Arkansas Clark 1999 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Life 11 44 Black Male 2010 01-15-2012
Bunge, Charles New York Kings 2007 2010 Attempt, Violent Term of Years 6 years 3 38 White Male 2010 07-01-2013
Bunn, John New York Kings 1992 2018 Murder Term of Years 7 to life 16 14 Black Male 2009 05-20-2018
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
Burns, Les Fed-VA (Western) 2014 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 11 years and 4 months 2 32 White Male 2016 08-01-2016
Burnside, Brandon Wisconsin Milwaukee 2011 2015 Murder Life 5 27 Black Male 2015 09-28-2015
Burton, Huwe New York Bronx 1991 2019 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 18 16 Black Male 2009 02-04-2019
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
Byrd, Darron Illinois Cook 2007 2019 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 0 28 Black Male 2007 02-26-2019
Cabanillas, Gerardo California Los Angeles 1995 2023 Sexual Assault Term of Years 87 to life 28 18 Hispanic Male 2023 10-02-2023
Caine, Eric Illinois Cook 1989 2011 Murder Life 22 20 Black Male 2011 08-31-2011
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
Cannon, Trevor Georgia Chatham 2015 2018 Manslaughter Term of Years 8 years 2 22 White Male 2017 01-11-2018
Cantu, Robert Texas Bexar 2009 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 15 years 5 23 Hispanic Male 2015 05-01-2018
Caravella, Anthony Florida Broward 1984 2010 Murder Life 25 15 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Carmen, Jonathan Leal-Del Fed-CA (Southern) 2010 2012 Immigration Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 1 44 Hispanic Male 2011 12-13-2012
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
Carter, Raymond Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1988 1996 Murder Life 9 40 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Carter, Raynard Illinois Cook 2006 2019 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years and 6 months 2 20 Black Male 2008 02-26-2019
Carter, William Illinois Cook 2007 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 9 years 3 20 Black Male 2010 07-17-2017
Carter, William Douglas Virginia Loudoun 1988 1992 Assault Term of Years 14 years 4 55 White Male 1992 03-11-2013
Cass, Albert New Jersey Camden 2008 2010 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 1 44 Black Male 2010 08-29-2022
Castellano, Alfred Texas Bexar 1985 1993 Arson Probation 0 42 Hispanic Male 1985 08-08-2018
Castillo, Miguel Illinois Cook 1991 2001 Murder Term of Years 48 years 9 35 Hispanic Male 2001 08-29-2011
Cerami, Sean Illinois Cook 2012 2013 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 1 47 White Male 2013 06-08-2016
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
Chandler, Edwin Kentucky Jefferson 1995 2009 Manslaughter Term of Years 30 years 7 21 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Chapman, Vernon Louisiana St. Tammany 1980 1994 Sexual Assault Life 14 23 Black Male 1994 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
Chatman, Carl Illinois Cook 2004 2013 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 years 10 47 Black Male 2013 09-10-2013
Childers, Brad Texas Collin 2004 2018 Robbery Term of Years 50 years 14 20 White Male 2018 07-01-2018
Chinnici, John Fed-VT 2018 2020 Robbery Not Sentenced 1 30 White Male 2020 08-12-2024
Choy, Frances Massachusetts Plymouth 2011 2020 Murder Life without parole 9 17 Asian Female 2020 10-11-2020
Christian, Kino Michigan Genesee 2009 2022 Murder Life without parole 14 29 Black Male 2022 01-20-2023
Christoph, Dayna Washington Spokane 1995 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 21 to 28 weeks 0 16 White Female 1995 02-22-2012
Clark, Jeffrey Kentucky Meade 1995 2018 Murder Life 21 21 White Male 2016 03-01-2018
Clark, Melissa Texas Harris 2011 2025 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 9 months 1 44 Black Female 2012 02-07-2025
Clark, Paul Jr. Michigan Wayne 1987 2024 Murder Life without parole 37 19 Black Male 2024 08-07-2024
Clark, Robert Georgia Cobb 1982 2005 Sexual Assault Life 24 20 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
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
Clemmons, Eric Missouri Cole 1987 2000 Murder Death 0 23 Black Male 1987 08-29-2011
Coby, Joyce Texas Harris 2013 2023 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 months 1 39 Black Female 2014 02-09-2024
Coleman, Bobby Illinois Cook 2005 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 0 22 Black Male 2005 12-09-2018
Coleman, Jermaine Illinois Cook 2006 2019 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 1 19 Black Male 2007 02-21-2019
Coleman, Jermaine Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 16 Black Male 2004 02-14-2022
Coleman, Laurarence Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 0 43 Black Female 2008 02-16-2022
Coleman, Nevest Illinois Cook 1997 2017 Murder Life without parole 21 25 Black Male 2017 12-04-2017
Colon, Edgardo Illinois Cook 2017 2023 Murder Term of Years 84 years 5 34 Hispanic Male 2022 07-19-2023
Colvin, Craig Illinois Cook 2004 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 2 36 Black Male 2006 12-05-2018
Coney, Robert Carroll Texas Angelina 1966 2004 Robbery Life 38 33 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
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, Marilyn Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 days 0 37 Black Female 2000 05-24-2022
Cooper, Tracy Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 years 2 31 Black Male 2006 05-16-2022
Corbine, Maurice Wisconsin Sawyer 2011 2015 Traffic Offense Term of Years 6 years 4 30 Native American Male 2015 01-10-2017
Cornish, Ronald Maryland Baltimore City 2016 2024 Murder Life without parole 0 26 Black Male 2016 07-01-2024
Cortez, Arturo California Los Angeles 1998 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 years 5 34 Hispanic Male 2003 02-16-2014
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
Cox, Jeffrey Virginia Richmond City 1991 2001 Murder Life 11 22 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
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
Credell, Cory South Carolina Orangeburg 2001 2012 Murder Life 11 27 Black Male 2011 08-30-2012