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: 1263
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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
Charriez, Louis New York Kings 1997 2023 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 23 33 Hispanic Male 2021 03-13-2023
Chatman, Carl Illinois Cook 2004 2013 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 years 10 47 Black Male 2013 09-10-2013
Cheung, Kum Yet California Alameda 1995 2002 Attempt, Violent Term of Years 29 years and 8 months 7 29 Asian Male 2002 06-21-2012
Childers, Brad Texas Collin 2004 2018 Robbery Term of Years 50 years 14 20 White Male 2018 07-01-2018
Chlupsa, Henry New York New York 2019 2020 Bribery Probation 0 73 White Male 2019 06-26-2020
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
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
Cobb, Travis Texas Bexar 2019 2025 Robbery Term of Years 25 years 4 39 Caucasian Male 2022 05-15-2025
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
Conley, Kenneth Massachusetts Suffolk 1998 2005 Perjury Term of Years 2 years and 10 months 0 27 White Male 1998 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
Connor, Matthew Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1980 1990 Murder Life 10 41 Black Male 1990 08-29-2011
Connor, Reginald New York Kings 1993 2015 Kidnapping Term of Years 12 1/2 to 25 years 12 23 Black Male 2004 08-02-2015
Conteh, Maligie Virginia Fairfax 2010 2013 Robbery Term of Years 1 year and 11 months 2 19 Black Male 2011 04-23-2013
Contreras, Angel New Jersey Camden 2006 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 18 Hispanic Male 2006 01-16-2025
Cook, Quinton Alabama Jefferson 1993 2022 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years 21 20 Black Male 2014 01-06-2023
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
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
Coulston, Troy Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1992 2021 Murder Life without parole 7 20 Black Male 1999 12-17-2021
Council, Gregory Florida Duval 2011 2015 Child Abuse Term of Years 30 years 4 28 Black Male 2015 09-21-2022
Courteau, Paul Rhode Island Providence 1981 1999 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 13 21 White Male 1994 08-29-2011
Cousin, Shareef Louisiana Orleans 1996 1999 Murder Death 0 16 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Cox, Jeffrey Virginia Richmond City 1991 2001 Murder Life 11 22 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Craig, Sandra Maryland Howard 1987 1991 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 4 37 Black Female 1991 02-21-2012
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
Crawford, William Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 24 Black Male 2004 05-24-2022
Crivens, Algie III Illinois Cook 1992 2000 Murder Term of Years 20 years 7 18 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Cruz, Efren California Santa Barbara 1997 2001 Murder Term of Years 41 to Life 4 22 Hispanic Male 2001 07-05-2012
Cruz, Jerome New York Kings 2007 2007 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 24 Hispanic Male 2007 09-03-2013
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
Curry, Albert Fed-SD 2002 2003 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 1 41 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Curtis, Joshua Illinois Cook 2005 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 1 17 Black Male 2007 12-09-2018
Cvijanovich, Daniel Fed-ND 2007 2011 Threats Term of Years 1 year and 7 months 1 26 White Male 2008 01-10-2013
D'Ambrosio, Joe Ohio Cuyahoga 1989 2012 Murder Death 20 26 White Male 2009 02-21-2012
Dake, Jeffrey Wisconsin Langlade 1998 2007 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 16 years 9 27 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
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
Dallas, Peter Florida Broward 1991 1992 Murder Not Sentenced 1 23 White Male 1992 08-29-2011
Damien, Michael District of Columbia 1975 2005 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 20 27 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Daniels, Erick North Carolina Durham 2001 2008 Robbery Term of Years 10 to 14 years 7 14 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Davila, Edwin Illinois Cook 1996 2022 Murder Term of Years 50 years 24 21 Hispanic Male 2020 12-19-2022
Davis, Anthony Iowa Pottawattamie 1990 1992 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0 20 Black Male 1990 10-22-2014
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, Glenn Jr. Louisiana Jefferson 1993 2010 Murder Life without parole 14 18 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
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
Davis, Monique Texas Harris 2008 2025 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 1 36 Black Female 2008 04-22-2025
Daws, Kelly Texas Jefferson 2019 2022 Conspiracy Term of Years 12 years 0 44 White Female 2019 10-25-2022
Day, Arnold Illinois Cook 1994 2018 Murder Term of Years 60 years 24 18 Black Male 2018 12-20-2018
Day, Calvin Texas Bexar 2013 2015 Sexual Assault Probation 0 59 White Male 2013 01-25-2016
Daye, Anthony Louisiana Iberia 2012 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Life 5 30 Black Male 2017 07-13-2017
Dedge, Wilton Florida Brevard 1982 2004 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 years 22 20 White Male 2004 08-29-2011
Deering, Juwan Michigan Oakland 2006 2021 Murder Life without parole 15 29 Black Male 2021 10-15-2021
Del Prete, Jennifer Illinois Will 2005 2022 Murder Term of Years 20 years 9 31 White Female 2014 10-13-2022
Delaney, Milton Jr. Illinois Cook 2008 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 28 Black Male 2008 12-10-2018
DeLeon-Reyes, Arturo Illinois Cook 2000 2017 Murder Life without parole 18 25 Hispanic Male 2017 01-03-2018
Delmore, Larry Louisiana Jefferson 1993 2010 Murder Life without parole 15 22 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Delphie, Maurice Illinois Cook 2004 2023 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 1 27 Black Male 2005 12-11-2023
Demby, Ronald New Jersey Camden 2008 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 2 42 Black Male 2009 08-19-2022
Dempsey, Jack Ohio Cuyahoga 1996 2007 Arson Term of Years 10 to 25 years 7 33 White Male 2003 02-12-2016
Dent, Cedric Louisiana Orleans 1999 2022 Murder Life without parole 23 22 Black Male 2022 08-16-2022
DeSimone, David Iowa Clinton 2005 2012 Sexual Assault Term of Years 15 years 7 45 White Male 2012 12-30-2013
Deskovic, Jeffrey New York Westchester 1990 2006 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 16 16 White Male 2006 08-29-2011
Dewitt, Steven District of Columbia 1992 2006 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 13 20 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Diamond, G. Lowell Virginia Prince William 1977 2013 Sexual Assault Term of Years 15 years 5 24 White Male 1982 03-15-2013
Diaz, Angel Illinois Cook 1996 2023 Murder Term of Years 44 years 14 21 Hispanic Male 2010 08-15-2024
Diaz, Tony California San Diego 2016 2017 Other Nonviolent Misdemeanor Fine 0 56 White Male 2016 09-18-2017
Dick, Steven Illinois Cook 1983 2001 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 1 18 White Male 1984 03-21-2013
Dillard, Andre Texas Harris 2011 2023 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 180 days 0 20 Black Male 2012 10-13-2023
Dilosa, Douglas Louisiana Jefferson 1987 2003 Murder Life 13 35 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
DiNicola, Louis Pennsylvania Erie 1980 1994 Murder Life 3 29 White Male 1984 07-15-2012
Dinning, Jack Georgia Rabun 1993 1997 Murder Life 4 38 White Male 1997 12-30-2013
Dixon, Christopher Texas Harris 2005 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 180 days 0 31 Black Male 2006 09-18-2017
Dixon, Donald Missouri Jackson 1985 2001 Murder Life 16 18 Black Male 2001 09-05-2014
Dixon, Matthew Illinois Cook 2017 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 24 Black Male 2017 07-24-2022
Dixon, Rafiq Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2012 2022 Murder Life 10 29 Black Male 2022 04-27-2022
Dobbins, Gregory Illinois Cook 2004 2019 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 2 25 Black Male 2005 02-26-2019
Dobbins, Gregory Illinois Cook 2009 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years and 6 months 1 29 Black Male 2010 04-30-2022