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: 884
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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
Jimenez, Thaddeus Illinois Cook 1994 2009 Murder Term of Years 50 years 15 13 Hispanic Male 2006 2009 08-29-2011
Jimerson, Verneal Illinois Cook 1985 1996 Murder Death 10 25 Black Male 1994 1996 08-29-2011
Johnson, Anthony Illinois Cook 2007 2014 Murder Term of Years 47 years 6 17 Black Male 2012 2014 02-27-2015
Johnson, Eugene Ohio Cuyahoga 1996 2016 Murder Term of Years 18 to life 19 17 Black Male 2004 2015 08-17-2016
Johnson, Jerome Maryland Baltimore City 1989 2018 Murder Life 29 20 Black Male 2018 2018 07-04-2018
Johnson, Joshua Virginia Alexandria City 2021 2023 Sexual Assault Term of Years 3 years and 6 months 0 29 Black Male 2022 2021 10-05-2023
Johnson, Juan Illinois Cook 1991 2004 Murder Term of Years 30 years 11 19 Black Male 2003 2002 08-29-2011
Johnson, Justly Michigan Wayne 2000 2018 Murder Life without parole 19 24 Black Male 2002 2018 12-03-2018
Johnson, Kevin North Carolina Durham 2010 2023 Attempted Murder Term of Years 24 2/3 to 30 5/12 years 13 24 Black Male 2020 2023 07-20-2023
Johnson, Latisha New York Bronx 2007 2014 Attempted Murder Term of Years 40 years 7 18 Black Female 2013 2014 03-12-2014
Johnson, Lumont Illinois Winnebago 2002 2015 Murder Term of Years 50 years 10 29 Black Male 2015 2013 11-24-2015
Johnson, Patrick New York Kings 1983 1993 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 9 22 Black Male 1984 1993 09-17-2014
Johnson, Robert Illinois Cook 1997 2025 Murder Term of Years 80 years 28 16 Black Male 1999 2025 04-26-2025
Johnson, Ronnell Michigan Washtenaw 2008 2022 Robbery Term of Years 15 to 25 years 14 20 Black Male 2015 2022 06-08-2022
Johnson, Sophia Washington Clark 2003 2005 Murder Term of Years 43 years 3 23 Other Female 2004 2005 09-24-2013
Johnson, William Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2009 2023 Murder Term of Years 30 to 60 years 14 24 Black Male 2020 2023 06-15-2023
Johnson, Zavion California Sacramento 2002 2018 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 15 18 Black Male 2017 2017 01-22-2018
Jones, Darrell Massachusetts Plymouth 1986 2019 Murder Life without parole 31 18 Black Male 2017 2017 06-20-2019
Jones, DeShawn Colorado Denver 2011 2015 Sexual Assault Term of Years 6 to Life 3 26 Black Male 2013 2014 04-17-2019
Jones, Joseph California Los Angeles 1998 1999 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 years 2 Don't Know Male 1999 12-22-2021
Jones, Levon North Carolina Duplin 1993 2008 Murder Death 14 28 Black Male 2007 2008 08-29-2011
Jones, Luther Jr. California Lake 1998 2016 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 27 years 18 50 Black Male 2015 2016 02-18-2016
Jones, Mark Georgia Chatham 1992 2018 Murder Life 25 20 White Male 2011 2017 07-20-2018
Jones, Richard Kansas Johnson 2001 2017 Robbery Term of Years 19 years 16 23 Black Male 2016 2017 06-21-2017
Jones, Robert Louisiana Orleans 1996 2017 Sexual Assault Life without parole 20 19 Black Male 2005 2015 02-24-2017
Jones, Troy Lee California Merced 1982 1996 Murder Death 14 30 Black Male 1995 1996 08-29-2011
Jose, Terrence Michigan Oakland 2010 2014 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 25 to 40 years 4 32 Hispanic Male 2014 2014 07-18-2014
Joseph, Malenne Florida Orange 2010 2010 Destruction of Property Not Sentenced 0 27 Black Female 2010 2010 08-29-2011
Julian, Billy Indiana Madison 2003 2010 Arson Term of Years 15 years 3 20 White Male 2004 2006 08-21-2015
Kagonyera, Kenneth North Carolina Buncombe 2001 2011 Murder Term of Years 12 to 15 years 10 20 Black Male 2011 2011 10-12-2011
Kauffman, Carl Joe Jr. Pennsylvania Bedford 2001 2004 Robbery Term of Years 5 to 15 years 3 21 White Male 2002 2004 08-30-2013
Keifer, Lee Oklahoma Tulsa 1993 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 4 25 White Male 1993 1996 04-08-2014
Keller, Daniel Texas Travis 1992 2017 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 48 years 21 49 White Male 2009 2013 06-24-2017
Keller, Frances Texas Travis 1992 2017 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 48 years 21 41 White Female 2009 2013 06-24-2017
Kelly, Thomas Illinois Cook 2001 2024 Murder Term of Years 25 years 22 17 Hispanic Male 2016 2024 02-05-2024
Kelly, William M. Jr. Pennsylvania Dauphin 1990 1993 Murder Term of Years 10 to 20 years 3 28 White Male 1992 1993 08-29-2011
Kendrick, Jaythan New York Queens 1995 2020 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 25 36 Black Male 2017 2020 12-07-2020
Kennard, Clyde Mississippi Forrest 1960 2006 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 7 years 2 33 Black Male 1962 1963 10-05-2024
Kennedy, Thomas Washington Cowlitz 2002 2012 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 15 years 10 32 White Male 2012 2012 05-11-2012
Kezer, Joshua Missouri Scott 1994 2009 Murder Term of Years 60 years 15 17 White Male 2007 2009 08-29-2011
Kidd, Ricky Missouri Jackson 1997 2019 Murder Life without parole 22 21 Black Male 2018 2019 09-20-2019
Killian, Gloria California Sacramento 1986 2002 Murder Term of Years 32 to Life 16 35 White Female 2000 2002 08-29-2011
Kinge, Shirley New York Tompkins 1990 1992 Arson Term of Years 18 to 44 years 2 54 Black Female 1992 1992 08-29-2011
Kingrea, David Virginia Montgomery 2014 2022 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 1 year 1 35 White Male 2020 2015 06-29-2022
Kiper, Ben Kentucky Butler 2000 2007 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 55 years 6 26 White Male 2002 2006 08-29-2011
Kitchen, Ronald Illinois Cook 1990 2009 Murder Death 19 22 Black Male 2002 2009 08-29-2011
Kluppelberg, James Illinois Cook 1989 2012 Murder Life 23 18 White Male 2007 2012 05-31-2012
Kniffen, Brenda California Kern 1984 1996 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 to 22 years and 4 months 12 29 White Female 1991 1996 08-29-2011
Kniffen, Scott California Kern 1984 1996 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 to 22 years and 4 months 12 28 White Male 1991 1996 08-29-2011
Knight, Curtis New Jersey Essex 1990 2001 Murder Term of Years 30 years 12 35 Black Male 1998 2001 08-02-2013
Knighten, Willie Jr. Ohio Lucas 1997 2022 Murder Term of Years 18 to Life 12 24 Black Male DK 2009 03-07-2023
Knupp, Richard New York Ontario 1989 1992 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 13 to 39 years 3 40 White Male 1992 1992 11-16-2013
Kogut, John New York Nassau 1986 2005 Murder Term of Years 33 years and 4 months 17 21 White Male 2003 2003 08-29-2011
Kondos, Victor Wisconsin Brown 2010 2012 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 9 years 2 37 White Male 2011 2012 06-14-2017
Koonce, Jeffrey New York Westchester 1983 2024 Robbery Term of Years 7 1/2 to 15 years 7 24 Black Male 2024 1990 01-10-2025
Krivak, Andrew New York Putnam 1997 2023 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 24 17 White Male 2005 2020 03-10-2023
Kruger, David Illinois Cook 1989 2024 Murder Term of Years 25 years 12 21 Black Male DK 2001 12-02-2024
Kussmaul, Richard Texas Mclennan 1994 2019 Murder Life without parole 25 21 White Male 1995 2019 11-06-2019
Kwil, Richard Illinois Cook 2000 2023 Murder Term of Years 30 years 23 19 Native American Male 2011 2023 04-24-2023
Kyles, Curtis Louisiana Orleans 1984 1998 Murder Death 13 24 Black Male 1996 1998 08-29-2011
Lamb, Larry North Carolina Duplin 1993 2013 Murder Life 20 36 Black Male 2007 2013 08-15-2013
Landano, Vincent James New Jersey Hudson 1977 1998 Murder Life 17 36 White Male 1982 1994 08-29-2011
Lanier, Shateek New York Rensselaer 2013 2021 Attempted Murder Term of Years 20 years 9 22 Black Male 2017 2021 01-31-2022
Lara, Jose California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Weapon Possession or Sale Probation 0 21 Hispanic Male 1999 1997 12-14-2021
Lawton, Steven Virginia Newport News City 1990 1997 Sexual Assault Term of Years 72 years 6 37 Black Male 1996 1997 02-18-2016
Lazzell, David Louisiana Iberia 1991 2007 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 32 White Male 1995 1991 12-17-2012
Lea, Joe California Solano 2000 2009 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 16 to life 9 24 Hispanic Male 2007 2009 02-12-2013
Leap, Earnest Missouri Jackson 1992 2016 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 31 White Male 2007 1992 08-22-2016
Lee, Lawrence William Jr. Georgia Wayne 1987 2015 Murder Death 28 25 White Male DK 2015 01-18-2016
Leka, Sami New York Kings 1990 2002 Murder Term of Years 20 years 12 33 White Male 1991 2002 08-29-2011
Lewis, Scott Connecticut New Haven 1995 2015 Murder Life 120 years 19 25 Black Male 1996 2014 08-20-2015
Liebich, Randy Illinois Dupage 2004 2019 Murder Term of Years 65 years 14 22 White Male 2012 2018 04-20-2019
Limone, Peter Massachusetts Suffolk 1968 2001 Murder Death 32 31 White Male 1970 2001 08-29-2011
Long, Christopher Michigan Wayne 2008 2008 Assault Term of Years 3 1/2 to 7 years 0 23 Black Male 2008 2008 08-29-2011
Long, James Texas McLennan 1994 2019 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years 20 21 White Male 1995 2014 11-06-2019
Lopez, George California Orange 2000 2002 Robbery Term of Years 13 years 2 17 Hispanic Male 2000 2001 07-12-2012
Lopez, Steven New York New York 1991 2022 Robbery Term of Years 1 1/2 years to 4 1/2 years 3 15 Hispanic Male 2010 1993 08-08-2022
Lopez, William New York Kings 1990 2014 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 22 30 Hispanic Male 1990 2013 04-02-2014
Louis, James New Jersey Union 1996 2020 Murder Term of Years 60 years 24 20 Black Male 2016 2020 07-28-2020
Lozano, Jesus California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 4 months 1 33 Hispanic Male 1999 1998 07-26-2021
Lucci, Dominic Georgia Chatham 1992 2018 Murder Life 25 22 White Male 2011 2017 07-20-2018
Luera, Michael Jr. Texas Henderson 2005 2023 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 4 years 8 16 Hispanic Male 2016 2013 03-17-2023
Lugo, Gabriel Wisconsin Milwaukee 2009 2023 Murder Term of Years 30 years 14 19 Hispanic Male 2013 2023 06-16-2024
Lynch, Renay New York Erie 1998 2024 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 24 39 Black Female 2005 2022 01-16-2024
Macias, Federico Texas El Paso 1984 1993 Murder Death 9 31 Hispanic Male 1989 1993 08-29-2011
Madrid, Jose California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 4 months 1 Hispanic Male 1999 1998 07-26-2021
Mallet, Antonio New York Bronx 1999 2024 Murder Term of Years 20 to life 20 26 Black Male 2014 2019 10-22-2024
Manning, Jay Cee Nevada Churchill 1990 1998 Child Sex Abuse Life 8 28 White Male 1998 1998 08-29-2011
Manning, Willie Mississippi Oktibbeha 1996 2015 Murder Death 19 24 Black Male 2002 2015 04-29-2015
Marble, Cody Montana Missoula 2002 2017 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 5 years 13 17 White Male 2009 2016 01-08-2017
Marcum, Chad Indiana Madison 1997 2011 Murder Term of Years 71 years 13 20 White Male DK 2011 06-21-2024
Martin, Rashon New York Bronx 2013 2019 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 5 20 Black Male 2019 2018 07-28-2020
Martinez, John Illinois Cook 2001 2023 Murder Term of Years 25 years 22 18 Hispanic Male 2016 2023 03-03-2023
Matthews, Ernest North Carolina Duplin 1993 2016 Murder Term of Years 20 years 7 20 Black Male 2007 2000 10-26-2016
Mayhugh, Kristie Texas Bexar 1998 2016 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 15 years 16 21 Hispanic Female 2008 2013 12-31-2016
Maysonet, Jose Illinois Cook 1995 2017 Murder Life without parole 22 22 Hispanic Male 2010 2017 11-20-2017
Mazza, Anthony Massachusetts Suffolk 1973 2021 Murder Life without parole 47 25 White Male 1977 2020 06-13-2021
McCaffrey, William New York New York 2006 2009 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years 3 28 White Male 2009 2009 08-29-2011
McCallum, Ronald Wisconsin Brown 1993 1997 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 6 months 1 White Male 1994 1993 07-26-2021
McCloud, Armond Jr. New York Queens 1996 2023 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 27 20 Black Male 2021 2023 09-12-2023