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 ALL of those words. So adding more search terms will narrow the search. Searches can be further narrowed by using "quotation marks" to search for exact phrases. Keywords both inside and outside quotation marks can be combined. And, truncated words can be entered: the term "discrim" will return all variants on that root. No "wildcards," such as "*" are necessary for truncation.

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.

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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Term of Years Years lost Age Race Sex Date of Release Posting Date
Adams, Darryl Texas Dallas 1992 2017 Sexual Assault Term of Years 25 years 21.9 25 Black Male 2014 02-18-2017
Adams, Johnny Texas Harris 2009 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 90 days 0 52 Black Male 2009 03-18-2016
Albritton, Amy Texas Harris 2010 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 45 days 0.1 43 White Female 2010 07-22-2016
Aldape Guerra, Ricardo Texas Harris 1982 1997 Murder Death 14.5 20 Hispanic Male 1997 08-29-2011
Alegria, Megan Texas Harris 2011 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 20 White Female 2011 04-30-2020
Allen, Billy Frederick Texas Dallas 1983 2011 Murder Life 25.5 37 White Male 2009 04-06-2012
Allen, Dennis Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 18 years 3.3 32 Black Male 2003 05-25-2022
Alvarez, George Texas Cameron 2006 2010 Assault Term of Years 8 years 4.5 17 Hispanic Male 2010 07-06-2017
Amory, Earl Texas Harris 2009 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 months 0.2 38 Black Male 2009 12-22-2016
Anderson, Candice Texas Van Zandt 2007 2014 Manslaughter Probation 0 21 White Female 2007 03-19-2015
Arledge, Randolph Texas Navarro 1984 2013 Murder Life 99 years 28.9 26 White Male 2013 05-10-2013
Armstrong, Homer Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 days 0 44 Black Male 2014 10-23-2015
Arteaga, Josephine Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 21 Hispanic Female 2014 04-01-2015
Baker, Danziel Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 22 Black Male 2014 10-25-2015
Baker, Terry Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 30 Black Male 2014 12-16-2014
Baldwin, Christopher Texas Harris 2014 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 months 0.7 30 White Male 2014 06-17-2020
Baltierrez, Jose Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 21 Hispanic Male 2014 01-13-2015
Baltrip, Henry Texas Harris 2013 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 years 2.2 22 Black Male 2015 05-08-2015
Barber, Jason Texas Upshur 1997 2000 Murder Term of Years 35 years 3.1 21 White Male 2000 08-29-2011
Barley, Katina Texas Harris 2018 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 180 days 0.5 40 Black Female 2018 11-01-2024
Barrientos, David Texas Harris 2016 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 45 days 0.1 43 Hispanic Male 2016 05-31-2016
Barrow, James Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 years 1.4 28 Black Male 2001 05-26-2022
Barrow, Leroy Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 49 Black Male 2000 06-01-2022
Barry, Zachary Texas Harris 2016 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 days 0 28 White Male 2016 03-18-2017
Batts, Rosa Sade Texas Harris 2012 2013 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 1.0 25 Black Female 2013 09-14-2013
Beal, Kenneth Texas Harris 2007 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 months 0.6 23 Black Male 2008 04-14-2015
Bell, Jerrell Texas Harris 2011 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 120 days 0.3 19 Black Male 2011 02-14-2014
Bell, Roderick Texas Harris 2013 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 9 months 0.5 25 Black Male 2013 07-15-2024
Benard, Troy Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 3.0 27 Black Male 2003 06-01-2022
Berghoff, Stacey Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 15 days 0 27 White Female 2014 01-13-2015
Birden, Eric Texas Harris 2007 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 30 days 0.1 23 Black Male 2007 05-08-2015
Bivens, Darrell Wayne Jr. Texas Collin 2013 2013 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 3 years 0.1 33 Black Male 2013 04-15-2013
Blackshire, James Texas Dallas 1995 2009 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 40 years 13.8 18 Black Male 2009 07-02-2012
Blankenship, Brice Texas Waller 2021 2025 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 40 years 2.0 24 White Male 2023 07-01-2025
Bledsoe, Earnest Texas Harris 2008 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 60 days 0.2 26 Black Male 2009 09-11-2015
Bolander, Patsy Texas Harris 1992 1996 Theft Probation 0 53 White Female 1992 09-15-2015
Boyd, Kenneth Wayne Jr. Texas Shelby 1999 2013 Murder Life 13.4 22 Black Male 2012 05-11-2013
Brandley, Clarence Texas Montgomery 1981 1990 Murder Death 8.9 29 Black Male 1990 08-29-2011
Briggs, Brandy Texas Harris 2000 2006 Child Abuse Term of Years 17 years 5.2 19 White Female 2005 10-11-2011
Brodie, Stephen Texas Dallas 1993 2010 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 5 years 5.0 19 White Male 1998 08-29-2011
Brookins, Freddie Jr. Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 20 years 3.3 22 Black Male 2003 05-26-2022
Brooks, Gwendolyn Texas Harris 2010 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0.3 52 Black Female 2011 01-13-2015
Brooks, Quincy Texas Galveston 2017 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0.1 27 Black Male 2017 12-11-2017
Brown, Charlotte Texas Harris 2011 2012 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 years 1.4 32 Black Female 2012 04-26-2014
Brown, Lisa Texas Harris 2011 2023 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 months 0.6 47 Black Female 2012 09-08-2023
Brown, Tracy Texas Harris 1992 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 to 35 years 8.1 27 Black Male 2000 12-12-2022
Burnett-Walker, Spencer Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 19 White Male 2014 10-23-2015
Byars, Barry Texas Jefferson 2004 2005 Child Abuse Term of Years 10 years 1.5 24 White Male 2005 05-08-2013
Cacy, Sonia Texas Pecos 1993 2017 Murder Life 99 years 5.7 44 White Female 1998 02-13-2017
Calderon, Domingo III Texas Atascosa 2005 2010 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 5.1 26 Hispanic Male 2010 10-25-2012
Cantu, Humberto Texas Harris 2009 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 months 0.6 26 Hispanic Male 2010 01-11-2018
Cantu, Raul Texas Harris 2005 2005 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0.2 34 Hispanic Male 2005 10-25-2012
Cantu, Robert Texas Bexar 2009 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 15 years 5.4 23 Hispanic Male 2015 05-01-2018
Cape, John Texas Bexar 2018 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 years 1.8 47 White Male 2020 08-23-2021
Carabajal, Joey Texas Williamson 2013 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 0.6 25 Hispanic Male 2014 03-27-2014
Carnes, Linda Texas Wharton 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 0.4 26 White Female 2014 11-14-2014
Casas, Jesus Texas Harris 2015 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 Hispanic Male 2015 09-30-2016
Castellano, Alfred Texas Bexar 1985 1993 Arson Probation 0 42 Hispanic Male 1985 08-08-2018
Castor, Gregory Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 90 days 0.1 34 Black Male 2014 12-30-2014
Castro, Marvyn Texas Harris 2015 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 20 days 0.1 24 Hispanic Male 2015 06-06-2017
Catalan, Moises Texas Dallas 1997 2003 Assault Term of Years 35 years 5.9 25 Hispanic Male 2003 08-24-2014
Chaney, Steven Texas Dallas 1987 2019 Murder Life 27.8 31 White Male 2015 02-14-2019
Chasstion, Donald Texas Harris 2009 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 30 days 0.1 50 Black Male 2009 08-07-2015
Chavez, China Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 45 days 0.1 22 White Female 2014 01-13-2015
Chavez, Moses Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 45 days 0 22 White Male 2014 01-14-2015
Chew, Andrew Texas Harris 2008 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 30 days 0.1 29 Black Male 2008 10-23-2015
Clark, Cleaven Texas Harris 2008 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0.5 23 Black Male 2009 03-08-2016
Clark, Melissa Texas Harris 2011 2025 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 9 months 0.8 44 Black Female 2012 02-07-2025
Clary, Dahn Jr. Texas Bowie 1998 2016 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 10.7 41 White Male 2008 06-22-2016
Cleveland, Jarrel Texas Harris 2012 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 months 0.6 24 Black Male 2012 04-28-2022
Coby, Joyce Texas Harris 2013 2023 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 months 0.7 39 Black Female 2014 02-09-2024
Colbert, Walter Texas Harris 2009 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 90 days 0.1 30 Black Male 2009 05-27-2017
Coleman, Keith Texas Harris 2006 2013 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 months 0.7 24 Black Male 2007 01-17-2013
Collins, Skye Texas Harris 2017 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 36 Black Female 2017 07-31-2017
Contee, Darian Texas Lubbock 2007 2010 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 2.5 18 Black Male 2010 10-19-2012
Cooper, Marilyn Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 days 0 37 Black Female 2000 05-24-2022
Criner, Roy Texas Montgomery 1990 2000 Sexual Assault Life 10.3 21 White Male 2000 08-29-2011
Crochon, Joseph Texas Harris 2014 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 30 days 0.1 60 Black Male 2014 03-01-2016
Cunningham, Dean Texas Cherokee 2014 2015 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 7 years 1.5 53 White Male 2015 10-09-2015
Curry, Adrian Texas Harris 2007 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 150 days 0.2 28 Black Male 2007 08-25-2016
Curtis, Exzavian Texas Harris 2013 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 23 Black Male 2013 12-28-2014
Daigle, Prentice Texas Harris 2007 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 3 months 0.9 19 Black Male 2008 10-04-2016
Danziger, Richard Texas Travis 1990 2002 Sexual Assault Life 11.1 18 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Dardar, Lanchester Texas Harris 2010 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 27 Black Male 2010 10-23-2015
Dauer, Christopher Texas Jones 2013 2018 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 5 years 0.9 35 White Male 2014 04-18-2018
Davenport-Fritsche, Donna Texas Montgomery 2012 2013 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 60 days 0.2 30 White Female 2012 05-17-2013
Davis, Curtis Texas Dallas 2023 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 39 Black Male 2023 12-17-2024
Davis, Dennis Texas Travis 2011 2018 Murder Term of Years 36 years 3.0 35 White Male 2014 06-19-2019
Davis, Monique Texas Harris 2008 2025 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0.5 36 Black Female 2008 04-22-2025
Davis, Patrice Texas Harris 2014 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 90 days 0.1 25 Black Female 2014 06-09-2017
Daws, Kelly Texas Jefferson 2019 2022 Conspiracy Term of Years 12 years 0.1 44 White Female 2019 10-25-2022
Day, Calvin Texas Bexar 2013 2015 Sexual Assault Probation 0.2 59 White Male 2013 01-25-2016
Deeb, Muneer Texas McLennan 1985 1993 Murder Death 7.5 23 Other Male 1993 08-29-2011
Demings, Barry Texas Harris 2008 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0.5 55 Black Male 2008 08-02-2015
Diaz, Victor Texas Harris 2011 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 Hispanic Male 2011 12-26-2014
Dillard, Andre Texas Harris 2011 2023 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 180 days 0.5 20 Black Male 2012 10-13-2023
Dixon, Christopher Texas Harris 2005 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 180 days 0.2 31 Black Male 2006 09-18-2017
Dixon, Isaac Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 90 days 0.2 26 Black Male 2014 07-15-2015
Dove, Gayle Texas El Paso 1986 1990 Child Sex Abuse Life 2.4 41 White Female 1989 07-15-2012
Duke, Dale Texas Dallas 1992 2011 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 years 19.2 42 White Male 2011 02-16-2012