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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Total records: 1007
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Term of Years Years lost Age Race Sex Date of Release Posting Date
Abernathy, Christopher Illinois Cook 1987 2015 Murder Life without parole 28.1 17 White Male 2015 02-13-2015
Abramowski, Jeffrey Florida Brevard 2006 2025 Murder Life Life 18.8 40 White Male 2025 07-17-2025
Adams, Don Ray Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1992 2011 Murder Life 18.8 32 Black Male 2011 03-13-2012
Adams, Johnathan Georgia Carroll 2005 2006 Murder Term of Years 1 year 0.7 12 White Male 2006 08-29-2011
Adams, Laurence Massachusetts Suffolk 1974 2004 Murder Death 30.1 19 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Adams, Reginald Louisiana Orleans 1983 2014 Murder Life without parole 30.7 26 Black Male 2014 05-13-2014
Adams, Sean Connecticut New Haven 1999 2013 Murder Life 13.6 21 Black Male 2013 08-26-2013
Addison, Ronald Maryland Baltimore City 1998 2005 Murder Term of Years 30 years 7.7 19 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
Aguirre, Omar Illinois Cook 1999 2003 Murder Term of Years 55 years 3.8 28 Hispanic Male 2002 08-29-2011
Aguirre-Jarquin, Clemente Florida Seminole 2006 2018 Murder Death 12.7 24 Hispanic Male 2018 11-11-2018
Ahmed, Mubarez Michigan Wayne 2002 2018 Murder Term of Years 44 to 60 years 16.4 31 Other Male 2018 10-31-2018
Ajamu, Kwame Ohio Cuyahoga 1975 2014 Murder Death 27.3 17 Black Male 2003 11-21-2014
Alcox, Joel California Santa Barbara 1987 2016 Murder Term of Years 26 to life 24.9 22 White Male 2012 05-31-2016
Aldape Guerra, Ricardo Texas Harris 1982 1997 Murder Death 14.5 20 Hispanic Male 1997 08-29-2011
Alexander, John Randall Mississippi Panola 1989 2010 Murder Life 5.7 22 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Allen, Billy Frederick Texas Dallas 1983 2011 Murder Life 25.5 37 White Male 2009 04-06-2012
Allen, Derrick North Carolina Durham 1999 2016 Murder Term of Years 43 3/4 to 54 years 11.0 19 Black Male 2010 12-16-2021
Allen, Donovan Washington Cowlitz 2002 2015 Murder Life without parole 13.1 18 White Male 2015 12-10-2015
Allen, George Jr. Missouri Cole 1983 2013 Murder Term of Years 95 years 29.3 25 Black Male 2012 01-18-2013
Almendarez, Arthur Illinois Cook 1990 2022 Murder Life without parole 32.5 19 Hispanic Male 2022 08-08-2022
Almodovar, Roberto Illinois Cook 1995 2017 Murder Life without parole 21.4 19 Hispanic Male 2017 04-26-2017
Alvarez, Ramon California Orange 2012 2022 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 9.9 23 Hispanic Male 2022 07-12-2022
Ambler, Peter Wisconsin Rock 1987 1989 Murder Life 1.7 24 White Male 1989 11-13-2012
Amerson, Quincy North Carolina Harnett 2001 2024 Murder Life without parole 22.9 24 Black Male 2024 05-19-2024
Amick, Michael Missouri Oregon 2011 2016 Murder Life 5.4 32 White Male 2016 12-10-2016
Amor, William Illinois DuPage 1997 2018 Murder Term of Years 45 years 19.7 39 White Male 2017 02-23-2018
Amrine, Joseph Missouri Cole 1986 2003 Murder Death 16.7 28 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Andersen, Daniel Illinois Cook 1982 2015 Murder Term of Years 55 years 25.1 19 White Male 2007 08-15-2015
Anderson, Tyjuan Illinois Winnebago 2002 2015 Murder Term of Years 50 years 10.5 19 Black Male 2013 11-24-2015
Andre, Eddie New York Queens 1988 1994 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 3.7 41 Black Male 1992 02-16-2014
Andrews, Isaiah Ohio Cuyahoga 1975 2021 Murder Life 45.1 36 Black Male 2020 11-15-2021
Andrews, James Illinois Cook 1985 2008 Murder Life 22.7 21 Black Male 2007 12-21-2012
Anthony, Obie California Los Angeles 1995 2011 Murder Life without parole 16.2 19 Black Male 2011 01-14-2012
Antusas, Wayne Illinois Cook 1998 2021 Murder Life without parole 23.0 17 White Male 2021 02-19-2021
Arciliares, Victor Rhode Island Providence 2013 2016 Murder Life 3.3 21 Hispanic Male 2016 06-20-2018
Arledge, Randolph Texas Navarro 1984 2013 Murder Life 99 years 28.9 26 White Male 2013 05-10-2013
Armstrong, LaMonte North Carolina Guilford 1995 2013 Murder Life 16.9 38 Black Male 2012 03-19-2013
Armstrong, Ralph Wisconsin Dane 1981 2009 Murder Life 28.4 27 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Arroyo, Bladimil New York Kings 2002 2019 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 16.2 21 Hispanic Male 2019 03-07-2019
Ashe, Carlos Connecticut New Haven 2000 2013 Murder Term of Years 90 years 12.7 18 Black Male 2013 08-26-2013
Atchison, Corey Oklahoma Tulsa 1991 2021 Murder Life 28.1 19 Black Male 2019 09-08-2021
Atkins, Dennis Michigan Wayne 2006 2022 Murder Life 16.1 21 Black Male 2022 03-01-2022
Ausby, John District of Columbia 1972 2020 Murder Life 17.3 20 Black Male 1989 07-12-2023
Austin, Darryl New York Kings 1988 2014 Murder Term of Years 18 to life 12.1 22 Black Male 2000 05-07-2014
Austin, Michael Maryland Baltimore City 1975 2002 Murder Life 26.8 25 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Avery, William Wisconsin Milwaukee 2005 2010 Murder Term of Years 40 years 5.2 25 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Ayala, David Illinois Cook 1982 2023 Murder Life without parole 41.2 18 Hispanic Male 2023 12-21-2023
Ayers, David Ohio Cuyahoga 2000 2011 Murder Life without parole 10.8 42 Black Male 2011 02-21-2012
Ayers, Devon New York Bronx 1997 2012 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 15.8 18 Black Male 2012 12-13-2012
Ayers, Devon New York Bronx 1997 2013 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 0.1 18 Black Male 1997 09-20-2013
Bailey, Darryl Tennessee Shelby 1994 2000 Murder Life 5.8 17 Black Male 2000 03-10-2014
Bailey, Kevin Illinois Cook 1990 2018 Murder Term of Years 80 years 27.3 19 Black Male 2018 02-03-2018
Baker, Edward Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1974 2002 Murder Life 25.2 17 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Baker, Kevin New Jersey Camden 1996 2020 Murder Term of Years 60 to life 23.5 23 Black Male 2020 02-28-2020
Ballinger, Gene Curtis New Mexico Grant 1981 1993 Murder Term of Years 9 years 8.9 45 White Male 1990 12-12-2012
Banks, Gregory Illinois Cook 1985 1990 Murder Term of Years 50 years 5.1 20 Black Male 1990 07-11-2019
Barber, Jason Texas Upshur 1997 2000 Murder Term of Years 35 years 3.1 21 White Male 2000 08-29-2011
Bargery, Joshua Tennessee Lake 2015 2022 Murder Life without parole 7.0 20 White Male 2022 02-01-2023
Barnett, Nathaniel West Virginia Cabell 2008 2021 Murder Term of Years 36 years 7.4 19 White Male 2016 10-25-2021
Barnett, Phillip West Virginia Cabell 2008 2021 Murder Term of Years 40 years 9.5 22 White Male 2018 10-25-2021
Barr, Jonathan Illinois Cook 1997 2011 Murder Term of Years 85 years 14.3 14 Black Male 2011 01-23-2012
Batchelor, Corey Illinois Cook 1991 2018 Murder Term of Years 30 years 13.3 19 Black Male 2004 02-03-2018
Bates, David Illinois Cook 1985 1995 Murder Term of Years 20 years 8.7 18 Black Male 1994 01-30-2015
Baugh, Jimmie Michigan Wayne 2003 2023 Murder Life without parole 0 35 Black Male 2003 01-16-2024
Beaman, Alan W. Illinois McLean 1995 2009 Murder Term of Years 50 years 13.8 20 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Beamon, Melvin Todd Alabama Montgomery 1989 1990 Murder Term of Years 25 years 0.1 24 Black Male 1989 08-29-2011
Beard, Jacob West Virginia Pocahontas 1993 2000 Murder Life without parole 5.6 34 White Male 1999 07-30-2012
Bedolla, Anthony Indiana Marion 2010 2024 Murder Term of Years 45 years 14.5 25 Hispanic Male 2024 09-15-2024
Benavides, Vicente California Kern 1993 2018 Murder Death 25.0 42 Hispanic Male 2018 04-29-2018
Bennett, Gary South Carolina Horry 2002 2020 Murder Life without parole 18.2 36 White Male 2020 11-23-2020
Bennett, Hassan Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2008 2019 Murder Life without parole 10.4 23 Black Male 2019 05-22-2019
Bennett, Joseph Massachusetts Suffolk 1998 2024 Murder Life without parole 17.3 22 Black Male 2015 12-17-2024
Berry, Gregory Michigan Wayne 2004 2020 Murder Life without parole 16.2 20 White Male 2020 02-08-2021
Bianco, Thomas New York Cayuga 1986 1993 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 7.0 19 White Male 1993 08-29-2011
Billinger, Willie Maryland Baltimore City 2018 2024 Murder Term of Years 60 years 5.5 39 Black Male 2024 06-06-2024
Bintz, David Wisconsin Brown 2000 2024 Murder Life without parole 24.4 32 White Male 2024 10-11-2024
Bintz, Robert Wisconsin Brown 2000 2024 Murder Life without parole 24.2 31 White Male 2024 10-11-2024
Birch, Ralph Connecticut Litchfield 1989 2020 Murder Term of Years 55 years 30.1 18 White Male 2019 07-15-2020
Bivens, Phillip Mississippi Forrest 1980 2010 Murder Life 29.9 28 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Black, Justin West Virginia Cabell 2008 2021 Murder Term of Years 40 years 10.1 19 White Male 2018 10-25-2021
Blackmon, James North Carolina Wake 1988 2019 Murder Life 31.6 26 Black Male 2019 09-03-2019
Blake, Jeffrey New York Kings 1991 1998 Murder Term of Years 36 to Life 7.6 21 Black Male 1998 08-29-2011
Bledsoe, Floyd Kansas Jefferson 2000 2015 Murder Life 15.6 23 White Male 2015 12-14-2015
Bonner, Samuel California Los Angeles 1983 2019 Murder Life without parole 35.7 20 Black Male 2019 03-11-2020
Boots, Christopher Oregon Lane 1987 1995 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 7.7 19 White Male 1994 08-29-2011
Bouto, Robert Illinois Cook 1996 2018 Murder Term of Years 45 years 19.2 17 White Male 2015 07-02-2018
Bowman, James Missouri Jackson 1986 2001 Murder Life 15.1 18 Black Male 2001 09-05-2014
Bowman, Kevin Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1990 2023 Murder Life 32.9 23 Black Male 2023 05-16-2023
Boyd, Darryl New York Erie 1977 2021 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 23.7 16 Black Male 2001 10-13-2021
Boyd, Kenneth Wayne Jr. Texas Shelby 1999 2013 Murder Life 13.4 22 Black Male 2012 05-11-2013
Boyd, Lathierial Illinois Cook 1990 2013 Murder Term of Years 82 years 22.9 24 Black Male 2013 09-10-2013
Bozella, Dewey New York Dutchess 1983 2009 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 25.9 16 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Branch, Lamont New York Kings 1990 2002 Murder Term of Years 25 years 12.4 23 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Branch, Michael Arkansas Sebastian 1995 1998 Murder Term of Years 20 years 2.4 45 White Male 1998 04-05-2014
Brandley, Clarence Texas Montgomery 1981 1990 Murder Death 8.9 29 Black Male 1990 08-29-2011
Brewer, Kennedy Mississippi Noxubee 1995 2008 Murder Death 12.4 21 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Bridgeman, Wiley Ohio Cuyahoga 1975 2014 Murder Death 37.3 20 Black Male 2012 11-21-2014
Bright, Gregory Louisiana Orleans 1976 2003 Murder Life 26.9 20 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Brooks, Dwayne Ohio Cuyahoga 1988 2023 Murder Life 34.4 21 Black Male 2023 10-05-2023
Brown, Albert Massachusetts Suffolk 1987 2022 Murder Life without parole 35.0 32 Black Male 2022 05-01-2023