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
Elizondo, Joe Texas Jefferson 1984 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 12.9 49 Hispanic Male 1997 10-14-2012
Elizondo, Mary Ann Texas Jefferson 1984 2005 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 35 years 7.0 27 Hispanic Female 1991 10-14-2012
Ellerbe, Vincent New York Kings 1996 2022 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 24.0 17 Black Male 2020 08-10-2022
Elliff, Hicks Texas Nueces 1982 2007 Murder Term of Years 55 years 25.2 23 White Male 2007 01-24-2012
Ellis, Andre Alabama Pike 2013 2014 Sexual Assault Term of Years 85 years 1.8 35 Black Male 2014 12-10-2014
Ellis, Bernard Illinois Cook 1996 2001 Murder Term of Years 55 years 5.7 26 Black Male 2001 08-24-2014
Ellis, Burrell Georgia DeKalb 2015 2017 Perjury Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 0.7 54 Black Male 2016 02-23-2017
Ellis, Christopher New York Nassau 1992 2025 Murder Term of Years 31 years and six months to life 28.7 20 Black Male 2021 04-22-2025
Ellison, Jason Kansas Douglas 2006 2011 Sexual Assault Term of Years 23 years 4.9 23 White Male 2011 01-16-2012
Elmardoudi, Abdel-Ilah Fed-MI (Eastern) 2003 2004 Supporting Terrorism Term of Years 15 years 1.3 35 Other Male 2004 08-29-2011
Elsayed, Jessica Illinois Cook 2012 2013 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 21 White Female 2012 06-23-2016
Emarievebe, Clifford Pennsylvania Delaware 2018 2025 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 8 to 16 years 4.4 42 Black Male 2022 06-19-2025
Emerson, Tommy Texas Harris 2009 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0.5 49 Black Male 2009 03-18-2016
Emory, Malcolm Massachusetts Suffolk 1970 1990 Assault Probation 0 19 Native American Male 1970 04-08-2013
Engberg-Lehmer, Teresa Iowa Pottawattamie 1997 1998 Manslaughter Term of Years 15 years 1.0 24 White Female 1998 07-29-2012
Engel, Gary Missouri Clay 1991 2010 Kidnapping Term of Years 90 years 18.7 33 White Male 2010 08-29-2011
Engesser, Oakley South Dakota Meade 2001 2015 Manslaughter Term of Years 25 years 12.2 41 White Male 2013 01-13-2015
Enriquez, Danielle Illinois DuPage 2011 2013 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 28 Hispanic Female 2011 06-08-2016
Epps, Derick Massachusetts Essex 2007 2016 Child Abuse Term of Years 7 to 10 years 6.4 27 Black Male 2013 10-07-2018
Epps, Reginald North Carolina New Hanover 1972 2012 Assault Term of Years 28 years 7.9 17 Black Male 1980 11-17-2016
Ervin, Armenu Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 Black Male 2000 05-26-2022
Escamilla, Nicholas Illinois Cook 1994 2023 Murder Term of Years 29 years 14.0 20 Hispanic Male 2008 11-14-2023
Escamilla, Richard Texas Dallas 2023 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 0 35 Hispanic Male 2023 02-04-2025
Escobar, Edgar California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 3.3 28 Hispanic Male 2000 04-13-2021
Escobar, Jose Texas Harris 2015 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 21 days 0 20 Hispanic Male 2015 10-28-2015
Eskew, Jasmine Montana Cascade 2014 2017 Child Abuse Term of Years 5 years 3.0 21 White Female 2017 01-25-2018
Esse, Eric Iowa Cerro Gordo 2003 2006 Murder Life without parole 3.2 33 White Male 2006 07-18-2013
Eubanks, Ronald Texas Dallas 1992 2017 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 years 10.7 25 Black Male 2003 02-18-2017
Evans, Desheen New York Bronx 2017 2021 Other Violent Felony Term of Years 2 years and 8 months to 4 years 1.1 35 White Female 2018 07-23-2024
Evans, Dionte Illinois Cook 2006 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 16 Black Male 2006 09-13-2023
Evans, Timothy North Carolina Durham 2009 2024 Murder Term of Years 45 years 13.3 18 Black Male 2022 03-07-2024
Everett, Harold Washington Chelan 1994 1998 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 23 years 3.8 65 White Male 1998 02-12-2012
Everett, Idella Washington Chelan 1994 1998 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 4 years and 8 months 3.8 41 White Female 1998 02-12-2012
Everling, Steven Indiana Madison 2008 2012 Child Sex Abuse Life 1.7 33 White Male 2010 05-27-2018
Eze, Louis New York Erie 1993 2007 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 35 2/3 to life 9.2 31 Black Male 2003 12-18-2013
Ezell, LaShawn Illinois Cook 1998 2017 Robbery Term of Years 20 years 6.6 15 Black Male 2005 03-01-2017
Fagan, James Michigan Genesee 1988 1998 Child Sex Abuse Life 8.0 36 Black Male 1996 05-20-2020
Fahra, Idris Fed-TN (Middle) 2012 2016 Other Violent Felony Not Sentenced 3.8 21 Black Male 2016 03-18-2016
Fain, Charles Idaho Canyon 1983 2001 Murder Death 17.8 33 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Faircloth, Billy Texas Travis 2012 2023 Assault Term of Years 60 years 10.6 44 White Male 2022 05-04-2023
Faison, Anthony New York Kings 1988 2001 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 13.0 21 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Faria, Russell Missouri Lincoln 2013 2015 Murder Life without parole 1.6 41 White Male 2015 11-16-2015
Farnbaugh, William Florida Pasco 1997 2004 Sexual Assault Life 7.2 25 White Male 2004 06-25-2013
Farnsworth, Robert Jr. Michigan Jackson 1999 2000 Theft Probation 0 29 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
Farris, Christopher Illinois Cook 2004 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 2.0 21 Black Male 2006 04-13-2020
Faulkner, David Maryland Talbot 2001 2022 Murder Life without parole 19.8 22 White Male 2021 03-15-2022
Faulkner, Kenneth California Kern 2000 2003 Kidnapping Term of Years 30 to Life 3.0 39 White Male 2003 01-20-2014
Faulkner, Roland Florida St. Lucie 1996 1997 Arson Not Sentenced 0 53 White Male 1996 08-31-2015
Fauntleroy, David Illinois Cook 1986 2009 Murder Life 22.4 22 Black Male 2009 12-21-2012
Faust, Benjamin Missouri St. Charles 2016 2018 Sexual Assault Term of Years 1 year 0.8 17 Black Male 2017 08-27-2018
Fears, Jerome Illinois Cook 2009 2022 Assault Term of Years 2 years 0.2 22 Black Male 2009 04-27-2022
Fenenbock, Robert California Trinity 1994 2020 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 25.6 38 White Male 2019 03-01-2021
Fenton, Joey Illinois Cook 2011 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 0.7 28 Black Male 2012 04-30-2022
Fenton, Tyronne Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 2.0 32 Black Male 2009 04-30-2022
Fergeson, Latanya Texas Harris 2008 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 months 0.6 29 Black Female 2009 08-07-2015
Ferguson, Ryan Missouri Boone 2005 2013 Murder Term of Years 40 years 7.9 17 White Male 2013 11-14-2013
Ferrara, Vincent Fed-MA 1992 2006 Murder Term of Years 22 years 13.4 36 White Male 2005 08-29-2011
Field, Denis Fed-NY (Southern) 2011 2013 Tax Evasion/Fraud Not Sentenced 0 46 White Male 2011 11-12-2013
Fields, Hilliard Texas Dallas 1997 2011 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 5 years 4.8 25 Black Male 2002 02-12-2012
Fields, Nathson Edgar Illinois Cook 1986 2009 Murder Death 16.6 29 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Figueroa, Fancy New York Queens 1997 2004 Filing a False Report Community Service 0 16 Hispanic Female 1997 07-26-2014
Filler, Vladek Maine Hancock 2009 2015 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0 37 White Male 2009 05-26-2015
Fils, Roland Massachusetts Hampden 2008 2012 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 12 years 3.5 35 Black Male 2012 10-04-2016
Fish, Harold Arizona Coconino 2006 2009 Murder Term of Years 10 years 3.1 57 White Male 2009 09-17-2013
Fisher, Christine Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 23 Black Female 2004 05-02-2022
Fisher, Gregory Michigan Wayne 2002 2017 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 15 to 30 years 14.6 49 Black Male 2017 04-18-2017
Fisher, James Fed-TX (Northern) 1995 1997 Fraud Term of Years 7 years and 3 months 1.9 32 White Male 1997 12-04-2012
Fitts, Anthony Colorado La Plata 2018 2019 Sexual Assault Term of Years 6 to 16 years 0.9 18 White Male 2019 06-11-2019
Fitzgerald, John Fed-CA (Southern) 2007 2009 Tax Evasion/Fraud Not Sentenced 0 40 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Flagg, Michael Illinois Cook 2002 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0.2 39 Black Male 2002 05-17-2022
Fleming, Jonathan New York Kings 1990 2014 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 23.7 27 Black Male 2014 04-09-2014
Flores, Carlos Texas Bexar 2010 2015 Assault Term of Years 3 years 4.9 44 Hispanic Male 2015 10-26-2015
Flores, Douglas Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 18 Hispanic Male 2014 10-26-2015
Flowers, Christopher Texas Harris 2013 2023 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 90 days 0.2 29 Black Male 2013 07-21-2023
Flowers, Curtis Arkansas Columbia 2004 2010 Murder Life without parole 6.6 21 Black Male 2010 06-03-2017
Flowers, Wanda Texas Harris 2015 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 days 0 36 Black Female 2015 07-11-2016
Floyd, John Louisiana Orleans 1982 2018 Murder Life without parole 35.5 31 White Male 2017 12-03-2018
Fogle, Lewis Pennsylvania Indiana 1982 2015 Murder Life without parole 33.5 24 White Male 2015 09-16-2015
Foley, Thomas Michigan Branch 2009 2011 Murder Life 1.7 40 White Male 2011 01-17-2013
Forbes, Todd Fed-Military 1998 2006 Sexual Assault Term of Years 15 years 7.7 35 White Male 2006 01-16-2012
Forbes, Walter Michigan Jackson 1983 2020 Murder Life without parole 37.5 25 Black Male 2020 12-12-2020
Ford, Glenn Louisiana Caddo 1984 2014 Murder Death 29.3 34 Black Male 2014 03-12-2014
Forney, Robert Illinois Cook 2007 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 1.4 44 Black Male 2009 12-09-2018
Forrest, Paul Texas Bexar 2012 2018 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 2 years 0.8 29 White Male 2013 08-08-2018
Forsythe, Colleen Dill California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 4.9 26 White Female 1990 08-29-2011
Forsythe, Wayne California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 4.9 28 White Male 1990 08-29-2011
Foster, Kurt Ohio Cuyahoga 2019 2020 Sexual Assault Term of Years 6 years 1.2 45 White Male 2020 11-07-2022
Fountain, Ricky Illinois Cook 2013 2018 Attempted Murder Term of Years 26 years 5.7 29 Black Male 2018 05-30-2023
Fowler, Joel New York Kings 2009 2015 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 5.7 17 Black Male 2015 08-15-2015
Fowler, Michael Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 25 Black Male 2000 06-01-2022
Fox, Anthony Mississippi Hinds 2022 2024 Manslaughter Term of Years 5 years 1.5 34 Black Male 2024 08-06-2024
Fox, Bretton Texas Harris 2008 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 days 0 24 White Male 2008 05-08-2015
Fox, Larry Sr. Indiana Scott 1988 1993 Murder Term of Years 40 years 5.2 37 White Male 1993 08-12-2017
Franklin, Brian Texas Tarrant 1995 2016 Child Sex Abuse Life 21.2 34 White Male 2016 12-22-2016
Franklin, George California San Mateo 1990 1996 Murder Life 5.6 30 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Frazier, Bryheem New Jersey Camden 2008 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 1.7 23 Black Male 2009 08-19-2022
Frazier, James Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2013 2019 Murder Life without parole 5.6 19 Black Male 2019 04-26-2019
Frederick, Sherri Texas Harris 2010 2012 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0.4 33 Black Female 2011 10-18-2012
Fritz, Dennis Oklahoma Pontotoc 1988 1999 Murder Life 11.0 33 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
Fry, Jason Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 0.7 23 Black Male 2000 06-01-2022