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
Rodrigues, Shaun Hawaii Hawaii 2002 2014 Kidnapping Term of Years 20 years 9.8 20 Other Male 2011 12-17-2014
Rodrigues, Stuart Texas Bexar 2012 2018 Threats Probation 0 20 Hispanic Male 2012 03-26-2020
Rodriguez, Danielle Texas Bexar 2015 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 48 days 0 21 Hispanic Female 2015 03-26-2020
Rodriguez, George Texas Harris 1987 2005 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 60 years 16.9 25 Hispanic Male 2004 08-29-2011
Rodriguez, Jeffrey California Santa Clara 2003 2007 Robbery Term of Years 25 to Life 3.8 24 Hispanic Male 2007 08-29-2011
Rodriguez, Jose New York Bronx 2007 2011 Robbery Term of Years 10 years 2.6 19 Hispanic Male 2010 08-29-2011
Rogers, Mandel Texas Harris 1999 2014 Robbery Term of Years 12 years 10.7 18 Black Male 2009 10-21-2014
Rojas, Luis Kevin New York New York 1992 1998 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 3.4 18 Hispanic Male 1995 08-29-2011
Rojo, Christopher Texas Harris 2013 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 days 0 27 Hispanic Male 2013 08-08-2016
Rollin, Joseph Pierre California Humboldt 2004 2008 Dependent Adult Abuse Term of Years 8 years 3.4 45 White Male 2008 07-17-2013
Rollins, Donte Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2007 2016 Attempted Murder Term of Years 62 1/2 to 125 years 9.0 18 Black Male 2016 01-06-2017
Rollins, Lafonso Illinois Cook 1994 2004 Sexual Assault Term of Years 75 years 10.4 17 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Rollins, Offord IV California Kern 1992 1996 Murder Term of Years 29 to life 4.4 17 Black Male 1996 10-04-2012
Rome, Anthony Jr. South Dakota Minnehaha 1987 1990 Kidnapping Probation 0 47 White Male 1987 03-18-2014
Rosario, Richard New York Bronx 1998 2016 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 17.3 20 Hispanic Male 2016 11-18-2016
Rowan, Jeffrey Oklahoma Pittsburg 2009 2012 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 35 years 2.9 26 White Male 2012 04-06-2014
Ruano, Julio Louisiana Orleans 2011 2017 Assault Term of Years 7 years 5.6 42 Hispanic Male 2017 06-30-2017
Rubin, Jerome Massachusetts Middlesex 2010 2016 Arson Term of Years 2 years 1.0 48 White Male 2011 05-31-2016
Ruby, Donald Pennsylvania Perry 1987 1993 Murder Life 6.2 39 White Male 1993 10-28-2014
Ruffin, Julius Virginia Norfolk City 1982 2003 Sexual Assault Life 20.4 28 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Ruiz, Rafael New York New York 1985 2020 Sexual Assault Term of Years 8 1/3 to 25 years 24.2 24 Hispanic Male 2009 02-13-2020
Rust, Adam Oregon Multnomah 2012 2023 Other Nonviolent Felony Probation 0 22 White Male 2012 12-13-2023
Ryan, Michael New Jersey Atlantic 2016 2018 Other Nonviolent Misdemeanor Probation 0 50 White Male 2016 04-17-2019
Sadr, Ali Fed-NY (Southern) 2020 2020 Other Nonviolent Felony Not Sentenced 0 34 Asian Male 2020 07-30-2020
Saecker, Frederic Wisconsin Buffalo 1990 1996 Sexual Assault Term of Years 15 years 6.8 38 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Sailor, Ru-El Ohio Cuyahoga 2003 2018 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 14.8 22 Black Male 2018 04-06-2018
Sailors, Gerald Indiana Huntington 1991 1993 Manslaughter Term of Years 22 years 1.4 46 White Male 1992 07-28-2017
Salazar, Ben Texas Travis 1992 1997 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 years 5.5 23 Hispanic Male 1997 08-29-2011
Salley, MarQuise Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2010 2019 Murder Life without parole 8.6 22 Black Male 2019 09-29-2019
Salter, Aaron Michigan Wayne 2003 2018 Murder Life without parole 14.7 20 Black Male 2018 08-20-2018
Salters, Kaveo Michigan Wayne 2012 2019 Attempted Murder Term of Years 27 to 42 years 7.2 17 Black Male 2019 12-18-2019
Samueli, Henry Fed-CA (Central) 2008 2009 Perjury Not Sentenced 0 48 White Male 2008 05-17-2012
Sanches, Shimira Texas Harris 2012 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 31 Hispanic Female 2012 10-07-2016
Sanchez, Yareli Texas Harris 2011 2015 Solicitation Term of Years 10 days 0 20 Hispanic Female 2011 07-08-2016
Sanders, Trina Texas Galveston 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 0.6 49 Black Female 2015 08-20-2015
Sandoval-Gonzalez, Gerardo Fed-CA (Southern) 2009 2012 Immigration Term of Years 7 years 2.7 51 Hispanic Male 2012 07-15-2012
Santillan, Martin Texas Dallas 1998 2023 Murder Life 24.8 23 Hispanic Male 2022 03-28-2023
Santos, Louis Massachusetts Suffolk 1985 1990 Murder Life 3.0 20 Black Male 1988 08-29-2011
Saraceno, David Connecticut Middlesex 1998 1999 Arson Not Sentenced 0.9 18 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
Scheidell, Daniel Wisconsin Racine 1995 2017 Sexual Assault Term of Years 25 years 19.8 46 White Male 2015 09-27-2017
Schledwitz, Karl Fed-TN (Eastern) 1992 1999 Fraud Term of Years 6 months 0.5 30 White Male 1993 08-29-2011
Schulz, Stephen New York Suffolk 1999 2009 Robbery Term of Years 11 years 10.3 35 White Male 2009 05-12-2013
Scott, Calvin Lee Oklahoma Pontotoc 1983 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 25 years 20.2 26 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Scott, Christopher Shun Texas Dallas 1997 2009 Murder Life 12.0 27 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Scott, John New York Queens 1997 2006 Robbery Term of Years 25 years 3.9 Black Male 2001 09-02-2020
Scott, Samuel Georgia Chatham 1987 2002 Sexual Assault Life 14.5 28 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Scott, Scotty Arkansas Pulaski 1983 1989 Murder Term of Years 25 years 0 20 White Male 1983 08-29-2011
Scott, Winston Virginia Fairfax 1976 2019 Sexual Assault Term of Years 14 years 5.3 19 Black Male 1981 03-15-2019
Scruggs, Dwayne Indiana Marion 1986 1993 Sexual Assault Term of Years 40 years 7.6 32 Black Male 1993 08-29-2011
Seats, Devin Illinois Cook 2009 2022 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 2 years 0.3 22 Black Male 2009 12-12-2022
Serrano, Ivan Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1988 2005 Murder Life 17.6 17 Hispanic Male 2005 08-29-2011
Shabazz, Omar New York New York 2008 2014 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 years 5.0 27 Black Male 2013 07-22-2015
Shafer, Thomas New York Broome 2012 2024 Theft Probation 0 25 White Male 2012 10-14-2024
Shakirov, Mansur Illinois McLean 2014 2018 Manslaughter Term of Years 4 years 1.7 28 White Male 2015 06-05-2018
Shannon, Michael Louisiana Orleans 2011 2018 Murder Life without parole 6.5 41 Black Male 2017 02-15-2018
Shaughnessy, Eric Massachusetts Suffolk 1997 1998 Assault Term of Years 5 years 0.5 21 White Male 1997 10-07-2012
Shaw, Willie Jr. North Carolina Mecklenburg 2016 2021 Other Violent Felony Term of Years 8 2/3 to 11 5/12 4.6 43 Black Male 2021 02-16-2021
Shelton, Horace North Carolina Buncombe 2012 2014 Forgery Term of Years 10 7/12 to 13 1/2 years 2.3 51 Black Male 2014 11-28-2016
Shelton, Joseph Texas Dallas 2001 2003 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 5 years 2.4 40 White Male 2003 07-18-2023
Shephard, David L. New Jersey Essex 1984 1995 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 years 10.6 21 Black Male 1995 08-29-2011
Sherwin, James T. Fed-NY (Southern) 1989 1991 Fraud Term of Years 6 months 0 53 White Male 1989 08-29-2011
Shiflett, Guy Jr. Texas Hunt 2016 2018 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 4 years 2.5 53 White Male 2018 01-16-2019
Shiflett, Guy Jr. Texas Dallas 2014 2020 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 3 years 0.6 52 White Male 2015 05-05-2020
Shomberg, Forest Wisconsin Dane 2003 2009 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 years 6.6 38 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Showers, Kurtis DeAngelo Michigan Wayne 1994 1998 Robbery Life 4.3 28 Black Male 1998 08-29-2011
Shreve, Thomas North Carolina Onslow 1988 1989 Threats Probation 0 31 White Male 1988 04-14-2015
Shull, George Edward California Santa Clara 1989 2009 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 years 2.6 30 White Male 1992 08-29-2011
Shved, Olga Washington Franklin 2009 2014 Assault Term of Years 10 years 2.0 23 White Female 2011 07-31-2014
Silva, Juan Sr. Wisconsin Milwaukee 2014 2015 Manslaughter Term of Years 5 years 1.5 43 Hispanic Male 2015 08-20-2015
Silva-Santiago, Jesus Massachusetts Plymouth 2006 2010 Murder Life without parole 4.2 28 Hispanic Male 2010 10-06-2013
Simmons, Claude Jr. Texas Dallas 1997 2009 Murder Life 12.0 42 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Simmons, Mariah Texas Harris 2016 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 12 days 0 21 Black Female 2016 05-31-2016
Simmons, Tommy III California Los Angeles 1998 2003 Murder Life 4.8 35 Black Male 2003 01-25-2014
Sims, Lennie Darrold California Los Angeles 1992 1994 Robbery Term of Years 7 years 0.3 24 Black Male 1992 05-01-2013
Sims, Mack Indiana Elkhart 1994 2019 Attempted Murder Term of Years 35 years 16.4 21 Black Male 2011 05-16-2019
Sinegal, Layo Alaska Petersburg 1995 2000 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 years 2.5 37 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Skakel, Michael Connecticut Fairfield 2002 2020 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 11.5 15 White Male 2013 11-25-2020
Skinner, Gregory Texas Dallas 2012 2018 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 years 6.5 42 Black Male 2018 02-15-2019
Slater, Willie Lee Florida Orange 1999 2009 Assault Life 10.4 20 Black Male 2009 05-01-2013
Smigielski, Amy Massachusetts Hampden 2009 2012 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 1.4 37 White Female 2011 11-06-2017
Smith, Adam Illinois Macon 2016 2020 Threats Term of Years 10 years 3.6 32 White Male 2019 12-17-2021
Smith, Billy James Texas Dallas 1987 2006 Sexual Assault Life 19.4 34 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Smith, Byron Texas Harris 2009 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0.2 33 Black Male 2009 08-25-2016
Smith, Duran Texas Harris 2014 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 months 0 25 Black Male 2014 10-04-2016
Smith, Eric Fed-Military 2012 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 0.6 40 White Male 2013 09-22-2015
Smith, G'Cobra Texas Harris 2014 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 180 days 0.2 17 Black Male 2015 04-01-2016
Smith, Julius New Jersey Hudson 2010 2017 Robbery Term of Years 20 years 5.2 30 Black Male 2016 02-17-2018
Smith, Marcus Lashun Texas Dallas 1995 2012 Robbery Probation 0 21 Black Male 1995 06-18-2012
Smith, Tammy Iowa Humboldt 2007 2011 Child Abuse Term of Years 10 years 4.3 32 White Female 2011 01-23-2014
Smith, Walter D. Ohio Franklin 1986 1996 Sexual Assault Term of Years 78 to Life 9.9 27 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Snipes, Steven North Carolina Lee 1998 2003 Robbery Term of Years 7 years and 6 months 5.0 35 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Sommer, Cynthia California San Diego 2007 2008 Murder Life 1.2 28 White Female 2008 08-29-2011
Sonnier, Ernest Texas Harris 1986 2018 Kidnapping Life 22.7 22 Black Male 2009 06-13-2018
Soto, Oscar Illinois Cook 1999 2024 Attempted Murder Term of Years 6 years 0.8 25 Hispanic Male 2000 09-15-2024
Spates, Jamie Illinois Winnebago 2018 2021 Murder Not Sentenced 0 41 Black Male 2018 09-08-2021
Spiller, Jonathan Fed-DC 2011 2012 Bribery Not Sentenced 0 58 White Male 2011 02-27-2014
Stallings, Patricia Missouri Jefferson 1991 1991 Murder Life 0.5 24 White Female 1991 08-29-2011
Sterling, Frank New York Monroe 1992 2010 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 17.6 25 White Male 2010 08-29-2011
Stevens, Codie Lynn Michigan Saginaw 2016 2020 Child Abuse Term of Years 1 1/2 to 10 years 3.3 23 White Female 2019 02-01-2021
Stevens, Richard Fed-NJ 1990 1992 Sexual Assault Term of Years 14 years 2.4 32 Black Male 1992 12-12-2012