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: 88
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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
Adams, Seneca Illinois Cook 2006 2006 Assault Probation 0 20 Black Male 2006 12-08-2014
Adams, Tari Illinois Cook 2006 2006 Assault Probation 0 18 Black Male 2006 12-08-2014
Almodovar, Roberto Illinois Cook 1995 2017 Murder Life without parole 21 19 Hispanic Male 1999 2017 04-26-2017
Anderson, Deonta Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 0 19 Black Male 2005 05-02-2022
Andino, Carlos Illinois Cook 1996 2022 Murder Term of Years 60 years 26 21 Hispanic Male 2021 2022 08-23-2022
Baker, Ben Illinois Cook 2006 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 3 33 Black Male 2010 03-28-2016
Beals, Brian Illinois Cook 1990 2023 Murder Term of Years 80 years 34 22 Black Male 2023 2023 01-03-2024
Blair, Harvey Illinois Cook 2005 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 0 35 Black Male 2005 12-09-2018
Bouto, Robert Illinois Cook 1996 2018 Murder Term of Years 45 years 19 17 White Male 2004 2015 07-02-2018
Boyd, Lathierial Illinois Cook 1990 2013 Murder Term of Years 82 years 23 24 Black Male 2013 09-10-2013
Carter, William Illinois Cook 2007 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 9 years 3 20 Black Male 2010 07-17-2017
Cerami, Sean Illinois Cook 2012 2013 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 1 47 White Male 2013 06-08-2016
Colon, David Illinois Cook 1993 2022 Murder Term of Years 50 years 24 20 Hispanic Male 1993 2017 08-25-2022
Conley, Michael Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 months and 25 days 0 30 Black Male 2004 02-12-2022
Cooper, Tracy Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 years 2 31 Black Male 2006 05-16-2022
Craine, Alandis Illinois Cook 2016 2021 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years and 2 months 0 29 Black Male 2017 11-30-2022
Diaz, Angel Illinois Cook 1996 2023 Murder Term of Years 44 years 14 21 Hispanic Male 2010 08-15-2024
Dobbins, Gregory Illinois Cook 2009 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years and 6 months 1 29 Black Male 2010 04-30-2022
Dotson, Gary Illinois Cook 1979 1989 Sexual Assault Term of Years 25 to 50 years 6 20 White Male 1985 1985 08-29-2011
Elsayed, Jessica Illinois Cook 2012 2013 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 21 White Female 2012 06-23-2016
Fletcher, James Jr. Illinois Cook 2005 2020 Murder Life without parole 15 27 Black Male 2011 2020 02-24-2020
Fountain, Ricky Illinois Cook 2013 2018 Attempted Murder Term of Years 26 years 6 29 Black Male 2018 05-30-2023
Gipson, Leonard Illinois Cook 2007 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years and four months 2 26 Black Male 2009 11-28-2018
Glenn, Clarissa Illinois Cook 2006 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 34 Black Female 2006 03-28-2016
Gordon, Kenneth Illinois Cook 2002 2008 Theft Term of Years 9 years 4 40 Black Male 2006 02-11-2016
Green, Debra Illinois Cook 2010 2011 Assault Probation 0 31 Black Female 2010 08-26-2013
Harris, Darien Illinois Cook 2014 2023 Murder Term of Years 76 years 10 18 Black Male 2023 01-03-2024
Harvey, Sydney Illinois Cook 2007 2019 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years and 6 months 1 47 Black Male 2008 02-22-2019
Hernandez, Juan Illinois Cook 2001 2022 Murder Term of Years 86 years 21 20 Hispanic Male 2019 2022 08-15-2022
Hernandez, Rosendo Illinois Cook 1999 2022 Murder Term of Years 75 years 23 19 Hispanic Male 2019 2022 08-15-2022
Hill, Dwayne Illinois Cook 2013 2018 Attempted Murder Term of Years 26 years 6 33 Black Male 2018 05-30-2023
Iglesias, Geraldo Illinois Cook 1994 2019 Murder Term of Years 35 years 16 24 Hispanic Male 2018 2010 01-30-2019
Jackson, Allen Illinois Cook 2006 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 22 Black Male 2007 2006 11-28-2018
James, Shaun Illinois Cook 2009 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 years 1 27 Black Male 2010 01-19-2021
Johnson, Demetrius Illinois Cook 1992 2019 Murder Term of Years 25 years 12 15 Black Male 2004 01-02-2020
Johnson, Juan Illinois Cook 1991 2004 Murder Term of Years 30 years 11 19 Black Male 2003 2002 08-29-2011
Jones, Michael Illinois Cook 2015 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 44 Black Male 2016 05-23-2023
Jordan, Elgin Illinois Cook 2016 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 years 3 46 Black Male 2018 05-24-2023
Lewis, Derrick Illinois Cook 2005 2019 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 years and 6 months 2 25 Black Male 2007 02-22-2019
Lewis, Earl Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 0 22 Black Male 2005 04-27-2022
Logan, Alton Illinois Cook 1982 2008 Murder Life 26 28 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Logan, Leonard Illinois Cook 2000 2023 Murder Term of Years 45 years 19 24 Black Male 2019 10-26-2023
McDaniels, Anthony Illinois Cook 2011 2018 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 12 years 7 40 Black Male 2018 11-28-2018
McIntosh, Norman Illinois Cook 2003 2016 Murder Term of Years 45 years 13 23 Black Male 2013 2016 10-26-2016
McNairy, Andre Illinois Cook 2009 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 9 years 6 44 Black Male 2015 11-28-2018
Montanez, Jose Illinois Cook 1994 2016 Murder Term of Years 55 years 22 25 Hispanic Male 1999 2016 07-23-2016
Moore, Elgen Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 21 Black Male 2005 05-10-2022
Moore, Omar Illinois Cook 2009 2018 Murder Term of Years 34 years 9 37 Black Male 2012 2018 08-29-2024
Morales, Miguel Illinois Cook 1994 2023 Murder Term of Years 45 years 21 19 Hispanic Male 2005 2015 11-14-2023
Negron, William Illinois Cook 1995 2017 Murder Life without parole 0 17 Hispanic Male 1999 1995 04-26-2017
O'Neal, Harry Illinois Will 2015 2019 Assault Term of Years 6 years 4 42 Black Male 2018 01-09-2020
Ollins, Larry Illinois Cook 1988 2001 Murder Life 13 16 Black Male 2001 2001 08-29-2011
Ortiz, Edwin Illinois Cook 1993 2024 Murder Term of Years 40 years 17 15 Hispanic Male 2022 2010 08-06-2024
Patrick, Bryant Illinois Cook 2007 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 years 3 25 Black Male 2010 01-19-2021
Patterson, Javon Illinois Cook 2007 2010 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 years 1 25 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Patterson, Maurice Illinois Cook 2003 2010 Murder Term of Years 30 years 7 35 Black Male 2010 2010 08-29-2011
Payne, Cordero Illinois Cook 2006 2019 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 0 18 Black Male 2007 02-22-2019
Perkins, Jarvis Illinois Cook 2009 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 0 23 Black Male 2009 02-12-2022
Pursley, Patrick Illinois Winnebago 1994 2019 Murder Life without parole 23 28 Black Male 2016 2017 02-04-2019
Quiambao-Holland, Camaran Illinois DuPage 2009 2013 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 19 Hispanic Male 2009 06-14-2016
Rea, Julie Illinois Lawrence 2002 2006 Murder Term of Years 65 years 2 28 White Female 2004 08-29-2011
Reyes, Andrew Illinois Cook 1992 2010 Attempted Murder Term of Years 12 years 1 22 Hispanic Male 1993 06-02-2020
Reynolds, Donald Illinois Cook 1988 1997 Sexual Assault Term of Years 69 years 10 20 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Rivera, Gamalier Illinois Cook 1998 2022 Murder Term of Years 45 years 22 21 Hispanic Male 2019 09-06-2022
Robinson, Allen Illinois Cook 2011 2022 Murder Term of Years 55 years 11 21 Black Male 2014 2022 06-14-2023
Rodriguez, Ricardo Illinois Cook 1997 2018 Murder Term of Years 90 years 21 22 Hispanic Male 1997 2018 04-04-2018
Romero, Francisco Illinois Cook 2006 2024 Murder Term of Years 65 years 18 18 Hispanic Male 2023 07-15-2024
Rosario, Adolfo Illinois Cook 1991 2022 Murder Term of Years 57 years 28 25 Hispanic Male 2019 03-12-2024
Salcedo, Claudia Illinois Cook 2005 2007 Assault Probation 0 21 Hispanic Female 2005 03-09-2015
Salcedo, Gloria Illinois Cook 2005 2007 Assault Probation 0 46 Hispanic Female 2005 03-09-2015
Salcedo, Teresa Illinois Cook 2005 2007 Assault Probation 0 17 Hispanic Female 2005 03-09-2015
Saunders, Omar Illinois Cook 1988 2001 Murder Life without parole 14 18 Black Male 2001 2001 08-29-2011
Serrano, Armando Illinois Cook 1994 2016 Murder Term of Years 55 years 22 20 Hispanic Male 1999 2016 07-23-2016
Sierra, Thomas Illinois Cook 1997 2018 Murder Term of Years 55 years 21 19 Hispanic Male 2017 01-16-2018
Smith, Tyrone Illinois Cook 2020 2024 Murder Not Sentenced 4 24 Black Male 2024 01-17-2024
Starks, Bennie Illinois Lake 1986 2013 Sexual Assault Term of Years 60 years 20 26 Black Male 2006 01-07-2013
Thomas, Phillip Illinois Cook 2008 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 years 4 47 Black Male 2011 11-28-2018
Thompson, Terrance Illinois Cook 2003 2006 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 years 3 36 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Velez, John Illinois Cook 2002 2017 Murder Term of Years 55 years 15 18 Hispanic Male 2001 2017 12-22-2017
Walker, Danny Illinois DuPage 2012 2018 Fraud Term of Years 6 months 1 47 Black Male 2012 04-20-2018
Walker, Jermaine Illinois Cook 2006 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 to 22 years 10 29 Black Male 2016 04-26-2016
Walker, Russell Illinois Cook 2007 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 years 2 30 Black Male 2009 05-13-2018
Wardell, Billy Illinois Cook 1988 1997 Sexual Assault Term of Years 69 years 10 21 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Watkins, Kimberly Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 0 31 Black Female 2007 03-01-2022
Weekly, London Illinois Cook 2005 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 15 Black Male 2005 06-21-2024
Willis, John Illinois Cook 1993 1999 Sexual Assault Life 6 42 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Wright, Anthony Jr. Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 2 19 Black Male 2006 05-11-2022
Wynn, Morris Illinois Cook 2005 2006 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 years 2 21 White Male 2006 08-29-2011