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
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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, Johnathan Georgia Carroll 2005 2006 Murder Term of Years 1 year 1 12 White Male 2006 08-29-2011
Artis, John New Jersey Passaic 1967 1988 Murder Term of Years 15 years to life 15 19 Black Male 1981 08-04-2020
Bailey, Jherelle New Jersey Camden 2010 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 27 Black Male 2010 07-24-2022
Ballard, Nathaniel New Jersey Camden 2008 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 2 Black Male 2010 07-24-2022
Barnes, Joel New Jersey Camden 2009 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Unknown 1 26 Black Male 2010 07-25-2022
Becerra, Gilbert New Jersey Camden 2009 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 1 19 Black Male 2009 07-25-2022
Berryman, Earl New Jersey Essex 1985 1997 Sexual Assault Term of Years 50 years 10 24 Black Male 1995 08-29-2011
Beverly, Shawn New Jersey Camden 2008 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years and 9 months 2 30 Black Male 2010 08-04-2022
Bharadia, Sandeep Georgia Chatham 2003 2025 Sexual Assault Life without parole 21 27 Asian Male 2024 05-30-2025
Bradley, Kelvin Georgia Fulton 2012 2017 Assault Term of Years 20 years 5 26 Black Male 2017 05-16-2017
Campbell, Lori Georgia Douglas 2005 2007 Theft Probation 0 32 Black Female 2005 01-12-2018
Cannon, Trevor Georgia Chatham 2015 2018 Manslaughter Term of Years 8 years 2 22 White Male 2017 01-11-2018
Carter, Rubin New Jersey Passaic 1967 1988 Murder Term of Years 30 years to life 19 29 Black Male 1986 08-04-2020
Cass, Albert New Jersey Camden 2008 2010 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 1 44 Black Male 2010 08-29-2022
Chaparro, Anthony New Jersey Union 2003 2014 Sexual Assault Life 11 48 Hispanic Male 2014 12-05-2014
Chapman, Justin Georgia Haralson 2007 2016 Murder Life 8 27 White Male 2015 07-12-2016
Charles, Earl Patrick Georgia Chatham 1975 1978 Murder Death 3 21 Black Male 1978
Chumley, Tom Edwin Georgia Columbia 2005 2009 Murder Life 4 52 White Male 2009 06-25-2013
Clark, Robert Georgia Cobb 1982 2005 Sexual Assault Life 24 20 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
Coleman, Robert E. Georgia Clayton 1929 1933 Murder Life 4 21 White Male 1933
Contreras, Angel New Jersey Camden 2006 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 18 Hispanic Male 2006 01-16-2025
Cottle, Charles New Jersey Camden 2008 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 2 22 Black Male 2009 08-08-2022
Creamer, James Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Death 3 41 White Male 1975
Cromedy, McKinley New Jersey Middlesex 1994 1999 Sexual Assault Term of Years 60 years 5 29 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Cservak, Wayne Georgia Whitfield 1997 1997 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 1 21 White Male 1997 1997 08-29-2011
de los Santos, Jorge New Jersey Essex 1975 1983 Murder Life 8 30 Hispanic Male 1983
Demby, Ronald New Jersey Camden 2008 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 2 42 Black Male 2009 08-19-2022
Dinning, Jack Georgia Rabun 1993 1997 Murder Life 4 38 White Male 1997 12-30-2013
Dixon, John New Jersey Essex 1991 2001 Sexual Assault Term of Years 45 years 10 27 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Dorval, Jean New Jersey Union 1996 2018 Murder Term of Years 60 years 22 21 Black Male 2016 2018 05-04-2018
Dwight, Nathan Christopher Georgia Rockdale 2010 2013 Robbery Life 1 21 Black Male 2011 11-08-2013
Echols, Douglas Georgia Chatham 1987 2002 Sexual Assault Term of Years 31 years 6 25 Black Male 1992 08-29-2011
Ellis, Burrell Georgia DeKalb 2015 2017 Perjury Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 1 54 Black Male 2016 02-23-2017
Emmett, George Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Life 3 35 White Male 1975
Forrest, McKinley New Jersey Mercer 1948 1951 Murder Death 3 35 Black Male 1951
Foster, James Fulton Georgia Jackson 1956 1958 Murder Death 2 38 White Male 1958
Frazier, Bryheem New Jersey Camden 2008 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 2 23 Black Male 2009 08-19-2022
Gibson, Paul New Jersey Camden 2007 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 47 Black Male 2007 08-19-2022
Goodin, Anthony Georgia Lowndes 1988 1989 Murder Life without parole 1 22 White Male 1989 07-24-2024
Googe, Michael Georgia Glynn 2008 2015 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 2 years 7 26 White Male 2015 08-20-2015
Graham, William New Jersey Camden 2008 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 2 Black Male 2010 08-19-2022
Gross, George New Jersey Gloucester 1998 2001 Child Sex Abuse Not Sentenced 1 38 White Male 1999 06-22-2013
Hacker, Larry Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Life 2 27 White Male 1975
Hagan, Lewis New Jersey Middlesex 2004 2010 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 4 years 2 38 Black Male 2007 11-12-2016
Hamilton, Marlina Georgia Dougherty 2011 2020 Murder Life 6 33 Black Female 2016 07-31-2020
Harris, James III New Jersey Camden 2015 2023 Murder Term of Years 75 years 0 24 Black Male 2015 04-06-2023
Henderson, Robert New Jersey Camden 2007 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 52 Black Male 2007 08-19-2022
Henderson, Robert New Jersey Camden 2009 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 0 54 Black Male 2010 08-19-2022
Hill, Taron New Jersey Camden 2006 2021 Murder Term of Years 60 years 15 18 Black Male 2010 2021 07-26-2021
Inman, Devonia Georgia Cook 2001 2021 Murder Life 20 20 Black Male 2018 2021 01-03-2022
Jacobsen, Ronald Georgia Newton 1990 2021 Sexual Assault Life 30 29 White Male 2020 09-14-2021
Jenkins, Billy Richard Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Life 2 31 White Male 1975
Johnson, Timothy Georgia Houston 1984 2013 Murder Life 29 22 Black Male 2013 12-11-2013
Kamienski, Paul New Jersey Ocean 1988 2010 Murder Life 21 35 White Male 2009 03-29-2013
Kelley, Eric New Jersey Passaic 1996 2018 Murder Life 22 28 Black Male 2017 04-18-2018
Knight, Curtis New Jersey Essex 1990 2001 Murder Term of Years 30 years 12 35 Black Male 1998 2001 08-02-2013
Landano, Vincent James New Jersey Hudson 1977 1998 Murder Life 17 36 White Male 1982 1994 08-29-2011
Lee, Lawrence William Jr. Georgia Wayne 1987 2015 Murder Death 28 25 White Male DK 2015 01-18-2016
Lee, Ralph New Jersey Passaic 1996 2018 Murder Life 22 30 Black Male 2017 04-18-2018
Lester, C. Elizabeth New Jersey Somerset 1935 1951 Forgery Term of Years 0.75 years 1 46 White Female 1936
Leverett, Ron Georgia Hart 1993 1994 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 29 Black Male 1994 08-29-2011
Lopez-Siguenza, Carlos New Jersey Atlantic 2004 2012 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 3 years 3 21 Hispanic Male 2007 06-16-2016
Louis, James New Jersey Union 1996 2020 Murder Term of Years 60 years 24 20 Black Male 2016 2020 07-28-2020
Marshall, Michael Georgia Fulton 2008 2009 Robbery Term of Years 4 years 2 41 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
McKenzie, John New Jersey Mercer 1948 1951 Murder Death 3 24 Black Male 1951
McLean, Melvin New Jersey Camden 2007 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Unknown 3 42 Black Male 2010 08-29-2022
Merritt, George New Jersey Union 1968 1980 Murder Life 11 24 Black Male 1980
Moore, Clarence New Jersey Atlantic 1987 2006 Sexual Assault Life 14 36 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Morello, Raffaelo New Jersey Essex 1918 1926 Murder Life 11 25 White Male 1929
Ortiz, Sandra New Jersey Passaic 2001 2003 Murder Not Sentenced 0 30 Hispanic Female 2001 06-25-2013
Peralta, David Georgia DeKalb 2001 2013 Murder Life 12 23 Hispanic Male 2002 2013 09-19-2013
Perry, Dennis Georgia Camden 2003 2021 Murder Life without parole 17 23 White Male 2020 08-09-2021
Pierre, Duquene New Jersey Union 1996 2016 Murder Term of Years 60 years 20 22 Black Male 2016 2016 07-13-2016
Pitman, Perman New Jersey Camden 2007 2010 Manslaughter Term of Years 5 years 2 34 Black Male 2010 02-12-2016
Pitts, Kenneth New Jersey Camden 2009 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Unknown 1 33 Black Male 2010 08-29-2022
Powell, James Hoyt Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Life 2 35 White Male 1975
Puskas, Timothy New Jersey Middlesex 2017 2024 Murder Term of Years 40 years 4 38 White Male 2021 04-02-2024
Roberts, Charles Georgia Cobb 1975 1975 Murder Life 1 White Male 1975
Roberts, Rodney New Jersey Essex 1996 2014 Kidnapping Term of Years 7 years 18 29 Black Male 2001 2014 03-25-2014
Rodriguez, Edwin New Jersey Middlesex 2014 2014 Other Violent Misdemeanor Not Sentenced 0 28 Hispanic Male 2014 06-22-2016
Roesser, Christopher Georgia Gwinnett 2008 2013 Murder Life 6 25 White Male 2013 11-21-2013
Rolax, Antwyne New Jersey Camden 2008 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Unknown 1 23 Black Male 2009 08-29-2022
Ross, Vincent New Jersey Essex 1989 1992 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 15 years 2 21 Black Male 1991 04-08-2021
Ruff, Alton Wayne Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Life 2 25 White Male 1975
Ruiz, Oscar New Jersey Camden 2009 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 34 Hispanic Male 2009 08-29-2022
Russo, Carmine New Jersey Essex 1997 2001 Assault Fine 0 51 White Male 1997 06-06-2018
Ryan, Michael New Jersey Atlantic 2016 2018 Other Nonviolent Misdemeanor Probation 0 50 White Male 2016 04-17-2019
Scott, Samuel Georgia Chatham 1987 2002 Sexual Assault Life 14 28 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Shaw, Frank New Jersey Camden 2008 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 2 50 Black Male 2009 09-19-2022
Shephard, Clifford New Jersey Middlesex 1935 1950 Forgery Term of Years 0.75 years 1 49 White Male 1936
Shephard, David L. New Jersey Essex 1984 1995 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 years 11 21 Black Male 1995 08-29-2011
Simmons, Lawrence New Jersey Passaic 1977 2000 Murder Life 23 19 Black Male 1985 2000 06-07-2013
Smith, Julius New Jersey Hudson 2010 2017 Robbery Term of Years 20 years 5 30 Black Male 2016 02-17-2018
Spears, Darryl New Jersey Mercer 2014 2018 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 15 years 2 23 Black Male 2017 03-20-2018
Stewart, George New Jersey Camden 2009 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 1 28 Black Male 2009 09-06-2022
Stinchcomb, Mario Georgia Fulton 2004 2021 Murder Life without parole 17 22 Black Male 2021 05-06-2021
Swanagan, Leonard Georgia Cobb 2011 2012 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 1 year 1 54 Black Male 2012 07-02-2014
Talley, Terry Georgia Troup 1981 2021 Sexual Assault Life 39 23 Black Male 2021 04-04-2021
Thorpe, James New Jersey Mercer 1948 1951 Murder Death 3 24 Black Male 1951
Troche, Juan New Jersey Camden 2009 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 1 41 Hispanic Male 2010 08-31-2022