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: 267
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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
Hancock, Troy Jon Utah Juab 1993 1996 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to Life 3 25 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Hannon, Donald Iowa Pottawattamie 1990 1992 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0 18 Black Male 1990 10-22-2014
Harper, William Virginia Norfolk 1931 1931 Sexual Assault Death 0 22 Black Male 1931
Harris, Leroy Connecticut New Haven 1989 2022 Sexual Assault Term of Years 80 years 29 22 Black Male 2017 12-21-2022
Haynesworth, Thomas Virginia Richmond City 1984 2011 Sexual Assault Term of Years 74 years 27 18 Black Male 2011 02-24-2012
Hebert, Larry Louisiana East Baton Rouge Parish 1987 1987 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 1 29 Black Male 1987 05-18-2020
Henton, Eugene Texas Dallas 1984 2006 Sexual Assault Term of Years 4 years 22 16 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Hicks, Termaine Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2002 2020 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 1/2 to 25 years 18 26 Black Male 2020 01-12-2021
Hicks, Tyrone New York Bronx 2000 2014 Sexual Assault Term of Years 8 years 7 41 Black Male 2007 05-17-2014
Hill, Darrin Louisiana Orleans 1999 2012 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 13 26 Black Male 2012 07-03-2012
Hill, James Indiana Lake 1982 2009 Sexual Assault Term of Years 35 years 16 17 Black Male 1998 12-30-2013
Hogan, Samuel Wisconsin Milwaukee 1995 1998 Sexual Assault Term of Years 6 years 3 49 Black Male 1998 08-29-2011
Holemon, Jeffrey Alabama Tuscaloosa 1988 1999 Sexual Assault Life 11 23 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
Holloway, Daryl Wisconsin Milwaukee 1993 2016 Sexual Assault Life 23 24 Black Male 2016 10-28-2016
Holton, Billy Florida Duval 1987 2024 Sexual Assault Life without parole 25 19 White Male 2012 11-07-2024
Hopkins, Maurice Arkansas Jefferson 2016 2019 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 years and 6 months 3 32 Black Male 2019 02-21-2019
Jackson, Raymond Texas Dallas 1984 2012 Sexual Assault Life 26 38 Black Male 2010 07-23-2012
Jackson, William Bernard Ohio Franklin 1978 1982 Sexual Assault Term of Years 14 to 50 years 5 24 Black Male 1982
Jacobsen, Ronald Georgia Newton 1990 2021 Sexual Assault Life 30 29 White Male 2020 09-14-2021
James, Henry Louisiana Jefferson 1982 2011 Sexual Assault Life without parole 29 20 Black Male 2011 01-13-2012
Jean, Lesly North Carolina Onslow 1982 1991 Sexual Assault Life 9 22 Black Male 1991 08-29-2011
Jenkins, Jerry Lee Maryland Charles 1987 2013 Sexual Assault Life 23 25 White Male 2010 06-07-2013
Johnson, Albert K. California Contra Costa 1992 2002 Sexual Assault Term of Years 24 years 10 30 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Johnson, Andrew Wyoming Laramie 1989 2013 Sexual Assault Life 24 39 Black Male 2013 07-19-2013
Johnson, Arthur Mississippi Sunflower 1993 2008 Sexual Assault Term of Years 55 years 14 33 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Johnson, Don Massachusetts Worcester 1994 2022 Sexual Assault Term of Years 1 year 0 28 Black Male 1995 01-07-2025
Johnson, Joseph Anne Arundel 1962 1968 Sexual Assault Death 5 Black Male 1968
Johnson, Joshua Virginia Alexandria City 2021 2023 Sexual Assault Term of Years 3 years and 6 months 0 29 Black Male 2022 2021 10-05-2023
Johnson, Larry Missouri St. Louis City 1984 2002 Sexual Assault Life 18 30 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Johnson, Richard Illinois Cook 1992 1996 Sexual Assault Term of Years 36 years 3 31 Black Male 1995 08-29-2011
Johnson, Rickey Louisiana Sabine 1983 2008 Sexual Assault Life without parole 25 26 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Jones, Charles III Missouri St. Charles 2016 2018 Sexual Assault Term of Years 1 year 1 16 Black Male 2017 08-27-2018
Jones, DeShawn Colorado Denver 2011 2015 Sexual Assault Term of Years 6 to Life 3 26 Black Male 2013 2014 04-17-2019
Jones, Grant Maryland Wicomico 1993 2023 Sexual Assault Term of Years 7 years 4 34 Black Male 1997 09-06-2023
Jones, Joe C. Kansas Shawnee 1986 1992 Sexual Assault Life 6 23 Black Male 1992 08-29-2011
Jones, Robert Louisiana Orleans 1996 2017 Sexual Assault Life without parole 20 19 Black Male 2005 2015 02-24-2017
Jones, Wilbert Louisiana East Baton Rouge 1973 2018 Sexual Assault Life 45 18 Black Male 2017 10-13-2018
Jovanovic, Oliver New York New York 1998 2001 Sexual Assault Term of Years 15 to Life 4 30 White Male 2001 05-28-2013
Kotler, Kerry New York Suffolk 1982 1992 Sexual Assault Term of Years 25 to 50 years 11 22 White Male 1992 08-29-2011
Lackey, Dan New York Madison 2004 2007 Sexual Assault Term of Years 8 years 3 28 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Lawton, Steven Virginia Newport News City 1990 1997 Sexual Assault Term of Years 72 years 6 37 Black Male 1996 1997 02-18-2016
Lee, Martel Wisconsin Kenosha 2024 2025 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0 16 Black Male 2024 02-05-2025
Lee, William Michigan Wayne 2007 2010 Sexual Assault Term of Years 15 to 30 years 3 17 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Lewis, Nathaniel Ohio Summit 1997 2004 Sexual Assault Term of Years 8 years 5 18 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Lindsey, Johnnie Texas Dallas 1983 2009 Sexual Assault Life 25 28 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Loftin, Tyrone New York Onondaga 2008 2010 Sexual Assault Term of Years 17 years 2 48 Black Male 2010 09-23-2013
Long, Lee New York Queens 1995 2002 Sexual Assault Term of Years 8 to 24 years 7 34 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Lott, Perry Oklahoma Pontotoc 1988 2023 Sexual Assault Life 30 25 Black Male 2018 10-22-2023
Lyons, Marcus Illinois DuPage 1988 2007 Sexual Assault Term of Years 6 years 2 29 Black Male 1991 08-29-2011
Madeus, Francis Guam 2015 2021 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 years 5 Other Male 2020 05-03-2021
Maestas, Charles New Mexico Rio Arriba 2003 2007 Sexual Assault Term of Years 3 years 3 39 Hispanic Male 2006 08-25-2016
Maher, Dennis Massachusetts Middlesex 1984 2003 Sexual Assault Life 19 22 White Male 2003 08-29-2011
Marden, Jonathan New Hampshire Hillsborough 2017 2019 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0 20 White Male 2017 02-10-2020
Mattice, Ernest Colorado Denver 1936 1937 Sexual Assault Life 1 33 White Male 1937
Mayes, Larry Indiana Lake 1982 2001 Sexual Assault Term of Years 80 years 19 30 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
McAlister, Michael Virginia Richmond City 1986 2015 Sexual Assault Term of Years 35 years 29 29 White Male 2015 05-18-2015
McAllister, Norman Vermont Franklin 2017 2019 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0 63 White Male 2017 11-18-2019
McCaffrey, William New York New York 2006 2009 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years 3 28 White Male 2009 2009 08-29-2011
McGee, Arvin Oklahoma Tulsa 1989 2002 Sexual Assault Life 13 25 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
McGowan, Thomas Texas Dallas 1985 2008 Sexual Assault Life 22 24 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
McInnis, Edward North Carolina Scotland 1988 2015 Sexual Assault Life 27 27 Black Male 2015 08-15-2015
McKinney, Lawrence Tennessee Shelby 1978 2009 Sexual Assault Life 100 years 31 22 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
McMillan, Clark Jerome Tennessee Shelby 1980 2002 Sexual Assault Life 22 22 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Meadows, Frank Jr. Alabama Jefferson 1993 2022 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years 21 18 Black Male 2015 01-06-2023
Mercer, Michael New York New York 1992 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 21 to 41 years 11 40 Black Male 2003 2003 08-29-2011
Miller, Billy Wayne Texas Dallas 1984 2006 Sexual Assault Life 22 31 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Miller, Christopher Ohio Cuyahoga 2002 2018 Sexual Assault Term of Years 40 years 16 24 Black Male 2018 06-29-2018
Miller, Jerry Illinois Cook 1982 2007 Sexual Assault Term of Years 45 years 24 23 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Montgomery, James Lake 1924 1949 Sexual Assault Life 26 30 Black Male 1949
Montgomery, Olen Jackson 1931 1937 Sexual Assault Death 6 17 Black Male 1937
Moore, Clarence New Jersey Atlantic 1987 2006 Sexual Assault Life 14 36 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Morales, Raul New York Bronx 1988 1997 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 1/2 to 25 years 9 41 Hispanic Male 1996 1997 12-12-2013
Morse, Barney Montana Deer Lodge 2013 2015 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 years 0 61 White Male 2013 2013 11-16-2015
Moto, Vincent Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1987 1996 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 to 24 years 9 22 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Navarro, David California Orange 1982 1986 Sexual Assault Term of Years 19 years 4 20 Hispanic Male 1986 10-29-2024
Nelson, Robert Missouri Jackson 1984 2013 Sexual Assault Term of Years 70 years 29 20 Black Male 2013 06-14-2013
Newton, Alan New York Bronx 1985 2006 Sexual Assault Term of Years 13 1/2 to 40 years 21 21 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Norris, Clarence Jackson 1931 1976 Sexual Assault Death 13 19 Black Male 1944
Northrop, Alan Washington Clark 1993 2010 Sexual Assault Term of Years 23 years and 6 months 17 28 White Male 2010 08-29-2011
O'Neal, Johnnie New York New York 1985 2013 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 to 20 years 14 25 Black Male 1999 08-26-2013
Ortiz, Victor New York Orange 1984 1996 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 1/2 to 25 years 13 24 Hispanic Male 1996 08-29-2011
Pacyon, Douglas New York Erie 1985 2010 Sexual Assault Term of Years 3 years and 6 months 5 28 White Male 1990 08-29-2011
Palazzolo, John Michigan Wayne 2006 2012 Sexual Assault Term of Years 6 to 15 years 5 48 White Male 2011 06-29-2015
Palladino, John Connecticut New London 2000 2002 Sexual Assault Term of Years 3 years 0 41 White Male 2000 07-06-2016
Peacock, Freddie New York Monroe 1976 2010 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 years 5 26 Black Male 1982 08-29-2011
Perry, Charles Jr. Michigan Oakland 1990 1996 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 to 40 years 4 29 White Male 1991 1995 04-29-2020
Perry, VanDyke New York New York 1992 2018 Sexual Assault Term of Years 7 to 14 years 10 21 Black Male 2017 2001 05-10-2018
Petrossi, Ted Utah Utah 1996 1998 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to life 1 40 White Male 1997 09-22-2015
Phillips, Michael Texas Dallas 1990 2014 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 years 12 33 Black Male 2002 09-08-2014
Phillips, Steven Texas Dallas 1982 2008 Sexual Assault Term of Years 40 years 25 22 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Piszczek, Brian Ohio Cuyahoga 1991 1994 Sexual Assault Term of Years 15 to 25 years 3 22 White Male 1994 08-29-2011
Porter, Allen Wayne Texas Harris 1991 2010 Sexual Assault Life 19 18 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Porter, Michael Florida Pasco 1988 2002 Sexual Assault Life 14 26 White Male 2002 08-29-2011
Powell, Ozie Jackson 1931 1937 Sexual Assault Death 6 16 Black Male 1937
Purtell, Daniel Pennsylvania Centre 2002 2004 Sexual Assault Term of Years 3 1/2 to 6 years 2 21 White Male 2004 08-29-2011
Randle, Raymond Jr. California San Francisco 1980 1982 Sexual Assault Term of Years 3 years 0 34 Black Male 1980 06-30-2020
Roberson, Willie Jackson 1931 1937 Sexual Assault Death 6 16 Black Male 1937
Roland, S.J. District of Columbia 2013 2015 Sexual Assault Term of Years 1 year and 25 days 2 25 Black Male 2015 05-26-2022
Ruffin, Julius Virginia Norfolk City 1982 2003 Sexual Assault Life 20 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 24 Hispanic Male 2009 02-13-2020