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: 53
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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
Almendarez, Arthur Illinois Cook 1990 2022 Murder Life without parole 32 19 Hispanic Male 1990 2022 08-08-2022
Amor, William Illinois DuPage 1997 2018 Murder Term of Years 45 years 20 39 White Male 2017 02-23-2018
Antusas, Wayne Illinois Cook 1998 2021 Murder Life without parole 23 17 White Male 2000 2021 02-19-2021
Banks, Gregory Illinois Cook 1985 1990 Murder Term of Years 50 years 5 20 Black Male 1990 07-11-2019
Bradford, Marcellius Illinois Cook 1988 2001 Kidnapping Term of Years 12 years 6 17 Black Male 2001 1994 08-29-2011
Brooks, Claude Jr. Illinois Cook 2000 2013 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 22 years 8 35 Black Male 2008 06-20-2017
Colon, Edgardo Illinois Cook 2017 2023 Murder Term of Years 84 years 5 34 Hispanic Male 2022 07-19-2023
Cruz, Rolando Illinois DuPage 1985 1995 Murder Death 11 19 Hispanic Male 1995 1995 08-29-2011
Davis, Andre Illinois Champaign 1981 2012 Murder Life 31 19 Black Male 2012 07-06-2012
Davis, Lavelle Illinois Kane 1997 2009 Murder Term of Years 45 years 9 20 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Del Prete, Jennifer Illinois Will 2005 2022 Murder Term of Years 20 years 9 31 White Female 2014 10-13-2022
Dotson, Gary Illinois Cook 1979 1989 Sexual Assault Term of Years 25 to 50 years 6 20 White Male 1985 1985 08-29-2011
Drew, Frank Illinois Cook 1999 2024 Murder Term of Years 60 years 23 16 Black Male 2002 2022 04-10-2024
Garrett, Sammie Illinois Cook 1970 1976 Murder Term of Years 20 to 40 years 5 21 Black Male 1975
Hernandez, Alejandro Illinois DuPage 1985 1995 Murder Death 11 19 Hispanic Male 1995 1995 08-29-2011
Hester, Lee Arthur Illinois Cook 1961 2019 Murder Term of Years 55 years 11 14 Black Male 1972 01-23-2020
Hill, Harold Illinois Cook 1994 2005 Murder Life without parole 10 16 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
Hill, Robert Illinois Cook 2012 2021 Murder Term of Years 70 years 5 36 Black Male 2017 05-24-2022
Jackson, Jeremy Illinois Cook 2002 2022 Murder Term of Years 50 years 20 16 Black Male 2011 2022 07-26-2022
Jakes, Anthony Illinois Cook 1993 2018 Murder Term of Years 40 years 19 15 Black Male 2012 05-16-2018
Jones, Melvin Illinois Cook 1983 1989 Murder Life without parole 6 30 Black Male 1989 05-18-2013
Kluppelberg, James Illinois Cook 1989 2012 Murder Life 23 18 White Male 2007 2012 05-31-2012
Kwil, Richard Illinois Cook 2000 2023 Murder Term of Years 30 years 23 19 Native American Male 2011 2023 04-24-2023
Lawson, Carl Illinois St. Clair 1990 1996 Murder Death 6 23 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Liebich, Randy Illinois Dupage 2004 2019 Murder Term of Years 65 years 14 22 White Male 2012 2018 04-20-2019
Linscott, Steven Illinois Cook 1982 1992 Murder Term of Years 40 years 3 26 White Male 1985 08-29-2011
Logan, Leonard Illinois Cook 2000 2023 Murder Term of Years 45 years 19 24 Black Male 2019 10-26-2023
Marshall, James Illinois Cook 1991 2024 Murder Term of Years 60 years 28 32 Black Male 2019 08-28-2024
Melock, Robert Illinois Lake 1989 2024 Murder Death 35 22 White Male 2024 01-02-2025
Miller, Lloyd Eldon Illinois Hancock 1956 1971 Murder Death 10 29 White Male 1967
Morfin, Nicholas Illinois Cook 1997 2021 Murder Life without parole 24 17 White Male 2000 2021 02-08-2021
Munoz, Cesar Illinois Cook 2000 2013 Murder Term of Years 45 years 9 21 Hispanic Male 2010 08-19-2013
Nanez, Francisco Illinois Cook 1990 2022 Murder Life without parole 32 21 Hispanic Male 1990 2022 08-08-2022
Ollins, Calvin Illinois Cook 1988 2001 Murder Life without parole 14 14 Black Male 2001 2001 08-29-2011
Ollins, Larry Illinois Cook 1988 2001 Murder Life 13 16 Black Male 2001 2001 08-29-2011
Palmer, Charles Illinois Macon 2000 2016 Murder Life without parole 17 43 Black Male 2016 12-04-2016
Pursley, Patrick Illinois Winnebago 1994 2019 Murder Life without parole 23 28 Black Male 2016 2017 02-04-2019
Reed, Gerald Illinois Cook 1993 2024 Murder Life without parole 27 26 Black Male 2021 06-03-2024
Sanchez, Jesus Illinois Cook 2014 2018 Murder Term of Years 45 years 3 18 Hispanic Male 2018 06-06-2018
Saunders, Omar Illinois Cook 1988 2001 Murder Life without parole 14 18 Black Male 2001 2001 08-29-2011
Shakirov, Mansur Illinois McLean 2014 2018 Manslaughter Term of Years 4 years 2 28 White Male 2015 06-05-2018
Shannon, Mason Illinois LaSalle 2018 2024 Manslaughter Not Sentenced 0 42 White Male 2018 07-15-2024
Smith, Robert Illinois Cook 1990 2020 Murder Life without parole 30 38 Black Male 2020 11-05-2020
Sopron, Matthew Illinois Cook 1998 2018 Murder Life without parole 21 22 White Male 2000 2018 12-31-2018
Starks, Bennie Illinois Lake 1986 2013 Sexual Assault Term of Years 60 years 20 26 Black Male 2006 01-07-2013
Strong, Jason Illinois Lake 2000 2015 Murder Term of Years 46 years 15 24 White Male 2010 2015 05-30-2015
Tillman, Michael Illinois Cook 1986 2010 Murder Life 23 20 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Tyler, Sean Illinois Cook 1995 2021 Murder Term of Years 58 years 23 17 Black Male 2008 2019 10-12-2021
Villa, Alexander Illinois Cook 2019 2024 Murder Life 6 23 Hispanic Male 2024 10-16-2024
Ware, Robert Illinois Woodford 2017 2022 Assault Term of Years 4 years 3 40 Black Male 2021 05-31-2023
Washington, Wayne Illinois Cook 1996 2015 Murder Term of Years 25 years 11 20 Black Male 2008 2007 02-12-2015
Williams, Herman Illinois Lake 1994 2022 Murder Life without parole 29 29 White Male 2022 09-26-2022
Young, Dan Jr. Illinois Cook 1994 2005 Murder Life without parole 10 30 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011