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
Aina, Andre Pennsylvania Centre 2015 2020 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 to 6 years 4 22 Black Male 2020 04-06-2020
Baker, Edward Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1974 2002 Murder Life 25 17 Black Male DK 1999 08-29-2011
Bell, James Jr. Pennsylvania Lancaster 2008 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 to 5 years 2 27 Black Male 2010 06-18-2014
Brown, Jacquez Pennsylvania York 2013 2022 Murder Term of Years 50 to Life 8 15 Black Male 2022 02-18-2022
Cesar, Owen Pennsylvania Berks 2005 2011 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 1 to 5 years 6 26 Black Male 2011 07-11-2013
Cesar, Owen Pennsylvania Berks 2004 2009 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 16 to 37 years 5 24 Black Male 2009 07-11-2013
Cortez, George Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2012 2016 Murder Life without parole 4 30 Black Male 2016 06-14-2016
Dixon, Rafiq Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2012 2022 Murder Life 10 29 Black Male 2022 04-27-2022
Fritz, Judith Pennsylvania Lehigh 1995 1997 Manslaughter Term of Years 3 years 0 35 White Female 1997 1995 05-29-2013
Hopkins, Gregory Pennsylvania Beaver 2013 2022 Murder Term of Years 8 to 16 years 7 33 White Male 2020 05-26-2022
In, John Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2008 2022 Robbery Term of Years 25 to 50 years 14 23 Black Male 2022 06-23-2022
Johnson, Kareem Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2007 2020 Murder Death 0 18 Black Male 2007 06-02-2020
Johnson, Terrell Pennsylvania Allegheny 1995 2012 Murder Life without parole 17 18 Black Male 2012 09-17-2012
Kelly, Donald Pennsylvania Cambria 1990 1993 Murder Life 3 26 White Male 1993 07-31-2013
Kelly, James Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1996 2024 Murder Life without parole 28 36 Black Male 2024 08-07-2024
Lawson, Tyree Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2009 2018 Attempted Murder Term of Years 14 to 28 years 2 27 Black Male 2011 02-21-2023
Lee, Han Tak Pennsylvania Monroe 1990 2015 Murder Life without parole 24 54 Asian Male 2014 12-28-2015
Lewis, Terrance Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1999 2019 Murder Life without parole 20 17 Black Male 2019 06-03-2019
Loach, Jerome Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2011 2021 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 25 to 50 years 9 42 Black Male 2020 09-01-2021
Montalvo, Noel Pennsylvania York 2003 2023 Murder Death 21 33 Hispanic Male 2023 01-18-2024
Oliver, Montrell Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1998 2024 Murder Life without parole 24 17 Black Male 2022 07-03-2024
Rollins, Donte Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2007 2016 Attempted Murder Term of Years 62 1/2 to 125 years 9 18 Black Male 2016 01-06-2017
Ruby, Donald Pennsylvania Perry 1987 1993 Murder Life 6 39 White Male 1993 10-28-2014
Salley, MarQuise Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2010 2019 Murder Life without parole 9 22 Black Male 2019 09-29-2019
Stewart, Edward Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2007 2015 Murder Life 8 26 Black Male 2015 05-05-2016
Stonehouse, Carol Pennsylvania Allegheny 1983 1990 Murder Term of Years 7 to 14 years 7 41 White Female 1990 03-11-2013
Thomas, Shaurn Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1994 2017 Murder Life without parole 22 16 Black Male 2011 2017 06-20-2017
Thorpe, Dwayne Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2009 2019 Murder Life 9 25 Black Male 2019 05-16-2019
Walls, George Pennsylvania Allegheny 2003 2011 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to 10 years 8 39 Black Male 2011 08-30-2012