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: 24
Export All Data
Select More Columns:
Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Year of recantation Date of Release Posting Date
Adams, Laurence Massachusetts Suffolk 1974 2004 Murder Death 30 19 Black Male 2003 2004 08-29-2011
Burrell, Albert Louisiana Union 1987 2001 Murder Death 13 30 White Male 1987 2001 08-29-2011
Douglas, Yancy Oklahoma Cleveland 1995 2009 Murder Death 14 19 Black Male 2001 2009 08-29-2011
Ford, Glenn Louisiana Caddo 1984 2014 Murder Death 29 34 Black Male 2014 03-12-2014
Graham, Michael Louisiana Union 1987 2000 Murder Death 14 23 White Male 1987 2000 08-29-2011
Graves, Anthony Texas Burleson 1994 2010 Murder Death 16 26 Black Male 1997 2010 08-29-2011
Greco, Louis Massachusetts Suffolk 1968 2001 Murder Death 27 47 White Male 1970 1995 08-29-2011
Griffin, Reginald Missouri Randolph 1988 2013 Murder Death 25 22 Black Male 2007 2012 10-29-2013
Guerra, Ricardo Aldape Texas Harris 1982 1997 Murder Death 15 20 Hispanic Male 1996 1997 08-29-2011
Hoffman, Jonathon North Carolina Union 1996 2007 Murder Death 11 41 Black Male 2006 2007 08-31-2011
Johnson, Roderick Pennsylvania Berks 1997 2020 Murder Death 23 20 Black Male 2020 01-11-2021
Kitchen, Ronald Illinois Cook 1990 2009 Murder Death 19 22 Black Male 2002 2009 08-29-2011
Lee, Lawrence William Jr. Georgia Wayne 1987 2015 Murder Death 28 25 White Male DK 2015 01-18-2016
Martinez, Joaquin Jose Florida Hillsborough 1997 2001 Murder Death 4 23 Hispanic Male 1999 2001 08-31-2011
McCrimmon, Christopher Arizona Pima 1993 1997 Murder Death 0 20 Black Male 1993 08-29-2011
McMillian, Walter Alabama Monroe 1988 1993 Murder Death 5 45 Black Male 1991 1993 08-29-2011
Melock, Robert Illinois Lake 1989 2024 Murder Death 35 22 White Male 2024 01-02-2025
Minnitt, Andre Arizona Pima 1993 2002 Murder Death 0 21 Black Male 1993 08-29-2011
Morris, Oscar California Los Angeles 1983 2000 Murder Death 17 33 Black Male 1997 2000 08-29-2011
Ogrod, Walter Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1996 2020 Murder Death 24 23 White Male 2020 06-25-2020
Powell, Paris Oklahoma Cleveland 1997 2009 Murder Death 12 19 Black Male 2001 2009 08-29-2011
Richardson, James Joseph Florida DeSoto 1968 1989 Murder Death 21 31 Black Male 1986 1989 08-29-2011
Roberts, Larry California Solano 1983 2024 Murder Death 0 27 Black Male 1995 1983 08-14-2024
Williams, Christopher Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1993 2019 Murder Death 0 29 Black Male 2011 1993 02-03-2020