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: 474
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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, Reginald Louisiana Orleans 1983 2014 Murder Life without parole 31 26 Black Male 2014 05-13-2014
Adams, Seneca Illinois Cook 2006 2006 Assault Probation 0 20 Black Male 2006 12-08-2014
Adams, Tari Illinois Cook 2006 2006 Assault Probation 0 18 Black Male 2006 12-08-2014
Ahmed, Mubarez Michigan Wayne 2002 2018 Murder Term of Years 44 to 60 years 16 31 Other Male 2016 2018 10-31-2018
Ala, Kadafi New York Kings 2001 2021 Attempt, Violent Term of Years 21 years 18 20 Black Male 2018 07-16-2021
Aldrich, Robert Jr. Massachusetts Norfolk 2005 2006 Theft Term of Years 5 to 7 1/2 years 1 41 Black Male 2006 12-31-2016
Allen, Dwight Maryland Baltimore City 2000 2003 Assault Probation 0 28 Black Male 2000 10-26-2016
Allen, George Jr. Missouri Cole 1983 2013 Murder Term of Years 95 years 29 25 Black Male 2011 2012 01-18-2013
Almendarez, Arthur Illinois Cook 1990 2022 Murder Life without parole 32 19 Hispanic Male 1990 2022 08-08-2022
Almodovar, Roberto Illinois Cook 1995 2017 Murder Life without parole 21 19 Hispanic Male 1999 2017 04-26-2017
Alvarez, Carlos Jr. Massachusetts Worcester 2017 2019 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years and 6 months 3 38 Hispanic Male 2019 12-31-2024
Amerson, Quincy North Carolina Harnett 2001 2024 Murder Life without parole 23 24 Black Male 2024 05-19-2024
Andersen, Daniel Illinois Cook 1982 2015 Murder Term of Years 55 years 25 19 White Male 2007 08-15-2015
Anderson, Deonta Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 0 19 Black Male 2005 05-02-2022
Andrade, Roberto California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 years 3 Hispanic Male 1999 2000 12-11-2020
Arroyo, Bladimil New York Kings 2002 2019 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 16 21 Hispanic Male 2019 03-07-2019
Bailey, Kevin Illinois Cook 1990 2018 Murder Term of Years 80 years 27 19 Black Male 2018 02-03-2018
Bailey, Samuel California Los Angeles 1996 1999 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years and 8 months 3 32 Don't Know Male 1999 1999 12-11-2020
Baker, Ben Illinois Cook 2006 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 18 years 10 32 Black Male 2016 01-19-2016
Baker, Ben Illinois Cook 2006 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 3 33 Black Male 2010 03-28-2016
Banks, Gregory Illinois Cook 1985 1990 Murder Term of Years 50 years 5 20 Black Male 1990 07-11-2019
Barnes, Larita Fed-OK (Northern) 2008 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 years 1 White Female 2009 03-18-2022
Barnes, Larry Fed-OK (Northern) 2008 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years and 6 months 1 56 White Male 2009 03-18-2022
Barrios, Diego California Los Angeles 1996 2000 Weapon Possession or Sale Unknown 2 20 Hispanic Male 1998 03-04-2021
Bates, David Illinois Cook 1985 1995 Murder Term of Years 20 years 9 18 Black Male 1994 01-30-2015
Batista, Daniel New York New York 1992 1996 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 to 6 years 1 24 Black Male 1994 09-20-2021
Becerra, Jeanie Kansas Shawnee 2014 2014 Assault Not Sentenced 0 21 White Female 2014 06-11-2015
Bedolla, Anthony Indiana Marion 2010 2024 Murder Term of Years 45 years 15 25 Hispanic Male 2017 2024 09-15-2024
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
Benavides, Vicente California Kern 1993 2018 Murder Death 25 42 Hispanic Male 2006 2018 04-29-2018
Beridon, Cheryl Louisiana Terrebonne 1979 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Life 21 23 Black Female 2000 08-29-2011
Blair, Harvey Illinois Cook 2005 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 0 35 Black Male 2005 12-09-2018
Bolander, Patsy Texas Harris 1992 1996 Theft Probation 0 53 White Female 1992 09-15-2015
Booker, Esaw California Los Angeles 1992 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 9 years 5 46 Don't Know Male 1997 03-04-2021
Bostick, Yeidja Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1990 1993 Manslaughter Term of Years 5 to 10 years 3 21 Black Female 1993 11-10-2014
Bouto, Robert Illinois Cook 1996 2018 Murder Term of Years 45 years 19 17 White Male 2004 2015 07-02-2018
Bowman, Kevin Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1990 2023 Murder Life 33 23 Black Male 2023 05-16-2023
Boyd, Lathierial Illinois Cook 1990 2013 Murder Term of Years 82 years 23 24 Black Male 2013 09-10-2013
Bragg, Rodney L. Arkansas Clark 1996 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Life 5 31 Black Male 2000 2000 08-29-2011
Brewer, Kennedy Mississippi Noxubee 1995 2008 Murder Death 12 21 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Britt, Timothy North Carolina Robeson 2013 2017 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 25 to 30 3/4 years 4 37 White Male 2013 2017 12-03-2017
Brookins, Freddie Jr. Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 20 years 3 22 Black Male 2003 05-26-2022
Brown, Arthur Illinois Cook 1990 2017 Murder Life without parole 28 37 Black Male 2002 2017 11-26-2017
Brown, Tracy Texas Harris 1992 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 to 35 years 8 27 Black Male 2000 12-12-2022
Bryant, James California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 12 years 3 38 Black Male 2000 05-15-2013
Buckley, Gyronne Arkansas Clark 1999 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Life 11 44 Black Male 2010 01-15-2012
Bunch, Kristine Indiana Decatur 1996 2012 Murder Term of Years 60 years 16 21 White Female 2012 12-31-2012
Burgess, Wayne Tennessee Giles 1999 2023 Murder Life 24 34 Black Male 2023 08-16-2023
Burns, Les Fed-VA (Western) 2014 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 11 years and 4 months 2 32 White Male 2016 08-01-2016
Bush, Keith New York Suffolk 1976 2019 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 32 17 Black Male 1980 2008 06-03-2019
Butler, Dennis District of Columbia 1971 2020 Murder Term of Years 20 to life 21 19 Black Male 1992 08-14-2020
Cacy, Sonia Texas Pecos 1993 2017 Murder Life 99 years 6 44 White Female 1998 02-13-2017
Cain, Jeremiah Illinois Cook 2001 2022 Murder Term of Years 25 years 21 23 White Male 2012 2022 08-25-2022
Cameron, Reginald New York Queens 1996 2023 Robbery Term of Years 3 years and nine months to 11 years 7 19 Black Male 2021 2003 09-12-2023
Camp, Gerald Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2016 2017 Weapon Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 1 27 Black Male 2017 04-16-2019
Campbell, William Ohio Hamilton 2009 2020 Manslaughter Term of Years 28 years 10 38 White Male 2020 11-09-2020
Candido, Roberto California Los Angeles 1998 2000 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years and 8 months 2 23 Hispanic Male 2000 04-13-2021
Canen, Lana Indiana Elkhart 2005 2012 Murder Term of Years 55 years 7 43 White Female 2010 2012 11-06-2012
Cantu, Robert Texas Bexar 2009 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 15 years 5 23 Hispanic Male 2015 05-01-2018
Carranza, Carlos California Los Angeles 1998 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 24 Hispanic Male 1999 1998 12-15-2021
Carrillo, Franky California Los Angeles 1992 2011 Murder Life 19 16 Hispanic Male 2003 2011 08-29-2011
Carter, William Illinois Cook 2007 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 9 years 3 20 Black Male 2010 07-17-2017
Carver, Mark North Carolina Gaston 2011 2022 Murder Life 8 39 White Male 2019 2019 08-23-2022
Castellano, Alfred Texas Bexar 1985 1993 Arson Probation 0 42 Hispanic Male 1985 08-08-2018
Castillo, Miguel Illinois Cook 1991 2001 Murder Term of Years 48 years 9 35 Hispanic Male 2001 08-29-2011
Catton, James Fed-IL (Central) 1994 2004 Fraud Term of Years 1 year and 9 months 0 43 White Male 1994 10-06-2014
Cerami, Sean Illinois Cook 2012 2013 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 1 47 White Male 2013 06-08-2016
Champagne, Raymond Massachusetts Norfolk 1979 2020 Murder Life without parole 40 23 White Male 1980 2020 07-30-2020
Chancellor, Darell Michigan Wayne 2012 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 14 1/4 to 30 years 7 29 Black Male 2020 05-18-2020
Chaney, Steven Texas Dallas 1987 2019 Murder Life 28 31 White Male 2015 2015 02-14-2019
Chapman, Glen Edward North Carolina Catawba 1994 2008 Murder Death 13 24 Black Male DK 2008 08-31-2011
Chestnut, Alfred Maryland Baltimore City 1984 2019 Murder Life 35 16 Black Male 2019 2019 12-09-2019
Choy, Frances Massachusetts Plymouth 2011 2020 Murder Life without parole 9 17 Asian Female 2020 10-11-2020
Clark, Darrell Georgia Floyd 1998 2022 Murder Life 25 17 White Male 2021 2022 01-11-2023
Clark, Jeffrey Kentucky Meade 1995 2018 Murder Life 21 21 White Male 2016 03-01-2018
Coleman, Nevest Illinois Cook 1997 2017 Murder Life without parole 21 25 Black Male 2017 12-04-2017
Colon, David Illinois Cook 1993 2022 Murder Term of Years 50 years 24 20 Hispanic Male 1993 2017 08-25-2022
Conley, Michael Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 months and 25 days 0 30 Black Male 2004 02-12-2022
Cooper, Tracy Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 years 2 31 Black Male 2006 05-16-2022
Corbine, Maurice Wisconsin Sawyer 2011 2015 Traffic Offense Term of Years 6 years 4 30 Native American Male 2015 01-10-2017
Cornish, Ronald Maryland Baltimore City 2016 2024 Murder Life without parole 0 26 Black Male 2016 07-01-2024
Cortez, Arturo California Los Angeles 1998 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 years 5 34 Hispanic Male 2003 02-16-2014
Cox, Richard California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 82 years 6 47 White Male DK 1991 08-29-2011
Cox, Teresa Lynne California Kern 1985 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 5 17 White Female DK 1990 08-29-2011
Craighead, Mark Michigan Wayne 2002 2022 Manslaughter Term of Years 5 years and 4 months to 17 years 7 38 Black Male 2009 08-17-2022
Craine, Alandis Illinois Cook 2016 2021 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years and 2 months 0 29 Black Male 2017 11-30-2022
Crawford, Steven Pennsylvania Dauphin 1974 2002 Murder Life 28 14 Black Male 2002 2002 08-29-2011
Cruz, Jerome New York Kings 2007 2007 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 24 Hispanic Male 2007 09-03-2013
Cruz, Rolando Illinois DuPage 1985 1995 Murder Death 11 19 Hispanic Male 1995 1995 08-29-2011
Dale, Nathaniel Michigan Berrien 2006 2008 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 to 20 years 3 26 Black Male 2008 09-13-2022
Danziger, Richard Texas Travis 1990 2002 Sexual Assault Life 11 18 White Male 1999 2001 08-29-2011
Davis, Alphonso New York Albany 2003 2024 Murder Term of Years 50 years 21 22 Black Male 2013 2024 04-19-2024
Davis, Dewey West Virginia Kanawha 1987 1995 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 to 20 years 8 53 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Davis, Gerald West Virginia Kanawha 1986 1995 Sexual Assault Term of Years 14 to 35 years 9 26 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Davis, Jerry Louisiana Orleans 1984 2024 Murder Life without parole 40 24 Black Male 2023 04-21-2024
Davis, Keith Jr. Maryland Baltimore City 2017 2023 Murder Term of Years 50 years 5 23 Black Male 2023 02-15-2023
Day, Arnold Illinois Cook 1994 2018 Murder Term of Years 60 years 24 18 Black Male 2018 12-20-2018
Daye, Anthony Louisiana Iberia 2012 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Life 5 30 Black Male 2017 07-13-2017
Deering, Juwan Michigan Oakland 2006 2021 Murder Life without parole 15 29 Black Male 2021 10-15-2021
DeLeon-Reyes, Arturo Illinois Cook 2000 2017 Murder Life without parole 18 25 Hispanic Male 2017 01-03-2018