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: 576
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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, Anthony California Los Angeles 1996 2001 Manslaughter Term of Years 12 years 6 26 Hispanic Male 2000 2001 05-18-2012
Adams, Don Ray Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1992 2011 Murder Life 19 32 Black Male 2007 2011 03-13-2012
Adams, Laurence Massachusetts Suffolk 1974 2004 Murder Death 30 19 Black Male 2003 2004 08-29-2011
Adams, Sandra New York Monroe 1998 1999 Menacing Not Sentenced 0 29 Black Female 1998 04-01-2013
Aguirre, Omar Illinois Cook 1999 2003 Murder Term of Years 55 years 4 28 Hispanic Male 2002 08-29-2011
Ahmed, Mubarez Michigan Wayne 2002 2018 Murder Term of Years 44 to 60 years 16 31 Other Male 2016 2018 10-31-2018
Ajamu, Kwame Ohio Cuyahoga 1975 2014 Murder Death 27 17 Black Male 2013 2003 11-21-2014
Alcox, Joel California Santa Barbara 1987 2016 Murder Term of Years 26 to life 25 22 White Male 2004 2012 05-31-2016
Aldape Guerra, Ricardo Texas Harris 1982 1997 Murder Death 15 20 Hispanic Male 1996 1997 08-29-2011
Aldridge, Robert Ohio Montgomery 1985 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 11 24 White Male 1992 1996 08-29-2011
Algarin, Albert New York Bronx 1985 1990 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 25 to 50 years 5 21 Hispanic Male 1990 02-26-2012
Allen, Joseph Ohio Lorain 1994 2022 Child Sex Abuse Life 23 39 Black Male 2017 03-18-2022
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, Jesse California Los Angeles 1996 2001 Manslaughter Term of Years 12 years 6 19 Hispanic Male 2000 2001 05-18-2012
Alvarez, Jorge California Los Angeles 1996 2001 Manslaughter Term of Years 12 years 6 23 Hispanic Male 2000 2001 05-18-2012
Alvarez, Ramon California Orange 2012 2022 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 10 23 Hispanic Male 2018 2022 07-12-2022
Amrine, Joseph Missouri Cole 1986 2003 Murder Death 17 28 Black Male 1987 2003 08-29-2011
Anderson, David Pennsylvania Venango 2001 2011 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to 15 years 0 34 White Male 2001 11-24-2014
Anderson, Tyjuan Illinois Winnebago 2002 2015 Murder Term of Years 50 years 10 19 Black Male 2015 2013 11-24-2015
Andrews, James Illinois Cook 1985 2008 Murder Life 23 21 Black Male 2007 12-21-2012
Anthony, Obie California Los Angeles 1995 2011 Murder Life without parole 16 19 Black Male 2007 2011 01-14-2012
Antusas, Wayne Illinois Cook 1998 2021 Murder Life without parole 23 17 White Male 2000 2021 02-19-2021
Armstrong, Ralph Wisconsin Dane 1981 2009 Murder Life 28 27 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Atchison, Corey Oklahoma Tulsa 1991 2021 Murder Life 28 19 Black Male 2017 2019 09-08-2021
Austin, Darryl New York Kings 1988 2014 Murder Term of Years 18 to life 12 22 Black Male 2000 05-07-2014
Ayala, David Illinois Cook 1982 2023 Murder Life without parole 41 18 Hispanic Male 1991 2023 12-21-2023
Ayers, David Ohio Cuyahoga 2000 2011 Murder Life without parole 11 42 Black Male 2011 02-21-2012
Ayers, Devon New York Bronx 1997 2013 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 0 18 Black Male 1997 1997 09-20-2013
Baillie, Nissa Florida Hillsborough 1997 2001 Manslaughter Term of Years 15 years 0 20 White Female 1997 1997 01-29-2014
Baker, Patrick Sr. Ohio Sandusky 2015 2017 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 5 years 1 40 White Male 2016 05-20-2020
Ballard, Frances Tennessee Shelby 1987 1993 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 5 years 0 54 White Female 1988 03-21-2013
Banks, Gregory Illinois Cook 1985 1990 Murder Term of Years 50 years 5 20 Black Male 1990 07-11-2019
Baran, Bernard Massachusetts Berkshire 1985 2009 Child Sex Abuse Life 21 18 White Male 1985 2006 08-29-2011
Bargery, Joshua Tennessee Lake 2015 2022 Murder Life without parole 7 20 White Male 2022 02-01-2023
Barnes, Donald Jr. Florida Sarasota 2011 2014 Child Sex Abuse Life without parole 4 32 White Male 2013 2014 09-15-2014
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
Barnett, Nathaniel West Virginia Cabell 2008 2021 Murder Term of Years 36 years 7 19 White Male 2018 2016 10-25-2021
Barnett, Phillip West Virginia Cabell 2008 2021 Murder Term of Years 40 years 10 22 White Male 2018 2018 10-25-2021
Barr, Jonathan Illinois Cook 1997 2011 Murder Term of Years 85 years 14 14 Black Male 2010 2011 01-23-2012
Bass, Jimmy Mississippi Bolivar 1988 2010 Robbery Term of Years 50 years 21 18 Black Male 1992 2010 08-29-2011
Bates, David Illinois Cook 1985 1995 Murder Term of Years 20 years 9 18 Black Male 1994 01-30-2015
Batista, Luis New York Rensselaer 1994 2018 Robbery Term of Years 25 to life 23 32 Hispanic Male 2003 2018 12-11-2020
Beamon, Melvin Todd Alabama Montgomery 1989 1990 Murder Term of Years 25 years 0 24 Black Male 1989 1989 08-29-2011
Beauchamp, Franklin New York Bronx 1986 1989 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 25 to 75 years 3 27 Hispanic Male 1989 02-26-2012
Benavides, Vicente California Kern 1993 2018 Murder Death 25 42 Hispanic Male 2006 2018 04-29-2018
Bennett, Gary South Carolina Horry 2002 2020 Murder Life without parole 18 36 White Male 2018 2020 11-23-2020
Bennett, Hassan Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2008 2019 Murder Life without parole 10 23 Black Male 2008 2019 05-22-2019
Bennett, Joseph Massachusetts Suffolk 1998 2024 Murder Life without parole 17 22 Black Male 2006 2015 12-17-2024
Berry, Gregory Michigan Wayne 2004 2020 Murder Life without parole 16 20 White Male 2016 2020 02-08-2021
Bianco, Thomas New York Cayuga 1986 1993 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 7 19 White Male 1992 1993 08-29-2011
Birch, Ralph Connecticut Litchfield 1989 2020 Murder Term of Years 55 years 30 18 White Male 2008 2019 07-15-2020
Bivens, Phillip Mississippi Forrest 1980 2010 Murder Life 30 28 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Black, Justin West Virginia Cabell 2008 2021 Murder Term of Years 40 years 10 19 White Male 2018 2018 10-25-2021
Blake, Jeffrey New York Kings 1991 1998 Murder Term of Years 36 to Life 8 21 Black Male 1993 1998 08-29-2011
Bolden, Abraham Fed-IL (Northern) 1964 2022 Bribery Term of Years 6 years 3 29 Black Male 1965 1967 05-06-2022
Bouto, Robert Illinois Cook 1996 2018 Murder Term of Years 45 years 19 17 White Male 2004 2015 07-02-2018
Bowman, James Missouri Jackson 1986 2001 Murder Life 15 18 Black Male 2001 09-05-2014
Bowman, Kevin Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1990 2023 Murder Life 33 23 Black Male 2023 05-16-2023
Boyd, Darryl New York Erie 1977 2021 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 24 16 Black Male 1985 2001 10-13-2021
Branch, Lamont New York Kings 1990 2002 Murder Term of Years 25 years 12 23 Black Male 2001 2002 08-29-2011
Branch, Michael Arkansas Sebastian 1995 1998 Murder Term of Years 20 years 2 45 White Male 1998 1998 04-05-2014
Brandley, Clarence Texas Montgomery 1981 1990 Murder Death 9 29 Black Male 1981 1990 08-29-2011
Bridgeman, Wiley Ohio Cuyahoga 1975 2014 Murder Death 37 20 Black Male 2013 2012 11-21-2014
Bridges, Timothy North Carolina Mecklenburg 1991 2016 Sexual Assault Life 25 22 White Male 2015 03-07-2016
Brookins, Freddie Jr. Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 20 years 3 22 Black Male 2003 05-26-2022
Brooks, Dwayne Ohio Cuyahoga 1988 2023 Murder Life 34 21 Black Male 1991 2023 10-05-2023
Brown, Arthur Illinois Cook 1990 2017 Murder Life without parole 28 37 Black Male 2002 2017 11-26-2017
Brown, Debra Utah Cache 1995 2013 Murder Life 16 35 White Female 2011 07-12-2013
Brown, John Jr. Arkansas Dallas 1992 2020 Murder Life 26 21 Black Male 2016 2018 10-08-2020
Brown, Leon North Carolina Robeson 1984 2014 Murder Death 30 15 Black Male 2014 09-02-2014
Brown, Marcel Illinois Cook 2011 2018 Murder Term of Years 35 years 8 18 Black Male 2015 2018 07-24-2018
Brown, Timothy Florida Broward 1993 2003 Murder Life 9 14 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Bryant, David New York Bronx 1976 2019 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 41 18 Black Male 2014 2017 03-15-2019
Buari, Calvin New York Bronx 1995 2018 Murder Term of Years 50 to life 22 20 Black Male 2001 2017 03-29-2018
Buchli, Richard II Missouri Jackson 2002 2012 Murder Life without parole 5 50 White Male 2008 08-16-2013
Buckley, Gyronne Arkansas Clark 1999 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Life 11 44 Black Male 2010 01-15-2012
Buehner, Michael Ohio Cuyahoga 2002 2023 Murder Term of Years 18 to Life 20 24 White Male 2022 2022 08-14-2023
Burge, Gerald Louisiana St. Tammany 1986 1992 Murder Life without parole 6 29 White Male 1992 1992 08-29-2011
Burkhart, Richard Montana Cascade 2002 2017 Murder Life 15 22 White Male 2014 2017 01-07-2018
Burrell, Albert Louisiana Union 1987 2001 Murder Death 13 30 White Male 1987 2001 08-29-2011
Burrows, Joseph Illinois Iroquois 1989 1996 Murder Death 5 35 White Male 1992 1994 08-29-2011
Burton, Danny Michigan Wayne 1987 2019 Murder Life without parole 32 19 Black Male 2005 2019 12-13-2019
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
Cain, Jeremiah Illinois Cook 2001 2022 Murder Term of Years 25 years 21 23 White Male 2012 2022 08-25-2022
Caine, Eric Illinois Cook 1989 2011 Murder Life 22 20 Black Male 2011 08-31-2011
Callanan, Lawrence Missouri St. Louis 1996 2020 Murder Life without parole 24 19 White Male 2018 2020 07-06-2020
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
Campbell, William Ohio Hamilton 2009 2020 Manslaughter Term of Years 28 years 10 38 White Male 2020 11-09-2020
Canen, Lana Indiana Elkhart 2005 2012 Murder Term of Years 55 years 7 43 White Female 2010 2012 11-06-2012
Canter, Mark Michigan Otsego 1988 1996 Accessory to Murder Life 7 22 White Male 1989 1996 08-29-2011
Carpenter, De'Marchoe Oklahoma Tulsa 1995 2016 Murder Life 21 17 Black Male 1995 2016 11-28-2016
Carr, Johnetta Kentucky Jefferson 2008 2019 Manslaughter Term of Years 20 years 2 16 Black Female DK 2009 04-22-2020
Carrillo, Franky California Los Angeles 1992 2011 Murder Life 19 16 Hispanic Male 2003 2011 08-29-2011
Carter, Raymond Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1988 1996 Murder Life 9 40 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Carter, William Douglas Virginia Loudoun 1988 1992 Assault Term of Years 14 years 4 55 White Male 1992 03-11-2013
Cash, Jacob Florida Hillsborough 1998 2008 Murder Term of Years 50 years 10 23 White Male 2008 08-29-2011
Catron, Xavier Illinois Cook 1992 2000 Murder Term of Years 35 years 7 22 Black Male 1996 2000 08-29-2011