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: 1210
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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
Walker, Gene Texas Harris 2017 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 years 2 38 Black Male 2019 01-02-2025
Walker, Jamal Illinois Cook 2016 2020 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 years and 6 months 3 31 Black Male 2019 05-27-2021
Walker, Jermaine Illinois Cook 2006 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 to 22 years 10 29 Black Male 2016 04-26-2016
Walker, John New York Erie 1977 2021 Murder Term of Years 17 to Life 21 16 Black Male 1985 1998 10-13-2021
Walker, Russell Illinois Cook 2007 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 years 2 30 Black Male 2009 05-13-2018
Walker, Xavier Illinois Cook 2004 2019 Murder Term of Years 35 years 15 19 Black Male 2019 01-02-2020
Walls, Dorian Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 24 Black Male 2006 04-27-2022
Ward, Ramon Michigan Wayne 1995 2020 Murder Life without parole 25 18 Black Male 2020 03-23-2020
Warney, Douglas New York Monroe 1997 2006 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 9 34 White Male 2006 08-29-2011
Warren, David New York New York 1987 2024 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 20 16 Black Male 2005 2007 02-12-2024
Warren, Gregory Illinois Cook 2007 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 28 Black Male 2007 12-10-2018
Washburn, Michael Massachusetts Bristol 2002 2003 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 4 years 0 20 White Male 2003 11-17-2017
Washington, Calvin E. Texas McLennan 1987 2001 Murder Life 14 30 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Washington, Earl Jr. Virginia Culpeper 1984 2000 Murder Death 17 22 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Washington, Gary Maryland Baltimore City 1987 2019 Murder Life 32 25 Black Male 1996 2019 02-16-2019
Washington, Jabbar New York Kings 1997 2017 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 20 21 Black Male 2017 07-17-2017
Washington, Mahlik Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 16 Black Male 2008 09-13-2023
Washington, Phillip Michigan Berrien 2007 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Unknown 2 24 Black Male 2009 01-09-2023
Washington, Wayne Illinois Cook 1996 2015 Murder Term of Years 25 years 11 20 Black Male 2008 2007 02-12-2015
Waters, Kenneth Massachusetts Middlesex 1983 2001 Murder Life 18 25 White Male 1983 2001 08-29-2011
Watkins, Kimberly Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 0 31 Black Female 2007 03-01-2022
Watkins, Ledura Michigan Wayne 1976 2017 Murder Life without parole 41 19 Black Male 1980 2017 06-29-2017
Watkins, Ransom Maryland Baltimore City 1984 2019 Murder Life 35 16 Black Male 2019 2019 12-09-2019
Weaver, David North Carolina Wake 2020 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years and 11 months to 4 years and 3 months 2 40 Black Male 2022 06-27-2022
Weaver, Ricky Idaho Elmore 2020 2024 Solicitation Term of Years 15 years 4 34 White Male 2024 09-26-2024
Webb, Ricky Tennessee Gibson 1978 2024 Murder Life without parole 46 21 Black Male 2023 2024 11-12-2024
Weekly, Isaac Illinois Cook 2007 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 23 Black Male 2007 12-10-2018
Weekly, London Illinois Cook 2005 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 15 Black Male 2005 06-21-2024
Weimer, Crystal Pennsylvania Fayette 2006 2016 Murder Term of Years 15 to 30 years 9 23 White Female 2015 2015 06-29-2016
Weimer, Howard California Kern 1985 2005 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 42 years 13 57 White Male 2001 1998 08-29-2011
Weldon, Kyle Iowa Polk 2015 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 31 days 0 21 White Male 2015 01-27-2017
West, Keith Kentucky Jefferson 1995 2019 Murder Life 4 19 Black Male 2019 1998 01-20-2020
Westbrooks, Lashane New York Kings 2007 2007 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years and 6 months 0 29 Black Male 2007 09-03-2013
Westmoreland, Donte Kansas Riley 2017 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 years and 8 months. 4 23 Black Male 2020 05-04-2021
Whirl, Shawn Illinois Cook 1991 2015 Murder Term of Years 60 years 24 20 Black Male 2015 10-22-2015
White, Antoine Illinois Cook 2003 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 21 Black Male 2003 05-16-2022
White, Joseph Nebraska Gage 1989 2008 Murder Life 19 22 White Male 2008 2008 08-29-2011
White, Kareem Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 60 years 3 22 Black Male 2003 06-09-2022
White, Kizzie Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 25 years 3 21 Black Female 2003 06-09-2022
White, Lionel Jr. Illinois Cook 2006 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 Black Male 2006 11-28-2018
White, Lionel Sr. Illinois Cook 2006 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 2 33 Black Male 2008 12-20-2016
White, Theodore Jr. Missouri Jackson 1999 2005 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 50 years 6 35 White Male 2005 08-29-2011
Whitley, Harold New Jersey Camden 2008 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 33 Black Male 2008 08-29-2022
Whitlock, Herbert Illinois Edgar 1987 2008 Murder Life 21 39 White Male 1988 2008 08-29-2011
Wigfall, Carlton New York New York 2011 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 2 46 Black Male 2013 12-04-2016
Wilbourn, Kim Illinois Cook 2006 2019 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 0 27 Black Male 2007 02-26-2019
Wilbourn, Vondell Illinois Cook 2005 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years and 6 months 1 29 Black Male 2006 12-09-2018
Wilcox, Jennifer Ohio Montgomery 1985 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 11 20 White Female 1992 1996 08-29-2011
Wilkins, Theodore Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 years 3 27 Black Male 2011 03-13-2022
Williams, Alberta Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 years 3 48 Black Female 2003 06-10-2022
Williams, Alfred Texas Harris 1987 1989 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 30 years 2 53 Black Male 1989 07-05-2013
Williams, Bernard Illinois Cook 1998 2023 Murder Term of Years 80 years 21 17 Black Male 2005 2019 10-02-2023
Williams, Clarence Massachusetts Suffolk 2002 2020 Murder Life 18 25 Black Male 2004 2020 05-22-2020
Williams, Cordell Illinois Cook 1995 2022 Murder Life without parole 27 19 Black Male 2022 12-20-2022
Williams, Danial Virginia Norfolk City 1999 2016 Murder Life without parole 11 25 White Male 2005 2009 12-22-2016
Williams, Edward Ohio Summit 1997 2015 Assault Probation 0 25 Black Male 1997 04-05-2015
Williams, Emmaline Illinois Cook 1986 1995 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 12 years 8 43 Black Female 1994 07-03-2014
Williams, Hayes Louisiana Orleans 1968 1997 Murder Life 29 19 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Williams, Herman Illinois Lake 1994 2022 Murder Life without parole 29 29 White Male 2022 09-26-2022
Williams, James Georgia Chatham 1982 1989 Murder Life 3 50 White Male 1985 06-22-2013
Williams, Jason Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 45 years 3 20 Black Male 2003 05-26-2022
Williams, Joe Sidney Jr. Texas McLennan 1987 1993 Murder Life 6 19 Black Male 1993 08-29-2011
Williams, John Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 months 1 37 Black Male 2008 03-14-2022
Williams, Leroy Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 28 Black Male 2009 03-14-2022
Williams, Michael California Los Angeles 1996 2000 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 25 to life 0 39 Black Male 1996 09-20-2021
Williams, Michelle Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 2 30 Black Female 2002 06-10-2022
Williams, Paul Michigan Berrien 2008 2008 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 to 40 years 1 25 Black Male 2008 01-09-2023
Williams, Randolph New York Kings 2008 2016 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 8 22 Black Male 2015 2016 03-28-2016
Williams, Shawn New York Kings 1994 2018 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 24 19 Black Male 2009 2018 07-24-2018
Williams, Thomas Wayne Texas Dallas 1998 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Life 2 38 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Williams, Victor Wisconsin Jackson 2012 2014 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 years 2 32 Black Male 2012 2014 11-12-2016
Willis, Deon Illinois Cook 2008 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 Years 1 33 Black Male 2010 12-03-2018
Willis, Dexter Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 19 Black Male 2005 05-16-2022
Willis, Dexter Illinois Cook 2003 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 months 0 18 Black Male 2003 10-04-2022
Willis, Ernest Ray Texas Pecos 1987 2004 Murder Death 17 39 White Male 2004 08-29-2011
Wilson, Donald Indiana Gibson 1995 1997 Other Violent Felony Term of Years 2 years and 2 months 1 42 White Male 1995 1996 09-29-2017
Wilson, Elon Virginia Fairfax 2019 2021 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years and 1 month 2 23 Black Male 2021 11-12-2024
Wilson, Eric Virginia Norfolk City 1999 2017 Sexual Assault Term of Years 8 1/2 years 6 21 White Male 2005 2005 03-23-2017
Wilson, Jackie Illinois Cook 1983 2020 Murder Life without parole 35 21 Black Male 2018 2018 10-16-2020
Wilson, Johnny Lee Missouri Lawrence 1987 1995 Murder Life without parole 8 20 White Male 1989 1995 08-29-2011
Wilson, Kathryn Dawn North Carolina Chowan 1993 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 3 22 White Female 1995 08-29-2011
Wilson, Sharrif New York Kings 1994 2014 Murder Term of Years 9 to Life 20 15 Black Male 1994 2014 02-11-2014
Winslow, Thomas Nebraska Gage 1990 2009 Accessory to Murder Term of Years 50 years 18 19 White Male 2008 2008 08-29-2011
Wise, Korey New York New York 1990 2002 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to 15 years 12 16 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Wise, Martez Illinois Cook 2007 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 1 23 Black Male 2008 12-03-2018
Womble, Willie North Carolina Granville 1976 2014 Murder Term of Years 80 years 38 21 Black Male 2014 10-17-2014
Woods, Cathy Nevada Washoe 1980 2015 Murder Life without parole 34 26 White Female 2014 03-09-2015
Woods, Cedric Texas Harris 2013 2023 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 1 44 Black Male 2014 12-05-2023
Woods, D'Andra Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 2 25 Black Male 2006 05-18-2022
Woodside, Gary Jr. New York Jefferson 1989 2007 Manslaughter Term of Years 1 1/3 to 4 years 3 20 White Male 1992 12-20-2013
Worthy, Terence New Jersey Essex 2004 2005 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 years 1 36 Black Male 2005 12-11-2017
Wrice, Stanley Illinois Cook 1983 2013 Sexual Assault Life 31 28 Black Male 2011 2013 12-12-2013
Wright, Anthony Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1993 2016 Murder Life without parole 23 20 Black Male 2013 2016 08-26-2016
Wright, Anthony Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 0 42 Black Male 2007 03-14-2022
Wright, Anthony Jr. Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 2 19 Black Male 2006 05-11-2022
Wright, David Illinois Cook 1996 2023 Murder Life without parole 26 17 Black Male 2017 2022 04-20-2023
Wright, Ervin Illinois Cook 2004 2023 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 0 43 Black Male 2004 09-13-2023
Wright, Isaac Jr. New Jersey Somerset 1991 1998 Drug Possession or Sale Life 6 28 Black Male 1996 1996 05-10-2023
Wright, Joseph Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 23 Black Male 2005 03-14-2022
Wright, Louis Michigan Calhoun 1988 2023 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 25 to 50 years 35 29 White Male 2023 12-06-2023