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: 249
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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
Abdal, Warith Habib New York Erie 1983 1999 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 to Life 16 43 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Abrego, Eruby Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Murder Term of Years 90 years 18 20 Hispanic Male 2012 2022 08-25-2022
Alejandro, Gilbert Texas Uvalde 1990 1994 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 years 4 35 Hispanic Male 1994 08-29-2011
Allen, James Illinois Cook 1987 2021 Murder Life without parole 0 34 Black Male 1987 09-27-2021
Andino, Carlos Illinois Cook 1996 2022 Murder Term of Years 60 years 26 21 Hispanic Male 2021 2022 08-23-2022
Avila, Edward California Los Angeles 1957 1957 Robbery Term of Years 7 years to life 0 29 Hispanic Male 1957
Babb, Austin New York Bronx 2014 2020 Murder Term of Years 48 years 5 20 Black Male 2020 02-22-2021
Bauer, Chester Montana Silver Bow 1983 1997 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 years 14 26 White Male 1997 08-29-2011
Beals, Brian Illinois Cook 1990 2023 Murder Term of Years 80 years 34 22 Black Male 2023 2023 01-03-2024
Bellamy, Kareem New York Queens 1995 2011 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 13 26 Black Male 2007 2008 07-30-2012
Benitez, Francisco Illinois Cook 1991 2023 Murder Life without parole 32 18 Hispanic Male 2023 10-05-2023
Bilger, George Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1938 1940 Murder Death 2 19 White Male 1940 10-25-2021
Bolden, Eddie Illinois Cook 1996 2016 Murder Life without parole 19 24 Black Male 2016 04-22-2016
Bolduc, Frank Fed-WI (Eastern) 1991 1999 Robbery Term of Years 48 years and 4 months 9 42 White Male 1999 08-31-2011
Boone, Otis New York Kings 2012 2019 Robbery Term of Years 25 years 6 19 Black Male 2018 03-24-2019
Bowen, Clifford Henry Oklahoma Oklahoma 1981 1986 Murder Death 6 White Male 1987
Bragdon, Anthony District of Columbia 1992 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 years 10 19 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Braseel, Adam Tennessee Grundy 2007 2021 Murder Life 11 22 White Male 2018 12-13-2021
Breland, Chad New York Queens 1997 2021 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 15 26 Black Male 2012 10-25-2021
Briggs, Joseph Illinois Cook 1905 1906 Murder Death 1 White Male 1906 04-03-2023
Briley, Yutico Louisiana Orleans 2013 2021 Robbery Term of Years 60 years 8 19 Black Male 2013 2021 04-05-2021
Briscoe, Johnny Missouri St. Louis 1983 2006 Sexual Assault Term of Years 45 years 23 28 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Broady, Thomas H. Jr. Ohio Franklin 1973 1978 Murder Term of Years 10 to 25 years 5 White Male 1978
Bromgard, Jimmy Ray Montana Yellowstone 1987 2002 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 40 years 15 18 White Male 2002 08-29-2011
Brooks, Levon Mississippi Noxubee 1992 2008 Murder Life without parole 16 26 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Brown, Dennis Louisiana St. Tammany 1985 2005 Sexual Assault Life 19 16 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Brown, Rodney Maryland Baltimore City 2006 2021 Assault Term of Years 45 years 11 24 Black Male 2017 12-08-2022
Bruner, Carl II Michigan Wayne 2014 2020 Murder Life without parole 5 29 Black Male 2020 2020 04-02-2020
Bryant, Andre Florida Manatee 2007 2015 Robbery Term of Years 30 years 9 20 Black Male 2014 2015 10-06-2015
Bryant, Malcolm Maryland Baltimore City 1999 2016 Murder Life 17 24 Black Male 2016 05-17-2016
Bryson, David Oklahoma Oklahoma 1983 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 85 years 17 28 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
Bullock, Kenneth Michigan Wayne 2012 2025 Robbery Term of Years 32 to 72 years 13 30 Black Male 2025 06-03-2025
Bunge, Charles New York Kings 2007 2010 Attempt, Violent Term of Years 6 years 3 38 White Male 2010 07-01-2013
Bunn, John New York Kings 1992 2018 Murder Term of Years 7 to life 16 14 Black Male 2009 05-20-2018
Burnside, Brandon Wisconsin Milwaukee 2011 2015 Murder Life 5 27 Black Male 2015 09-28-2015
Carmon, Darron North Carolina Pitt 1994 2022 Robbery Term of Years 14 to 40 years 8 19 Black Male 2001 09-19-2022
Carmona, Arthur California Orange 1998 2000 Robbery Term of Years 12 years 2 16 Hispanic Male 1998 2000 08-29-2011
Charles, Earl Patrick Georgia Chatham 1975 1978 Murder Death 3 21 Black Male 1978
Childers, Brad Texas Collin 2004 2018 Robbery Term of Years 50 years 14 20 White Male 2018 07-01-2018
Ciria, Joaquin California San Francisco 1991 2022 Murder Term of Years 31 to life 31 29 Black Male 1991 2022 04-26-2022
Clark, Charles Lee Michigan Wayne 1938 1968 Murder Life 30 39 Black Male 1968
Clark, Ephraim R. Michigan Wayne 1961 1961 Murder Life 1 35 White Male 1961
Clark, Robert Georgia Cobb 1982 2005 Sexual Assault Life 24 20 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
Clemmons, Eric Missouri Cole 1987 2000 Murder Death 0 23 Black Male 1987 08-29-2011
Coleman, Christopher Illinois Peoria 1995 2014 Sexual Assault Term of Years 60 years 19 20 Black Male 2007 2013 03-13-2014
Coney, Robert Carroll Texas Angelina 1966 2004 Robbery Life 38 33 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Cooks, Tony California Los Angeles 1981 1986 Murder Term of Years 15 years to life 5 17 Black Male 1986
Cooper, Keith Indiana Elkhart 1997 2017 Robbery Term of Years 40 years 9 29 Black Male 2004 2006 02-18-2017
Cottingham, Jamaka Texas Harris 1997 2023 Robbery Term of Years 30 years 15 17 Black Male 2012 08-02-2023
Credell, Cory South Carolina Orangeburg 2001 2012 Murder Life 11 27 Black Male 2011 08-30-2012
Cruz, Efren California Santa Barbara 1997 2001 Murder Term of Years 41 to Life 4 22 Hispanic Male 2001 07-05-2012
Cruz, Jose Illinois Cook 1996 2022 Murder Term of Years 90 years 26 24 Hispanic Male 2022 07-18-2022
Cure, Leonard Florida Broward 2004 2020 Robbery Life 16 33 Black Male 2020 01-04-2021
Daniels, Elmer Delaware New Castle 1980 2018 Child Sex Abuse Life 39 18 Black Male 2018 12-17-2018
Davila, Edwin Illinois Cook 1996 2022 Murder Term of Years 50 years 24 21 Hispanic Male 2020 12-19-2022
Davis, James New York Kings 2006 2021 Murder Term of Years 18 to life 15 21 Black Male 2012 2021 09-09-2021
Dealba, Ignacio Jr. Nevada Clark 2006 2022 Attempted Murder Term of Years 5 years and 6 months to 24 years 4 22 Hispanic Male 2021 2009 03-17-2022
Denny, Mark New York Kings 1989 2017 Sexual Assault Term of Years 19 to 57 years 29 16 Black Male 1997 2017 01-06-2018
DePalma, William California Orange 1968 1974 Robbery Term of Years 15 Years 6 30 White Male 1974
Dewitt, Steven District of Columbia 1992 2006 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 13 20 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Dillon, William Florida Brevard 1981 2008 Murder Life 27 21 White Male 1981 2008 08-29-2011
Dixon, Rafiq Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2012 2022 Murder Life 10 29 Black Male 2022 04-27-2022
Dixon, Valentino New York Erie 1992 2018 Murder Term of Years 38 1/3 to life 26 21 Black Male 2000 2018 09-24-2018
Dominguez, Alejandro Illinois Lake 1990 2002 Sexual Assault Term of Years 9 years 4 16 Hispanic Male 1993 08-29-2011
Doswell, Thomas Pennsylvania Allegheny 1986 2005 Sexual Assault Term of Years 13 to 26 years 19 24 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
Douglas, Giovante California Alameda 2016 2022 Murder Term of Years 26 to life 6 19 Black Male 2021 2022 05-16-2023
Durham, Timothy Oklahoma Tulsa 1993 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 4 28 White Male 1997 08-29-2011
Duty, Dustin Florida Duval 2013 2021 Robbery Term of Years 20 years 8 28 White Male 2018 2021 11-08-2021
Dwight, Nathan Christopher Georgia Rockdale 2010 2013 Robbery Life 1 21 Black Male 2011 11-08-2013
Ellington, Tyrone Ohio Mahoning 1989 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 3 31 Black Male 1991 1991 12-11-2018
Epps, Cory New York Erie 1998 2017 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 20 25 Black Male 2017 12-07-2017
Evans, Jerry Lee Texas Dallas 1987 2009 Sexual Assault Life 22 24 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Ferber, Neil Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1982 1986 Murder Death 4 34 White Male 1986
Finch, Charles North Carolina Wilson 1976 2019 Murder Death 43 38 Black Male 2002 2019 06-24-2019
Fischer, Marshall Illinois Cook 1942 1942 Robbery Life 0 21 White Male 1942
Fletcher, James Jr. Illinois Cook 2005 2020 Murder Life without parole 15 27 Black Male 2011 2020 02-24-2020
Flood, Floyd Illinois St. Clair 1924 1926 Robbery Term of Years 10 years to life 1 24 White Male 1926
Flores, Ernesto Jr. Texas Hidalgo 2004 2015 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 2 years 1 23 Hispanic Male 2005 03-05-2015
Flores, Johnny Illinois Cook 1990 2022 Murder Term of Years 40 years 28 18 Hispanic Male 2018 09-06-2022
France, Geneva Fed-OH (Northern) 2006 2007 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 years 1 22 Black Female 2007 2007 03-13-2022
Frey, Joseph Wisconsin Winnebago 1994 2013 Sexual Assault Life 19 31 White Male 2013 07-12-2013
Galloway, Josiah New York Nassau 2009 2018 Attempted Murder Term of Years 25 years 10 21 Black Male 2018 10-04-2018
Galvan, John Illinois Cook 1989 2022 Murder Life without parole 33 18 Hispanic Male 1990 2022 08-08-2022
Garvey, Mike California Los Angeles 1928 1930 Murder Life 2 28 White Male 1930
Geter, Lenell Texas Dallas 1982 1984 Robbery Life 1 25 Black Male 1983
Gillard, Larry Illinois Cook 1982 2009 Sexual Assault Term of Years 24 years 27 22 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Gonzalez, Angel Illinois Lake 1995 2015 Sexual Assault Term of Years 55 years 20 20 Hispanic Male 2015 03-12-2015
Gonzalez, Nelson Illinois Cook 1994 2022 Murder Term of Years 45 years 22 24 Hispanic Male 2016 08-22-2022
Gordon, Kendale Louisiana Orleans 2010 2021 Murder Life without parole 11 18 Black Male 2021 12-22-2021
Grant, Lydell Texas Harris 2012 2021 Murder Life 7 33 Black Male 2020 2019 06-16-2021
Greene, Cy New York Kings 1985 2006 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 21 19 Black Male 2003 2006 07-29-2012
Gregory, William Kentucky Jefferson 1993 2000 Sexual Assault Term of Years 70 years 7 42 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Guillory, Lavont California Los Angeles 1994 2005 Murder Life 11 21 Black Male 2005 02-18-2012
Guzman, Humberto Massachusetts Suffolk 1992 1997 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 18 to 20 years 5 40 Hispanic Male 1997 08-29-2011
Hall, Lindberg Michigan Wayne 1961 1961 Murder Life 1 32 White Male 1961
Hampton, Patrick Illinois Cook 1982 2011 Sexual Assault Term of Years 60 years 19 18 Black Male 2011 2002 07-06-2014
Hankins, Leonard Minnesota Hennepin 1933 1953 Murder Life 20 36 White Male 1953
Harding, Christopher Massachusetts Suffolk 1990 1998 Assault Term of Years 10 to 12 years 5 36 Black Male 1995 1995 08-29-2011
Hargrave, Rosean New York Kings 1992 2018 Murder Term of Years 30 to life 22 17 Black Male 2015 05-20-2018
Harris, Derrick California Los Angeles 2013 2020 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 7 21 Black Male 2020 10-26-2020