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
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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
Anderson, Roland Mississippi Hinds 1997 2007 Assault Term of Years 15 years 7 32 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Appling, Riolordo California Los Angeles 2012 2013 Assault Not Sentenced 1 28 Black Male 2013 03-13-2013
Benton, John North Carolina Mecklenburg 1942 1943 Assault Term of Years 15 years 1 15 Black Male 1943 04-01-2021
Brim, Dominique Michigan Wayne 2002 2002 Assault Not Sentenced 0 14 Black Female 2002 08-29-2011
Brown, Rodney Maryland Baltimore City 2006 2021 Assault Term of Years 45 years 11 24 Black Male 2017 12-08-2022
Carter, Steven Florida Manatee 1990 1990 Assault Not Sentenced 0 19 Black Male 1990 10-10-2014
Dudley, Ronald New York Queens 2000 2001 Assault Term of Years 15 years 1 19 Black Male 2001 12-06-2013
Harding, Christopher Massachusetts Suffolk 1990 1998 Assault Term of Years 10 to 12 years 5 36 Black Male 1995 1995 08-29-2011
Irons, Jonathan Missouri St. Charles 1998 2020 Assault Term of Years 50 years 22 16 Black Male 2020 07-20-2020
Jones, Morris S. Texas Dallas 1998 2001 Assault Term of Years 15 years 3 16 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
McNary, Willie Earl California San Diego 1984 1996 Assault Term of Years 11 years and 8 months 6 26 Black Male 1990 03-11-2013
Morton, Carl District of Columbia 2009 2014 Assault Term of Years 5 years and 2 months 0 Black Male 2009 06-18-2024
Palmer, Lamar New York Queens 2000 2001 Assault Term of Years 9 years 1 19 Black Male 2001 12-06-2013
Poindexter, Quinn Michigan Wayne 2001 2009 Assault Term of Years 15 1/2 to 22 years 7 29 Black Male 2007 01-19-2021
Pryor, A.L. Florida Pinellas 2022 2022 Assault Probation 0 42 Black Female 2022 11-14-2023
Slater, Willie Lee Florida Orange 1999 2009 Assault Life 10 20 Black Male 2009 05-01-2013
Streeter, Jeffrey Florida Polk 1980 1980 Assault Not Sentenced 0 19 Black Male 1980
Tingle, John Jr. Virginia Virginia Beach 1993 1994 Assault Term of Years 10 years 0 25 Black Male 1993 1994 03-11-2013
Tucker, David Michigan Wayne 1992 1999 Assault Term of Years 6 to 10 years 6 28 Black Male 1998 08-29-2011
Williams, Lawrence New York Kings 2009 2012 Assault Term of Years 10 years 3 32 Black Male 2012 10-26-2012