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: 405
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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
Rollins, Lafonso Illinois Cook 1994 2004 Sexual Assault Term of Years 75 years 10 17 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Romero, Francisco Illinois Cook 2006 2024 Murder Term of Years 65 years 18 18 Hispanic Male 2023 07-15-2024
Rosario, Adolfo Illinois Cook 1991 2022 Murder Term of Years 57 years 28 25 Hispanic Male 2019 03-12-2024
Rosario, Richard New York Bronx 1998 2016 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 17 20 Hispanic Male 2016 11-18-2016
Rose, Peter California San Joaquin 1995 2005 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 27 years 9 37 White Male 2004 2004 08-29-2011
Ruano, Julio Louisiana Orleans 2011 2017 Assault Term of Years 7 years 6 42 Hispanic Male 2017 06-30-2017
Rubalcava, Lionel California Santa Clara 2003 2019 Attempted Murder Term of Years 31 to Life 15 23 Hispanic Male 2005 2019 05-28-2019
Ruffin, Steven New York Kings 1996 2024 Manslaughter Term of Years 20 to 40 years 14 17 Black Male 2010 02-20-2024
Ruiz, Rafael New York New York 1985 2020 Sexual Assault Term of Years 8 1/3 to 25 years 24 24 Hispanic Male 2009 02-13-2020
Russell, Stephen Lynn Texas Dallas 1980 1990 Robbery Term of Years 50 years 10 26 White Male 1985 1990 08-29-2011
Salas, Evaristo Washington Yakima 1996 2023 Murder Term of Years 32 years and 9 months 27 14 Hispanic Male 2017 2023 09-11-2023
Sanders, Rodell Illinois Cook 1995 2014 Murder Term of Years 80 years 20 28 Black Male 2008 2014 07-29-2014
Santiago, Fabian Illinois Cook 1994 2022 Murder Term of Years 90 years 25 16 Hispanic Male 2019 10-22-2023
Santos, Darvin Castro Louisiana St. Bernard 2012 2021 Robbery Term of Years 50 years 10 20 Hispanic Male 2021 08-21-2021
Santos, Louis Massachusetts Suffolk 1985 1990 Murder Life 3 20 Black Male 1988 08-29-2011
Sapp, Marcus Ohio Hamilton 2010 2024 Murder Life without parole 13 21 Black Male 2023 06-06-2024
Sarsfield, Eric Massachusetts Middlesex 1987 2000 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 to 15 years 8 23 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Schand, Mark Massachusetts Hampden 1987 2013 Murder Life without parole 26 21 Black Male 1989 2013 10-16-2013
Scott, Scotty Arkansas Pulaski 1983 1989 Murder Term of Years 25 years 0 20 White Male 1983 08-29-2011
Seri, Michael Caesar Connecticut Fairfield 2001 2003 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 6 months to 5 years 1 42 White Male 2002 08-29-2011
Sermeno, Miguel Angel California Santa Clara 1995 1997 Traffic Offense Term of Years 8 months 0 38 Hispanic Male 1995 08-29-2011
Shelton, Michael Texas McLennan 1994 2019 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years 17 22 White Male 1995 2011 11-06-2019
Sierra, Thomas Illinois Cook 1997 2018 Murder Term of Years 55 years 21 19 Hispanic Male 2017 01-16-2018
Sifuentes, Alberto Texas Lamb 1998 2008 Murder Life 10 22 Hispanic Male 2001 2008 08-29-2011
Siggers, Darrell Michigan Wayne 1984 2018 Murder Life without parole 34 20 Black Male 1987 2018 10-23-2018
Simmons, Glynn Oklahoma Oklahoma 1975 2023 Murder Death 48 22 Black Male 2023 10-01-2023
Sims, Mack Indiana Elkhart 1994 2019 Attempted Murder Term of Years 35 years 16 21 Black Male 2011 05-16-2019
Slaughter, Mumin Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2007 2024 Murder Term of Years 25 to 50 years 17 23 Black Male 2020 2024 07-22-2024
Smith, Alonzo Illinois Cook 1984 2015 Murder Term of Years 40 years 18 35 Black Male 2002 03-21-2017
Smith, Frank Lee Florida Broward 1986 2000 Murder Death 14 37 Black Male 1989 2000 08-29-2011
Smith, Kaliegh Louisiana Orleans 2010 2021 Murder Life without parole 11 31 Black Male 2014 2021 06-25-2021
Smith, Michael California Los Angeles 1994 2009 Murder Life without parole 16 32 Black Male 2008 2009 07-29-2012
Smith, Ralph Ohio Fairfield 2000 2021 Kidnapping Term of Years 67 years 21 24 Black Male 2019 2021 10-14-2021
Smith, Tyrone Illinois Cook 2020 2024 Murder Not Sentenced 4 24 Black Male 2024 01-17-2024
Snyder, Walter Virginia Arlington 1986 1993 Sexual Assault Term of Years 45 years 7 20 Black Male 1993 08-29-2011
Solorio, Miguel California Los Angeles 2000 2023 Murder Life without parole 24 19 Hispanic Male 2021 2023 12-13-2023
Spellman, India Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2013 2023 Murder Term of Years 30 to Life 10 17 Black Female 2022 2023 02-17-2023
Spencer, Benjamine Texas Dallas 1987 2024 Murder Term of Years 35 years 33 22 Black Male 2002 2021 10-01-2024
Stevenson, Christopher Texas Waller 2019 2021 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 2 years 1 22 Black Male 2020 04-04-2021
Stewart, Everold Texas Dallas 1988 2019 Murder Term of Years 25 years 3 19 Black Male 1990 12-23-2019
Strickland, Kevin Missouri Jackson 1979 2021 Murder Life 43 18 Black Male 1979 2021 12-06-2021
Sturgeon, Richard Texas Harris 1999 2009 Robbery Term of Years 50 years 10 32 Black Male 2009 06-18-2012
Swift, Walter Michigan Wayne 1982 2008 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 to 55 years 26 21 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Talley, Dell Virginia Henrico 1991 1991 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0 23 Black Male 1991 10-13-2014
Talley, Terry Georgia Troup 1981 2021 Sexual Assault Life 39 23 Black Male 2021 04-04-2021
Taylor, Andre California Los Angeles 1990 1998 Attempted Murder Term of Years 28 to life 4 Black Male 1994 10-06-2012
Taylor, Edward Florida Duval 1986 2022 Child Sex Abuse Life 33 21 Black Male 2016 2019 05-26-2022
Taylor, Rhian New York Queens 2010 2017 Murder Term of Years 20 to life 7 21 Black Male 2016 11-20-2019
Terry, Paul Illinois Cook 1977 2003 Murder Life 26 17 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Thibodeaux, Damon Louisiana Jefferson 1997 2012 Murder Death 15 21 White Male 2012 09-28-2012
Thomas, Sheldon New York Kings 2006 2023 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 16 17 Black Male 2023 04-10-2023
Thompson, Grover Illinois Jefferson 1981 2019 Attempted Murder Term of Years 40 years 15 46 Black Male 2008 1996 02-15-2019
Thorpe, Dwayne Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2009 2019 Murder Life 9 25 Black Male 2019 05-16-2019
Tobias, Art California Los Angeles 2013 2015 Murder Term of Years 25 years 2 13 Hispanic Male 2015 05-07-2020
Toney, Steven Missouri St. Louis 1983 1996 Sexual Assault Life 13 35 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Torres, Cesar Illinois Cook 2018 2023 Murder Term of Years 71 years 4 22 Hispanic Male 2022 12-13-2024
Townsend, Jerry Florida Miami-Dade 1982 2001 Murder Life 19 27 Black Male 2001 05-30-2024
Valle-Ramos, Jorge Florida Orange 2014 2024 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 2 years and 6 months 3 19 Hispanic Male 2021 2016 07-24-2024
Vanderhorst, Zachary California San Francisco 1974 2021 Sexual Assault Life 0 19 Black Male 1974 11-08-2021
Vargas, Luis California Los Angeles 1999 2015 Sexual Assault Term of Years 55 years 16 29 Hispanic Male 2015 11-30-2015
Veasy, Willie Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1993 2019 Murder Life without parole 27 26 Black Male 2001 2019 10-17-2019
Velazquez, Jon-Adrian New York New York 2000 2024 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 22 22 Hispanic Male 2004 2021 10-22-2024
Velez, John Illinois Cook 2002 2017 Murder Term of Years 55 years 15 18 Hispanic Male 2001 2017 12-22-2017
Vent, Eugene Alaska Fairbanks 1999 2015 Murder Term of Years 38 years 16 17 Native American Male 2000 2015 12-24-2015
Virgil, William Kentucky Campbell 1988 2017 Murder Term of Years 70 years 27 35 Black Male 2016 2015 01-26-2017
VonAllmen, Michael Kentucky Jefferson 1983 2010 Sexual Assault Term of Years 35 years 11 24 White Male 1994 08-29-2011
Walker, Jabar New York New York 1998 2023 Murder Term of Years 50 to Life 26 22 Black Male 1998 2023 12-04-2023
Walker, James New York Kings 1971 1990 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 19 30 Black Male 1990 05-16-2013
Walker, Keith Illinois Cook 1994 2020 Murder Life without parole 26 23 Black Male 2020 08-26-2020
Walters, Earl New York Queens 1994 2023 Kidnapping Term of Years 17 1/2 to 40 19 17 Black Male 2013 09-05-2023
Ward, Bernard Maryland Anne Arundel 1989 1994 Murder Life 5 28 White Male 1994 1994 06-22-2013
Warner, Colin New York Kings 1982 2001 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 19 18 Black Male 1999 2001 08-29-2011
Warren, Cedric Kansas Wyandotte 2010 2024 Murder Term of Years 50 to Life 14 18 Black Male 2024 01-23-2025
Watkins, John Arizona Maricopa 2004 2010 Sexual Assault Term of Years 14 years 7 19 White Male 2010 08-29-2011
Watson, James Massachusetts Suffolk 1981 2020 Murder Life without parole 39 20 Black Male 2001 2020 11-25-2020
Ways, Anthony New Jersey Camden 1991 2005 Murder Life 13 19 Black Male 1995 2004 12-08-2015
Weatherly, Harold Oklahoma Oklahoma 1984 2007 Attempted Murder Term of Years 40 years 15 25 White Male 1998 08-01-2019
Weichel, Fred Massachusetts Norfolk 1981 2017 Murder Life without parole 36 28 White Male 2017 08-10-2017
Weston, Demond Illinois Cook 1992 2019 Murder Term of Years 75 years 28 17 Black Male 2007 2019 01-09-2020
Whitehead, Artis Tennessee Shelby 2003 2024 Kidnapping Life 249 years 20 38 Black Male 2017 2023 02-12-2024
Whitfield, Arthur Lee Virginia Norfolk City 1982 2009 Sexual Assault Term of Years 63 years 23 26 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Wilcoxson, Robert North Carolina Buncombe 2002 2011 Murder Term of Years 12 1/2 to 15 3/4 years 9 21 Black Male 2011 10-12-2011
Wilhite, Charles Massachusetts Hampden 2010 2013 Murder Life without parole 2 25 Black Male 2011 2013 02-04-2013
Wilkerson, Mike Missouri Jasper 2000 2017 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 17 39 White Male 2017 07-05-2017
Williams, Archie Louisiana East Baton Rouge 1983 2019 Attempted Murder Life without parole 36 22 Black Male 2019 03-23-2019
Williams, Barry California Los Angeles 1986 2021 Murder Death 0 19 Black Male 2001 1986 04-22-2021
Williams, Dennis Illinois Cook 1978 1996 Murder Death 18 21 Black Male 1994 1996 08-29-2011
Williams, Dwayne Louisiana Orleans 1995 2022 Murder Life without parole 27 22 Black Male 2022 11-21-2023
Williams, Grant New York Richmond 1997 2021 Murder Life 22 25 Black Male DK 2019 08-18-2021
Williams, Jimmy Ohio Summit 1991 2001 Child Sex Abuse Life 10 20 Black Male 2001 2001 08-29-2011
Williams, Johnny Jr. California Alameda 2000 2013 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 16 years 13 23 Black Male 2013 03-08-2013
Williams, Larry Jr. North Carolina Buncombe 2002 2015 Murder Term of Years 10 years 7 16 Black Male 2009 10-11-2015
Williams, Richard California Sacramento 1998 2015 Murder Life without parole 17 18 Black Male 2015 01-26-2016
Williams, Tyrece Illinois Cook 1991 2025 Murder Term of Years 35 years 19 22 Black Male 2024 2009 04-22-2025
Williams, Willie Florida Duval 1976 2024 Attempted Murder Life 44 30 Black Male 2020 01-09-2024
Willis, Calvin Louisiana Caddo 1982 2003 Child Sex Abuse Life without parole 22 21 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Willis, Cedric Mississippi Hinds 1997 2006 Murder Life 9 19 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Wilson, Andrew California Los Angeles 1986 2017 Murder Life without parole 30 29 Black Male 2017 04-03-2017
Wilson, Robert Illinois Cook 1999 2006 Attempted Murder Term of Years 30 years 7 41 Black Male 2006 2006 08-29-2011
Winston, Michael Illinois Cook 2007 2012 Murder Term of Years 40 years 5 21 Black Male 2007 2012 07-05-2012