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: 695
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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
Thorpe, Dwayne Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2009 2019 Murder Life 9 25 Black Male 2019 05-16-2019
Thurman, Philip Leon Virginia Alexandria City 1985 2005 Sexual Assault Term of Years 31 years 19 29 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Tibbs, Delbert Florida Lee 1974 1982 Murder Death 8 34 Black Male 1982
Tillman, James Calvin Connecticut Hartford 1989 2006 Sexual Assault Term of Years 45 years 17 25 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Tillman, Jervon Virginia Henrico 2009 2022 Robbery Term of Years 25 years 7 26 Black Male 2016 01-31-2022
Tingle, John Jr. Virginia Virginia Beach 1993 1994 Assault Term of Years 10 years 0 25 Black Male 1993 1994 03-11-2013
Toca, George Jr. Louisiana Orleans 1985 2022 Murder Life without parole 30 17 Black Male 2004 2015 02-15-2023
Tomlin, Charles California Kern 1979 1994 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 16 26 Black Male 1986 1994 07-29-2012
Toney, Steven Missouri St. Louis 1983 1996 Sexual Assault Life 13 35 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Towler, Raymond Ohio Cuyahoga 1981 2010 Child Sex Abuse Life 29 24 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Towns, Parrish Michigan Wayne 1983 2007 Murder Life without parole 20 20 Black Male 2003 04-13-2020
Townsend, Jerry Florida Miami-Dade 1982 2001 Murder Life 19 27 Black Male 2001 05-30-2024
Travis, James Michigan Wayne 2016 2024 Attempted Murder Term of Years 25 to 52 years 8 16 Black Male 2024 04-22-2025
Trulove, Jamal California San Francisco 2010 2015 Murder Term of Years 50 to life 5 25 Black Male 2015 03-17-2015
Tucker, David Michigan Wayne 1992 1999 Assault Term of Years 6 to 10 years 6 28 Black Male 1998 08-29-2011
Turner, Keith Texas Dallas 1983 2005 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years 6 22 Black Male 1989 08-29-2011
Upshaw, Lafayette Michigan Wayne 2014 2024 Robbery Term of Years 18 to 40 years 0 22 Black Male 2014 04-26-2025
Vanderhorst, Zachary California San Francisco 1974 2021 Sexual Assault Life 0 19 Black Male 1974 11-08-2021
Vass, Leslie Maryland Baltimore City 1975 1986 Robbery Term of Years 20 years 11 17 Black Male 1986
Veasy, Willie Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1993 2019 Murder Life without parole 27 26 Black Male 2001 2019 10-17-2019
Virgil, William Kentucky Campbell 1988 2017 Murder Term of Years 70 years 27 35 Black Male 2016 2015 01-26-2017
Walden, Oscar Jr. Illinois Cook 1952 1978 Sexual Assault Term of Years 75 years 13 20 Black Male 1965 03-30-2020
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, Joseph South Carolina Bamberg 2003 2014 Sexual Assault Term of Years 24 years 11 44 Black Male 2014 11-25-2014
Walker, Keith Illinois Cook 1994 2020 Murder Life without parole 26 23 Black Male 2020 08-26-2020
Walker, Nathaniel New Jersey Union 1976 1986 Sexual Assault Life 10 32 Black Male 1986
Walker, William Ohio Stark 2002 2005 Robbery Term of Years 3 years 1 36 Black Male 2003 04-14-2015
Waller, James Texas Dallas 1983 2007 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 30 years 10 25 Black Male 1993 08-29-2011
Waller, Patrick Texas Dallas 1992 2008 Kidnapping Life 16 22 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Walter, Sullivan Louisiana Orleans 1986 2022 Sexual Assault Term of Years 35 years 35 17 Black Male 2021 08-31-2022
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, Nathaniel Texas McLennan 1999 2001 Robbery Term of Years 45 years 2 35 Black Male 2001 10-19-2012
Ward, William Alabama Tuscaloosa 1975 1977 Manslaughter Term of Years 10 years 1 21 Black Male 1977
Wardell, Billy Illinois Cook 1988 1997 Sexual Assault Term of Years 69 years 10 21 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
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
Washington, Darryl Texas Dallas 1996 2012 Robbery Life 16 24 Black Male 2012 06-18-2012
Washington, Vonaire Wisconsin Milwaukee 1991 2001 Robbery Term of Years 22 years 10 24 Black Male 2001 07-09-2014
Washington-Riley, Alexander Illinois Cook 2014 2019 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 20 Black Male 2014 03-13-2020
Watson, James Massachusetts Suffolk 1981 2020 Murder Life without parole 39 20 Black Male 2001 2020 11-25-2020
Watts, Oneal New York Bronx 2015 2020 Attempt, Violent Term of Years 6 years 3 20 Black Male 2018 02-16-2021
Ways, Anthony New Jersey Camden 1991 2005 Murder Life 13 19 Black Male 1995 2004 12-08-2015
Webb, Thomas III Oklahoma Cleveland 1983 1996 Sexual Assault Term of Years 60 years 13 22 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Webb, Troy Virginia Virginia Beach 1989 1996 Sexual Assault Term of Years 47 years 8 19 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Webster, Bernard Maryland Baltimore 1983 2002 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 years 20 19 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Webster, Joseph Tennessee Davidson 2006 2020 Murder Life 15 19 Black Male 2009 2020 11-30-2020
Welcome, Ernest New York Bronx 1970 1977 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 8 20 Black Male 1977 03-30-2021
Wellmon, William Iredell 1942 1943 Sexual Assault Death 1 36 Black Male 1943
Weston, Demond Illinois Cook 1992 2019 Murder Term of Years 75 years 28 17 Black Male 2007 2019 01-09-2020
Whitaker, Mark Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2003 2019 Murder Life without parole 16 29 Black Male 2019 06-12-2019
White, John Jerome Georgia Meriwether 1980 2007 Sexual Assault Life 28 19 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
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
Whitley, Drew Pennsylvania Allegheny 1989 2006 Murder Life 17 32 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Whitmore, George Jr. New York Kings 1966 1973 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to 10 years 7 20 Black Male 1973
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
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, Clifford Jr. Florida Duval 1976 2019 Murder Death 43 33 Black Male 2019 04-04-2019
Williams, Darrell Oklahoma Payne 2012 2014 Sexual Assault Probation 0 21 Black Male 2012 06-26-2014
Williams, Darryl New York Queens 2014 2022 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 9 49 Black Male 2022 12-16-2022
Williams, Dennis Illinois Cook 1978 1996 Murder Death 18 21 Black Male 1994 1996 08-29-2011
Williams, Derrick Raphel Florida Manatee 1993 2011 Sexual Assault Life 18 29 Black Male 2011 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, James Curtis Texas Dallas 1984 2012 Sexual Assault Life 27 25 Black Male 2011 07-16-2012
Williams, Jerron Florida Miami-Dade 2013 2015 Manslaughter Term of Years 50 years 2 31 Black Male 2015 05-15-2015
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, Lawrence New York Kings 2009 2012 Assault Term of Years 10 years 3 32 Black Male 2012 10-26-2012
Williams, Maurice Missouri St. Louis 1984 1984 Robbery Term of Years 25 years 0 30 Black Male 1984 11-23-2020
Williams, Michael Anthony Louisiana Jackson 1981 2005 Sexual Assault Life without parole 24 16 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
Williams, Octavius Ohio Cuyahoga 2011 2024 Attempted Murder Term of Years 15 years 8 17 Black Male 2019 06-26-2024
Williams, Richard California Sacramento 1998 2015 Murder Life without parole 17 18 Black Male 2015 01-26-2016
Williams, Ronald Michigan Wayne 2010 2013 Manslaughter Term of Years 10 to 20 years 2 44 Black Male 2012 09-19-2022
Williams, Tyrece Illinois Cook 1991 2025 Murder Term of Years 35 years 19 22 Black Male 2024 2009 04-22-2025
Williams, Willie Georgia Fulton 1985 2007 Sexual Assault Term of Years 45 years 22 23 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
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
Willis, John Illinois Cook 1993 1999 Sexual Assault Life 6 42 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Willis, Marrio D'Shane Oklahoma Tulsa 2003 2006 Robbery Term of Years 10 years 2 23 Black Male 2004 2006 08-29-2011
Wilson, Andrew California Los Angeles 1986 2017 Murder Life without parole 30 29 Black Male 2017 04-03-2017
Wilson, Deontae Ohio Cuyahoga 2017 2017 Robbery Not Sentenced 0 28 Black Male 2017 08-24-2017
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
Winston, Michael Wisconsin Milwaukee 2013 2018 Attempted Murder Term of Years 26 years 5 29 Black Male 2018 09-21-2018
Woodard, James Lee Texas Dallas 1981 2008 Murder Life 27 26 Black Male DK 2008 08-29-2011
Woods, Anthony Missouri St. Louis City 1984 2005 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 25 years 18 20 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Wyatt, Rickey Dale Texas Dallas 1981 2012 Sexual Assault Life 99 years 30 25 Black Male 2012 08-30-2012
Yates, Michael Indiana Howard 2009 2023 Attempt, Violent Term of Years 20 years 1 25 Black Male 2010 03-07-2023
Youngblood, Larry Arizona Pima 1985 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years and 6 months 15 30 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011