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: 4141
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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 Contributing Factors Display Case Characteristics Recantation OM Tags DNA
Johnson, Juan Illinois Cook 1991 2004 Murder Term of Years 30 years 11 19 Black Male 2003 2002 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H OF, NW, WT, PJ
Johnson, Justly Michigan Wayne 2000 2018 Murder Life without parole 19 24 Black Male 2002 2018 12-03-2018 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H, IO OF, WH, NW, WT
Johnson, Kareem Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2007 2020 Murder Death 0 18 Black Male 2007 06-02-2020 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense H, JI
Johnson, Kevin North Carolina Durham 2010 2023 Attempted Murder Term of Years 24 2/3 to 30 5/12 years 13 24 Black Male 2020 2023 07-20-2023 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, IO PR, OF, WH, NW, WT
Johnson, Lamar Maryland Baltimore City 2005 2017 Murder Life 12 20 Black Male 2017 09-24-2017 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct CIU, H, IO OF, NW, WT
Johnson, Lamar Missouri St. Louis City 1995 2023 Murder Life without parole 28 20 Black Male 2003 2023 03-01-2023 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, H, IO, JI PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PL
Johnson, Larry Missouri St. Louis City 1984 2002 Sexual Assault Life 18 30 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct IO, SA PR, OF, NW, WT
Johnson, LaShawn Fed-MT 2006 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 35 years 8 28 Black Male 2015 02-19-2015 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, FED PR, WH, NW, KP, WT
Johnson, Latisha New York Bronx 2007 2014 Attempted Murder Term of Years 40 years 7 18 Black Female 2013 2014 03-12-2014 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, F PR, OF, WH, NW, INT
Johnson, Lawyer Massachusetts Suffolk 1972 1982 Murder Death 10 20 Black Male 1982 Perjury or False Accusation
Johnson, Lumont Illinois Winnebago 2002 2015 Murder Term of Years 50 years 10 29 Black Male 2015 2013 11-24-2015 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H OF, WH, NW, WT
Johnson, Michael Maryland Baltimore City 2013 2018 Murder Not Sentenced 2 26 Black Male 2015 04-21-2018 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CV, H, SA PR, WH, NW, KP
Johnson, Michael Nevada Clark 2011 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Community Service 0 55 White Male 2011 06-30-2020 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CIU, M, NC, P
Johnson, Nathaniel New York Erie 2010 2013 Robbery Term of Years 5 years 3 40 Black Male 2013 05-13-2013 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct PR, WH
Johnson, Patrick New York Kings 1983 1993 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 9 22 Black Male 1984 1993 09-17-2014 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H OF, NW, WT
Johnson, Richard Illinois Cook 1992 1996 Sexual Assault Term of Years 36 years 3 31 Black Male 1995 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense SA
Johnson, Rickey Louisiana Sabine 1983 2008 Sexual Assault Life without parole 25 26 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID IO, SA
Johnson, Robert New York Westchester 1980 1992 Forgery Term of Years 2 1/2 years to 5 years 2 Don't Know Male 1982 02-08-2021 NC, PH
Johnson, Robert Illinois Cook 1997 2025 Murder Term of Years 80 years 28 16 Black Male 1999 2025 04-26-2025 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, H, IO, JV OF, WH, NW, WT
Johnson, Robert III Texas Galveston 2015 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 1 32 White Male 2016 05-21-2017 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence NC, P
Johnson, Roderick Pennsylvania Berks 1997 2020 Murder Death 23 20 Black Male 2020 01-11-2021 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H PR, WH, NW, KP, WT, PL
Johnson, Ronald Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1991 2024 Murder Life without parole 32 27 Black Male 2024 03-28-2024 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, H PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ
Johnson, Ronnell Michigan Washtenaw 2008 2022 Robbery Term of Years 15 to 25 years 14 20 Black Male 2015 2022 06-08-2022 Official Misconduct CIU, IO PR, WH
Johnson, Shayla Ohio Cuyahoga 2012 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 1 25 Black Female 2013 06-06-2019 F
Johnson, Sherman Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 28 Black Male 2005 05-06-2022 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, IO, NC, P OF, WH, NW
Johnson, Sophia Washington Clark 2003 2005 Murder Term of Years 43 years 3 23 Other Female 2004 2005 09-24-2013 Perjury or False Accusation CDC, F, H
Johnson, Terrell Pennsylvania Allegheny 1995 2012 Murder Life without parole 17 18 Black Male 2012 09-17-2012 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense H, IO
Johnson, Timothy Georgia Houston 1984 2013 Murder Life 29 22 Black Male 2013 12-11-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense H, P
Johnson, Trinere Illinois Cook 2008 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 18 Black Female 2008 03-02-2021 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, F, NC, P, IO OF, WH, NW
Johnson, William Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2009 2023 Murder Term of Years 30 to 60 years 14 24 Black Male 2020 2023 06-15-2023 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, IO PR, OF, WH, NW, WT
Johnson, Zarice Illinois Cook 2008 2019 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 years 1 18 Black Male 2009 02-26-2019 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, IO, NC, P OF, WH, NW
Johnson, Zavion California Sacramento 2002 2018 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 15 18 Black Male 2017 2017 01-22-2018 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CIU, CV, H, IO, NC, SBS
Johnston, Dale Ohio Hocking 1984 1990 Murder Death 6 49 White Male 1990 08-31-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct H PR, WH
Jones, Brenda Wisconsin Adams 2016 2018 Arson Term of Years 9 months 0 49 White Female 2016 11-15-2018 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense A, F, NC PR, OF, WH, NW, PJ
Jones, Charles III Missouri St. Charles 2016 2018 Sexual Assault Term of Years 1 year 1 16 Black Male 2017 08-27-2018 Perjury or False Accusation CV, NC, P, SA, JV
Jones, Christopher Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 2 27 Black Male 2010 10-11-2022 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, IO, NC, P OF, WH, NW
Jones, Clarence III Maryland Baltimore 1999 2021 Murder Term of Years 30 years 19 36 Black Male 2017 09-08-2021 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CV, H, NC, SBS, IO
Jones, Clifford New York New York 1981 2016 Murder Term of Years 18 to life 29 26 Black Male 2010 11-28-2016 Mistaken Witness ID CIU, H, SA
Jones, Darrell Massachusetts Plymouth 1986 2019 Murder Life without parole 31 18 Black Male 2017 2017 06-20-2019 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H, IO OF, WH, NW, PJ
Jones, David Allen California Los Angeles 1995 2004 Murder Term of Years 36 to Life 9 32 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011 False Confession H, IO, SA
Jones, Demontre Texas Harris 2016 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 30 days 0 25 Black Male 2016 06-20-2016 CIU, M, NC, P
Jones, DeShawn Colorado Denver 2011 2015 Sexual Assault Term of Years 6 to Life 3 26 Black Male 2013 2014 04-17-2019 Perjury or False Accusation NC, P, SA
Jones, Dewey Ohio Summit 1995 2014 Murder Life 19 30 White Male 2013 02-03-2014 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO, JI PR, WH
Jones, Elroy Lucky Michigan Wayne 2006 2014 Murder Life without parole 7 26 Black Male 2014 02-27-2014 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H PR, WH
Jones, Grant Maryland Wicomico 1993 2023 Sexual Assault Term of Years 7 years 4 34 Black Male 1997 09-06-2023 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, NC, SA OF, NW, WT
Jones, Harllel B. Ohio Cuyahoga 1972 1978 Murder Term of Years 1 to Life 7 30 Black Male 1978 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct
Jones, Hayden Pennsylvania Allegheny 1949 1968 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 15 to 30 years 19 25 White Male 1968 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct
Jones, Isiah Illinois Cook 2004 2023 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 18 months 0 16 Black Male 2004 12-11-2023 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, IO, JV, NC, P OF, WH, NW
Jones, Jeremiah Washington King 2001 2002 Assault Not Sentenced 0 20 White Male 2001 07-14-2016 Mistaken Witness ID
Jones, Jerry Jamaal Wisconsin Rock 2010 2011 Assault Term of Years 2 years 1 24 Black Male 2011 04-15-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense NC
Jones, Jesse Texas Harris 2009 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 months 0 38 Black Male 2009 07-15-2016 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CIU, NC, P
Jones, Joe C. Kansas Shawnee 1986 1992 Sexual Assault Life 6 23 Black Male 1992 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID SA
Jones, Joseph California Los Angeles 1998 1999 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 years 2 Don't Know Male 1999 12-22-2021 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct P OF, WH, NW, PJ
Jones, Lavell New York Albany 1999 2016 Murder Term of Years 37 1/2 to Life 17 19 Black Male 2016 07-12-2016 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, IO OF, WH, NW, WT, INT
Jones, Levon North Carolina Duplin 1993 2008 Murder Death 14 28 Black Male 2007 2008 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, H OF, WH
Jones, Lonnie New York Kings 2002 2007 Murder Term of Years 37 years 4 34 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H PR, NW, KP
Jones, Luther Jr. California Lake 1998 2016 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 27 years 18 50 Black Male 2015 2016 02-18-2016 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation CV, NC, SA
Jones, Lydia Diane Alabama Jefferson 2000 2006 Drug Possession or Sale Life without parole 6 40 Black Female 2006 08-24-2014 Inadequate Legal Defense F
Jones, Mark Georgia Chatham 1992 2018 Murder Life 25 20 White Male 2011 2017 07-20-2018 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO, JI OF, WH, NW, WT
Jones, Melvin Illinois Cook 1983 1989 Murder Life without parole 6 30 Black Male 1989 05-18-2013 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence H OF, WH, NW, INT, PJ
Jones, Michael Texas Harris 2009 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 Black Male 2009 12-03-2015 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CIU, JV, NC, P
Jones, Michael District of Columbia 1996 2019 Sexual Assault Term of Years 9 to 30 years 22 19 Black Male 2019 04-26-2019 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence IO, SA
Jones, Michael Illinois Cook 2015 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 44 Black Male 2016 05-23-2023 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct NC, P OF, WH, NW, PJ
Jones, Milton Massachusetts Suffolk 1976 2022 Murder Life 14 23 Black Male 1990 01-03-2023 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, H, IO PR, WH
Jones, Morris S. Texas Dallas 1998 2001 Assault Term of Years 15 years 3 16 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID JV
Jones, Richard Kansas Johnson 2001 2017 Robbery Term of Years 19 years 16 23 Black Male 2016 2017 06-21-2017 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct CDC, IO OF, NW, WT
Jones, Robert Louisiana Orleans 1996 2017 Sexual Assault Life without parole 20 19 Black Male 2005 2015 02-24-2017 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, IO, SA PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ
Jones, Ronald Illinois Cook 1989 1999 Murder Death 10 34 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct H, SA OF, WH, NW, INT
Jones, Stephen Fed-MO (Eastern) 1998 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 20 years 12 23 Black Male 2010 02-05-2012 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct FED, NC OF, WH, NW, PJ
Jones, Tom Kentucky Bell 1935 1938 Murder Death 3 20 White Male 1938 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense
Jones, Troy Lee California Merced 1982 1996 Murder Death 14 30 Black Male 1995 1996 08-29-2011 Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H OF, NW, WT
Jones, Tyrone Maryland Baltimore City 1999 2010 Murder Life 11 21 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct CV, H, IO PR, WH
Jones, Walter Texas Harris 2008 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 60 days 0 55 Black Male 2008 07-14-2018 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CIU, NC, P
Jones, Wilbert Louisiana East Baton Rouge 1973 2018 Sexual Assault Life 45 18 Black Male 2017 10-13-2018 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct IO, SA PR, OF, WH, NW
Jordan, Carl Mississippi Harrison 2014 2018 Assault Term of Years 20 years 3 32 Black Male 2017 03-30-2022 Perjury or False Accusation NC
Jordan, DeJuan Texas El Paso 2015 2019 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 2 years 0 38 Black Male 2016 02-14-2019 Inadequate Legal Defense NC, P
Jordan, DeJuan Texas El Paso 2016 2019 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 4 years 2 40 Black Male 2018 02-14-2019 Inadequate Legal Defense NC, P
Jordan, Douglas Jr. Tennessee Blount 2002 2015 Murder Term of Years 23 years 8 27 White Male 2011 03-29-2016 Official Misconduct H OF, WH
Jordan, Elgin Illinois Cook 2016 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 years 3 46 Black Male 2018 05-24-2023 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct NC OF, WH, NW, PJ
Jordan, Queen Esther Texas Harris 2008 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 45 Black Female 2008 04-26-2014 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence F, NC, P
Jordan, Queen Esther Texas Harris 2009 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 45 Black Female 2009 01-15-2015 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence F, NC, P
Jordan, Sam Illinois Cook 2013 2019 Theft Term of Years 6 months 0 57 Black Male 2013 09-26-2019
Jordan, Theodore Oregon Klamath 1932 1965 Murder Death 33 27 Black Male 1965 03-05-2021 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct
Jordan, Tracy Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2006 2024 Murder Life without parole 18 39 Black Male 2024 11-15-2024 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, H PR, OF, FA, WH, NW, KP, PJ
Jordan, William E. Alabama Geneva 1934 1934 Murder Term of Years 25 years 1 65 Don't Know Male 1934 07-16-2019
Jordano, Frank Louisiana Jefferson 1919 1920 Murder Death 2 17 White Male 1920 07-09-2020 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct
Jordano, Iorlando Louisiana Jefferson 1919 1920 Murder Life 2 68 White Male 1920 07-08-2020 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct
Jose, Terrence Michigan Oakland 2010 2014 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 25 to 40 years 4 32 Hispanic Male 2014 2014 07-18-2014 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, NC, SA
Joseph, Malenne Florida Orange 2010 2010 Destruction of Property Not Sentenced 0 27 Black Female 2010 2010 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID F
Jovanovic, Oliver New York New York 1998 2001 Sexual Assault Term of Years 15 to Life 4 30 White Male 2001 05-28-2013 Perjury or False Accusation NC, SA
Julian, Billy Indiana Madison 2003 2010 Arson Term of Years 15 years 3 20 White Male 2004 2006 08-21-2015 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct A, CDC, JI OF, WH, NW, WT
Juluke, Bernell Jr. Louisiana Orleans 1996 2022 Murder Life without parole 27 18 Black Male 2022 11-08-2022 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, H, IO PR, OF, WH, NW, PL
Kagonyera, Kenneth North Carolina Buncombe 2001 2011 Murder Term of Years 12 to 15 years 10 20 Black Male 2011 2011 10-12-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, H, JI, P PR, OF, WH, NW, WT
Kalugin, Andrey Fed-VA (Eastern) 2021 2024 Conspiracy Term of Years 1 year and 3 months 0 35 White Male 2021 07-22-2024 FED, NC
Kamacho, Daniel California Los Angeles 1947 1947 Murder Life 0 Hispanic Male 1947 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession
Kamara, Barry Massachusetts Suffolk 1992 2023 Murder Life 17 17 Black Male 2009 03-30-2023 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct CIU, H, IO, JV PR, WH, NW
Kamienski, Paul New Jersey Ocean 1988 2010 Murder Life 21 35 White Male 2009 03-29-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H PR, WH, NW, KP
Kapatos, Thomas New York New York 1938 1962 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 24 25 White Male 1962 Official Misconduct
Karage, Entre Nax Texas Dallas 1997 2005 Murder Life 8 21 Asian Male 2005 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CV, H
Karibi-Ikiriko, Abere Maryland Prince George's 2005 2007 Murder Term of Years 15 years 2 27 Black Female 2007 07-11-2013 F, H, NC