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
Salcedo, Gloria Illinois Cook 2005 2007 Assault Probation 0 46 Hispanic Female 2005 03-09-2015
Salcedo, Teresa Illinois Cook 2005 2007 Assault Probation 0 17 Hispanic Female 2005 03-09-2015
Saldana, Daniel California Los Angeles 1990 2023 Attempted Murder Term of Years 45 to Life 33 22 Hispanic Male 2023 2023 06-05-2023
Salley, MarQuise Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2010 2019 Murder Life without parole 9 22 Black Male 2019 09-29-2019
Salter, Aaron Michigan Wayne 2003 2018 Murder Life without parole 15 20 Black Male 2009 2018 08-20-2018
Salters, Kaveo Michigan Wayne 2012 2019 Attempted Murder Term of Years 27 to 42 years 7 17 Black Male 2019 12-18-2019
Salvati, Joseph Massachusetts Suffolk 1968 2001 Murder Life 29 31 White Male 1970 1997 08-29-2011
Sanchez, Isauro Illinois Cook 1982 1991 Murder Life without parole 8 20 Hispanic Male 1991 08-29-2011
Sanchez, Santos Wisconsin Milwaukee 1996 2021 Murder Life 24 46 Hispanic Male 2021 05-22-2021
Sanchez, Yareli Texas Harris 2011 2015 Solicitation Term of Years 10 days 0 20 Hispanic Female 2011 07-08-2016
Sanders, David Wisconsin Milwaukee 2006 2007 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 15 years 1 39 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Sanders, Derrick Wisconsin Milwaukee 1993 2018 Murder Term of Years 21 to life 25 21 Black Male 1996 2018 09-03-2019
Sanders, Jamell Illinois Cook 2006 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 Black Male 2006 12-06-2018
Sanders, Trina Texas Galveston 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 1 49 Black Female 2015 08-20-2015
Sanford, Davontae Michigan Wayne 2008 2016 Murder Term of Years 39 to 90 years 8 14 Black Male 2016 07-19-2016
Santana, Raymond New York New York 1990 2002 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to 10 years 12 14 Hispanic Male 2002 08-29-2011
Santiago, Fabian Illinois Cook 1994 2022 Murder Term of Years 90 years 25 16 Hispanic Male 2019 10-22-2023
Santillan, Martin Texas Dallas 1998 2023 Murder Life 25 23 Hispanic Male 2022 03-28-2023
Santos, Edar Duarte Illinois Cook 2002 2003 Murder Term of Years 12 years 0 26 Hispanic Male 2002 2002 08-29-2011
Santos, Jeffrey New York New York 1998 2004 Assault Term of Years 6 years 3 40 Black Male 2001 12-17-2013
Santos, Jorge de los New Jersey Essex 1975 1983 Murder Life 8 30 Hispanic Male 1983
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
Saraceno, David Connecticut Middlesex 1998 1999 Arson Not Sentenced 1 18 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
Sargent, George Fed-OH 1935 1937 Robbery Term of Years 25 years 2 37 Don't Know Male 1937
Sarsfield, Eric Massachusetts Middlesex 1987 2000 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 to 15 years 8 23 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Sauerman, Leo Michigan Wayne 1922 1925 Murder Life 3 25 White Male 1925 03-03-2023
Saunders, Frank Illinois Cook 2007 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 2 25 Black Male 2009 12-07-2018
Saunders, Leonard Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 38 Black Male 2006 02-12-2022
Saunders, Michael Illinois Cook 1998 2012 Murder Term of Years 40 years 14 15 Black Male 2011 01-27-2012
Saunders, Omar Illinois Cook 1988 2001 Murder Life without parole 14 18 Black Male 2001 2001 08-29-2011
Savory, Johnnie Illinois Peoria 1977 2015 Murder Term of Years 50 to 100 years 29 14 Black Male 1983 2006 02-02-2015
Sawyer, Lonnie Union 1975 1977 Kidnapping Term of Years 28 to 32 years 2 18 White Male 1977
Sawyer, Sandy Union 1975 1977 Kidnapping Term of Years 32 to 40 years 2 21 White Male 1977
Scales, Richard Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 19 Black Male 2005 05-18-2022
Scamardo, Joseph Anthony Jr. Arkansas Sebastian 2010 2013 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 12 years 3 35 White Male 2013 12-30-2013
Schaaf, David Pennsylvania Bucks 2003 2006 Attempted Murder Term of Years 14 to 28 years 3 40 White Male 2006 07-11-2013
Scheidell, Daniel Wisconsin Racine 1995 2017 Sexual Assault Term of Years 25 years 20 46 White Male 2015 09-27-2017
Schmieder, Jeff Washington King 1998 1999 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0 41 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
Schoettle, Micah Kentucky Kenton 2018 2019 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 23 years 1 35 White Male 2019 04-06-2020
Schoppe, Carl California Contra Costa 2015 2016 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 4 months 0 30 Hispanic Male 2015 02-06-2017
Schulz, Stephen New York Suffolk 1999 2009 Robbery Term of Years 11 years 10 35 White Male 2009 05-12-2013
Schweitzer, Albert Ian Hawaii Hawaii 2000 2023 Murder Life 23 20 Other Male 2023 02-15-2023
Schweitzer, Shawn Hawaii Hawaii 2000 2023 Manslaughter Term of Years 1 year 0 16 Other Male 2000 11-01-2023
Scott, Calvin Lee Oklahoma Pontotoc 1983 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 25 years 20 26 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Scott, Christopher Illinois Cook 2006 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 23 Black Male 2006 12-03-2018
Scott, Christopher Shun Texas Dallas 1997 2009 Murder Life 12 27 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Scott, John New York Queens 1997 2006 Robbery Term of Years 25 years 4 Black Male 2001 09-02-2020
Scott, Kendrick Michigan Wayne 2000 2018 Murder Life without parole 18 20 Black Male 2002 2018 12-03-2018
Scott, Lindsey Fed-Military Quantico, Virginia 1983 1988 Attempted Murder Term of Years 30 years 4 27 Black Male 1987
Scott, Malcolm Oklahoma Tulsa 1995 2016 Murder Life 21 17 Black Male 1995 2016 11-28-2016
Scott, Michael Texas Travis 2002 2009 Murder Life 7 17 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Scott, Rachel Texas Harris 2017 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 3 32 Black Female 2020 09-29-2020
Scott, Samuel Georgia Chatham 1987 2002 Sexual Assault Life 14 28 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Scott, Winston Virginia Fairfax 1976 2019 Sexual Assault Term of Years 14 years 5 19 Black Male 1981 03-15-2019
Scrimo, Paul New York Nassau 2002 2023 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 18 42 White Male 2020 10-20-2023
Scruggs, Dwayne Indiana Marion 1986 1993 Sexual Assault Term of Years 40 years 8 32 Black Male 1993 08-29-2011
Sealie, Frank Alabama Jefferson 2014 2015 Murder Life without parole 1 23 Black Male 2014 2015 03-17-2015
Seaton, Terry New Mexico Eddy 1973 1980 Murder Life 6 21 Black Male 1979
Seats, Devin Illinois Cook 2009 2022 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 2 years 0 22 Black Male 2009 12-12-2022
Seeland, Benjamin Alaska Sitka 2014 2015 Assault Term of Years 2 months 0 32 White Male 2014 06-11-2015
Self, Grant California Kern 1985 2008 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 31 years 23 31 White Male 1986 2008 05-12-2013
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
Serrano, Ivan Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1988 2005 Murder Life 18 17 Hispanic Male 2005 08-29-2011
Serrano, Jason New York Richmond 2018 2021 Other Nonviolent Misdemeanor Term of Years 5 days 0 30 Hispanic Male 2018 12-02-2021
Serrano, Pedro Fed-NY (Southern) 2016 2017 Weapon Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 0 37 Hispanic Male 2016 12-06-2017
Sgelirrach, Frank New York New York 1919 1921 Robbery Term of Years 8 to 16 years 1 27 White Male 1920
Shabazz, Omar New York New York 2008 2014 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 years 5 27 Black Male 2013 07-22-2015
Shafer, Thomas New York Broome 2012 2024 Theft Probation 0 25 White Male 2023 2012 10-14-2024
Shakirov, Mansur Illinois McLean 2014 2018 Manslaughter Term of Years 4 years 2 28 White Male 2015 06-05-2018
Shakur, Shabaka New York Kings 1989 2015 Murder Term of Years 20 to life 26 23 Black Male 2014 2015 06-09-2015
Shannon, Earl Texas Navarro 1925 1929 Robbery Term of Years 5 years 0 White Male 1926
Shannon, Michael Louisiana Orleans 2011 2018 Murder Life without parole 6 41 Black Male 2017 02-15-2018
Shannon, Rasaan Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 months 0 17 Black Male 2006 03-13-2022
Sharp, Shainne Illinois Cook 1994 2011 Murder Term of Years 20 years 8 16 Black Male 2010 2002 01-23-2012
Shaughnessy, Eric Massachusetts Suffolk 1997 1998 Assault Term of Years 5 years 1 21 White Male 1997 10-07-2012
Shaw, Anthony Illinois Cook 2012 2018 Robbery Term of Years 6 years 2 29 Black Male 2015 04-24-2019
Shaw, Frank New Jersey Camden 2008 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 2 50 Black Male 2009 09-19-2022
Shaw, Johnnie Lee Michigan Wayne 1960 1961 Robbery Term of Years 5 to 15 years 1 23 Black Male 1961
Shaw, Willie Jr. North Carolina Mecklenburg 2016 2021 Other Violent Felony Term of Years 8 2/3 to 11 5/12 5 43 Black Male 2019 2021 02-16-2021
Shea, Joseph Francis Florida Miami-Dade 1959 1966 Murder Life 6 26 White Male 1966
Sheeler, Rudolph Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1939 1951 Murder Life 12 23 White Male 1951
Shelden, Debra Nebraska Gage 1989 2009 Accessory to Murder Term of Years 10 years 5 26 White Female 2008 1994 08-29-2011
Shelton, Horace North Carolina Buncombe 2012 2014 Forgery Term of Years 10 7/12 to 13 1/2 years 2 51 Black Male 2014 11-28-2016
Shelton, Joseph Texas Dallas 2001 2003 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 5 years 2 40 White Male 2003 07-18-2023
Shelton, Stephen Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 1 33 Black Male 2008 05-24-2022
Shenault, Angelo Jr. Illinois Cook 2006 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 1 18 Black Male 2007 12-03-2018
Shenault, Angelo Jr. Illinois Cook 2008 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years and 6 months 2 20 Black Male 2009 12-03-2018
Shenault, Angelo Sr. Illinois Cook 2004 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years and 3 months 1 41 Black Male 2006 12-09-2018
Shephard, Clifford New Jersey Middlesex 1935 1950 Forgery Term of Years 0.75 years 1 49 White Male 1936
Shephard, David L. New Jersey Essex 1984 1995 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 years 11 21 Black Male 1995 08-29-2011
Shepherd, Charles New York Kings 1988 2001 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 13 24 Black Male 1999 2001 08-29-2011
Sheppard, Samuel Ohio Cuyahoga 1954 1966 Murder Life 10 30 White Male 1964
Sherman, David Tennessee McMinn 1907 1911 Murder Death 3 Black Male 1911
Sherwin, James T. Fed-NY (Southern) 1989 1991 Fraud Term of Years 6 months 0 53 White Male 1989 08-29-2011
Shiflett, Guy Jr. Texas Hunt 2016 2018 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 4 years 3 53 White Male 2018 01-16-2019
Shiflett, Guy Jr. Texas Dallas 2014 2020 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 3 years 1 52 White Male 2015 05-05-2020
Shomo, Aubrey Ellen Colorado Broomfield 2001 2016 Assault Probation 0 16 White Male 2008 2001 04-22-2016
Showers, Kurtis DeAngelo Michigan Wayne 1994 1998 Robbery Life 4 28 Black Male 1998 08-29-2011
Shreve, Thomas North Carolina Onslow 1988 1989 Threats Probation 0 31 White Male 1988 04-14-2015