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
Bailey, Jherelle New Jersey Camden 2010 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 27 Black Male 2010 07-24-2022
Baker, Kevin New Jersey Camden 1996 2020 Murder Term of Years 60 to life 24 23 Black Male 1996 2020 02-28-2020
Ballard, Nathaniel New Jersey Camden 2008 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 2 Black Male 2010 07-24-2022
Barnes, Joel New Jersey Camden 2009 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Unknown 1 26 Black Male 2010 07-25-2022
Becerra, Gilbert New Jersey Camden 2009 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 1 19 Black Male 2009 07-25-2022
Berryman, Earl New Jersey Essex 1985 1997 Sexual Assault Term of Years 50 years 10 24 Black Male 1995 08-29-2011
Beverly, Shawn New Jersey Camden 2008 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years and 9 months 2 30 Black Male 2010 08-04-2022
Cass, Albert New Jersey Camden 2008 2010 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 1 44 Black Male 2010 08-29-2022
Contreras, Angel New Jersey Camden 2006 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 18 Hispanic Male 2006 01-16-2025
Cottle, Charles New Jersey Camden 2008 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 2 22 Black Male 2009 08-08-2022
de los Santos, Jorge New Jersey Essex 1975 1983 Murder Life 8 30 Hispanic Male 1983
Demby, Ronald New Jersey Camden 2008 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 2 42 Black Male 2009 08-19-2022
Dixon, John New Jersey Essex 1991 2001 Sexual Assault Term of Years 45 years 10 27 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Frazier, Bryheem New Jersey Camden 2008 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 2 23 Black Male 2009 08-19-2022
Gibson, Paul New Jersey Camden 2007 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 47 Black Male 2007 08-19-2022
Graham, William New Jersey Camden 2008 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 2 Black Male 2010 08-19-2022
Harris, James III New Jersey Camden 2015 2023 Murder Term of Years 75 years 0 24 Black Male 2015 04-06-2023
Henderson, Robert New Jersey Camden 2007 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 52 Black Male 2007 08-19-2022
Henderson, Robert New Jersey Camden 2009 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 0 54 Black Male 2010 08-19-2022
Hill, Taron New Jersey Camden 2006 2021 Murder Term of Years 60 years 15 18 Black Male 2010 2021 07-26-2021
Knight, Curtis New Jersey Essex 1990 2001 Murder Term of Years 30 years 12 35 Black Male 1998 2001 08-02-2013
McLean, Melvin New Jersey Camden 2007 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Unknown 3 42 Black Male 2010 08-29-2022
Michaels, Margaret Kelly New Jersey Essex 1988 1994 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 47 years 5 22 White Female 1993 02-21-2012
Morello, Raffaelo New Jersey Essex 1918 1926 Murder Life 11 25 White Male 1929
Nash, A. Jabir New Jersey Essex 2002 2013 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 22 years 10 39 Black Male 2012 04-23-2014
Pitman, Perman New Jersey Camden 2007 2010 Manslaughter Term of Years 5 years 2 34 Black Male 2010 02-12-2016
Pitts, Kenneth New Jersey Camden 2009 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Unknown 1 33 Black Male 2010 08-29-2022
Roberts, Rodney New Jersey Essex 1996 2014 Kidnapping Term of Years 7 years 18 29 Black Male 2001 2014 03-25-2014
Rolax, Antwyne New Jersey Camden 2008 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Unknown 1 23 Black Male 2009 08-29-2022
Ross, Vincent New Jersey Essex 1989 1992 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 15 years 2 21 Black Male 1991 04-08-2021
Ruiz, Oscar New Jersey Camden 2009 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 34 Hispanic Male 2009 08-29-2022
Russo, Carmine New Jersey Essex 1997 2001 Assault Fine 0 51 White Male 1997 06-06-2018
Shaw, Frank New Jersey Camden 2008 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 2 50 Black Male 2009 09-19-2022
Shephard, David L. New Jersey Essex 1984 1995 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 years 11 21 Black Male 1995 08-29-2011
Stewart, George New Jersey Camden 2009 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 1 28 Black Male 2009 09-06-2022
Troche, Juan New Jersey Camden 2009 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 1 41 Hispanic Male 2010 08-31-2022
Vega, Jose New Jersey Camden 2009 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 33 Hispanic Male 2009 08-29-2022
Washington, Sean New Jersey Camden 1996 2020 Murder Term of Years 60 to life 24 23 Black Male 1996 2020 02-28-2020
Ways, Anthony New Jersey Camden 1991 2005 Murder Life 13 19 Black Male 1995 2004 12-08-2015
Whitley, Harold New Jersey Camden 2008 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 33 Black Male 2008 08-29-2022
Worthy, Terence New Jersey Essex 2004 2005 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 years 1 36 Black Male 2005 12-11-2017