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
Angeles-Acosta, Roberto New York Queens 1995 2019 Attempted Murder Term of Years 16 2/3 to 50 years 24 37 Hispanic Male 2019 01-20-2020
Benitez, Ricardo New York Queens 2010 2015 Robbery Term of Years 22 to life 4 54 Hispanic Male 2015 04-12-2017
Cardenas, Carlos New York Queens 1996 2007 Robbery Term of Years 8 to 25 years 11 23 Hispanic Male 2007 08-29-2011
Cardenas, Napoleon New York Queens 1999 2007 Robbery Term of Years 15 to 30 years 8 24 Hispanic Male 2007 08-29-2011
Dudley, Ronald New York Queens 2000 2001 Assault Term of Years 15 years 1 19 Black Male 2001 12-06-2013
Figueroa, Fancy New York Queens 1997 2004 Filing a False Report Community Service 0 16 Hispanic Female 1997 07-26-2014
Harris, Gerald New York Queens 1992 2000 Robbery Term of Years 9 to 18 years 8 23 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Hoffner, Louis New York Queens 1941 1952 Murder Life 12 28 White Male 1952
Long, Lee New York Queens 1995 2002 Sexual Assault Term of Years 8 to 24 years 7 34 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
McCord, Todd New York Queens 1987 1994 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 6 21 Black Male 1994 03-11-2015
Negron, Julio New York Queens 2006 2017 Attempted Murder Term of Years 12 years 10 38 Hispanic Male 2016 12-18-2017
Palmer, Lamar New York Queens 2000 2001 Assault Term of Years 9 years 1 19 Black Male 2001 12-06-2013
Pfeffer, Paul A. New York Queens 1954 1956 Murder Term of Years 20 to life 1 22 White Male 1954
Ramchair, Racky New York Queens 1997 2010 Robbery Term of Years 10 to 20 years 13 22 Other Male 2010 07-02-2014
Roberts, John New York Queens 1877 1878 Robbery Term of Years 20 years 2 32 White Male 1878 09-12-2022
Scott, John New York Queens 1997 2006 Robbery Term of Years 25 years 4 Black Male 2001 09-02-2020
Stewart, Arthur New York Queens 1995 2001 Robbery Term of Years 7 to 14 years 6 35 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Vamvakas, Evangelo New York Queens 1994 1996 Robbery Term of Years 3 1/2 to 10 years 2 43 White Male 1996 12-03-2013
Williams, Darryl New York Queens 2014 2022 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 9 49 Black Male 2022 12-16-2022
Wills, Ruben New York Queens 2017 2021 Fraud Term of Years 2 to 6 years 2 38 Black Male 2019 05-25-2021