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
Alejandro, Gilbert Texas Uvalde 1990 1994 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 years 4 35 Hispanic Male 1994 08-29-2011
Allen, Dennis Texas Dallas 2000 2019 Murder Life 14 36 Black Male 2014 2014 05-11-2019
Chaney, Steven Texas Dallas 1987 2019 Murder Life 28 31 White Male 2015 2015 02-14-2019
Danziger, Richard Texas Travis 1990 2002 Sexual Assault Life 11 18 White Male 1999 2001 08-29-2011
Evans, Jerry Lee Texas Dallas 1987 2009 Sexual Assault Life 22 24 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Faircloth, Billy Texas Travis 2012 2023 Assault Term of Years 60 years 11 44 White Male 2022 05-04-2023
Good, Donald Wayne Texas Dallas 1984 2004 Sexual Assault Life 11 23 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Grant, Lydell Texas Harris 2012 2021 Murder Life 7 33 Black Male 2020 2019 06-16-2021
Harris, James Texas Harris 2010 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 25 years 4 34 Black Male 2019 2013 04-20-2022
Jaile, Carlos Texas El Paso 1990 2022 Child Sex Abuse Life 29 29 Hispanic Male 2019 04-06-2022
Kussmaul, Richard Texas Mclennan 1994 2019 Murder Life without parole 25 21 White Male 1995 2019 11-06-2019
Long, James Texas McLennan 1994 2019 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years 20 21 White Male 1995 2014 11-06-2019
McGowan, Thomas Texas Dallas 1985 2008 Sexual Assault Life 22 24 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Mozee, Stanley Texas Dallas 2000 2019 Murder Life 14 39 Black Male 2014 2014 05-11-2019
Mumphrey, Arthur Texas Montgomery 1986 2006 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 35 years 19 21 Black Male 2006 2006 08-29-2011
Ochoa, Christopher Texas Travis 1989 2002 Murder Life 12 22 Hispanic Male 2001 08-29-2011
Pitts, James Jr. Texas McLennan 1994 2019 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years 20 20 White Male 1995 2014 11-06-2019
Pope, David Shawn Texas Dallas 1986 2001 Sexual Assault Term of Years 45 years 15 23 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Shelton, Michael Texas McLennan 1994 2019 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years 17 22 White Male 1995 2011 11-06-2019
Washington, Calvin E. Texas McLennan 1987 2001 Murder Life 14 30 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Williams, Joe Sidney Jr. Texas McLennan 1987 1993 Murder Life 6 19 Black Male 1993 08-29-2011
Wyatt, Rickey Dale Texas Dallas 1981 2012 Sexual Assault Life 99 years 30 25 Black Male 2012 08-30-2012
Yurtman, Ersan Texas Bexar 1994 2020 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 30 years 26 18 Hispanic Male 1994 2020 08-10-2020