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: 115
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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
Abdal, Warith Habib New York Erie 1983 1999 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 to Life 16 43 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Abernathy, Christopher Illinois Cook 1987 2015 Murder Life without parole 28 17 White Male 2006 2015 02-13-2015
Alejandro, Gilbert Texas Uvalde 1990 1994 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 years 4 35 Hispanic Male 1994 08-29-2011
Allen, George Jr. Missouri Cole 1983 2013 Murder Term of Years 95 years 29 25 Black Male 2011 2012 01-18-2013
Andersen, Daniel Illinois Cook 1982 2015 Murder Term of Years 55 years 25 19 White Male 2007 08-15-2015
Armstrong, LaMonte North Carolina Guilford 1995 2013 Murder Life 17 38 Black Male 1995 2012 03-19-2013
Avery, William Wisconsin Milwaukee 2005 2010 Murder Term of Years 40 years 5 25 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Ayers, David Ohio Cuyahoga 2000 2011 Murder Life without parole 11 42 Black Male 2011 02-21-2012
Bailey, Kevin Illinois Cook 1990 2018 Murder Term of Years 80 years 27 19 Black Male 2018 02-03-2018
Barnett, Nathaniel West Virginia Cabell 2008 2021 Murder Term of Years 36 years 7 19 White Male 2018 2016 10-25-2021
Barnett, Phillip West Virginia Cabell 2008 2021 Murder Term of Years 40 years 10 22 White Male 2018 2018 10-25-2021
Barr, Jonathan Illinois Cook 1997 2011 Murder Term of Years 85 years 14 14 Black Male 2010 2011 01-23-2012
Batchelor, Corey Illinois Cook 1991 2018 Murder Term of Years 30 years 13 19 Black Male 2004 02-03-2018
Bauer, Chester Montana Silver Bow 1983 1997 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 years 14 26 White Male 1997 08-29-2011
Black, Justin West Virginia Cabell 2008 2021 Murder Term of Years 40 years 10 19 White Male 2018 2018 10-25-2021
Brewer, Kennedy Mississippi Noxubee 1995 2008 Murder Death 12 21 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Bridges, Timothy North Carolina Mecklenburg 1991 2016 Sexual Assault Life 25 22 White Male 2015 03-07-2016
Briscoe, Johnny Missouri St. Louis 1983 2006 Sexual Assault Term of Years 45 years 23 28 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Bromgard, Jimmy Ray Montana Yellowstone 1987 2002 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 40 years 15 18 White Male 2002 08-29-2011
Brooks, Levon Mississippi Noxubee 1992 2008 Murder Life without parole 16 26 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Brown, Dennis Louisiana St. Tammany 1985 2005 Sexual Assault Life 19 16 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Brown, Rodney Maryland Baltimore City 2006 2021 Assault Term of Years 45 years 11 24 Black Male 2017 12-08-2022
Bryant, Malcolm Maryland Baltimore City 1999 2016 Murder Life 17 24 Black Male 2016 05-17-2016
Bryson, David Oklahoma Oklahoma 1983 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 85 years 17 28 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
Caravella, Anthony Florida Broward 1984 2010 Murder Life 25 15 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Carr, Johnetta Kentucky Jefferson 2008 2019 Manslaughter Term of Years 20 years 2 16 Black Female DK 2009 04-22-2020
Clark, Robert Georgia Cobb 1982 2005 Sexual Assault Life 24 20 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
Coleman, Nevest Illinois Cook 1997 2017 Murder Life without parole 21 25 Black Male 2017 12-04-2017
Cooper, Keith Indiana Elkhart 1997 2017 Robbery Term of Years 40 years 9 29 Black Male 2004 2006 02-18-2017
Danziger, Richard Texas Travis 1990 2002 Sexual Assault Life 11 18 White Male 1999 2001 08-29-2011
Deskovic, Jeffrey New York Westchester 1990 2006 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 16 16 White Male 2006 08-29-2011
Dillon, William Florida Brevard 1981 2008 Murder Life 27 21 White Male 1981 2008 08-29-2011
DiPippo, Anthony New York Putnam 1997 2016 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 19 18 White Male 2005 2016 11-05-2016
Dominguez, Alejandro Illinois Lake 1990 2002 Sexual Assault Term of Years 9 years 4 16 Hispanic Male 1993 08-29-2011
Doswell, Thomas Pennsylvania Allegheny 1986 2005 Sexual Assault Term of Years 13 to 26 years 19 24 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
Dotson, Gary Illinois Cook 1979 1989 Sexual Assault Term of Years 25 to 50 years 6 20 White Male 1985 1985 08-29-2011
Durham, Timothy Oklahoma Tulsa 1993 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 4 28 White Male 1997 08-29-2011
Dwight, Nathan Christopher Georgia Rockdale 2010 2013 Robbery Life 1 21 Black Male 2011 11-08-2013
Edwards, James Illinois Lake 1996 2012 Murder Life without parole 1 44 Black Male 1997 06-10-2012
Evans, Jerry Lee Texas Dallas 1987 2009 Sexual Assault Life 22 24 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Flowers, Curtis Arkansas Columbia 2004 2010 Murder Life without parole 7 21 Black Male 2010 06-03-2017
Fogle, Lewis Pennsylvania Indiana 1982 2015 Murder Life without parole 33 24 White Male dk 2015 09-16-2015
Frey, Joseph Wisconsin Winnebago 1994 2013 Sexual Assault Life 19 31 White Male 2013 07-12-2013
Fulton, Darryl Illinois Cook 1997 2017 Murder Life without parole 21 26 Black Male 2017 12-04-2017
Gillard, Larry Illinois Cook 1982 2009 Sexual Assault Term of Years 24 years 27 22 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Gordon, Kendale Louisiana Orleans 2010 2021 Murder Life without parole 11 18 Black Male 2021 12-22-2021
Grant, Lydell Texas Harris 2012 2021 Murder Life 7 33 Black Male 2020 2019 06-16-2021
Greene, Cy New York Kings 1985 2006 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 21 19 Black Male 2003 2006 07-29-2012
Gregory, William Kentucky Jefferson 1993 2000 Sexual Assault Term of Years 70 years 7 42 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Guillory, Lavont California Los Angeles 1994 2005 Murder Life 11 21 Black Male 2005 02-18-2012
Halsey, Byron New Jersey Union 1988 2007 Murder Life 19 24 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Harden, James Illinois Cook 1995 2011 Murder Term of Years 80 years 16 16 Black Male 2010 2011 01-23-2012
Harris, James Texas Harris 2010 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 25 years 4 34 Black Male 2019 2013 04-20-2022
Harris, William West Virginia Kanawha 1987 1995 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 to 20 years 8 17 Black Male 1995 08-29-2011
Holland, Dana Illinois Cook 1997 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 90 years 0 25 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Huffington, John Maryland Harford 1981 2023 Murder Death 32 18 White Male 2013 02-09-2023
In, John Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2008 2022 Robbery Term of Years 25 to 50 years 14 23 Black Male 2022 06-23-2022
Johnson, Albert K. California Contra Costa 1992 2002 Sexual Assault Term of Years 24 years 10 30 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Jones, Ronald Illinois Cook 1989 1999 Murder Death 10 34 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Kelley, Eric New Jersey Passaic 1996 2018 Murder Life 22 28 Black Male 2017 04-18-2018
Kordonowy, Paul D. Montana Richland 1990 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 years 0 24 White Male 1990 08-29-2011
Krivak, Andrew New York Putnam 1997 2023 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 24 17 White Male 2005 2020 03-10-2023
Kussmaul, Richard Texas Mclennan 1994 2019 Murder Life without parole 25 21 White Male 1995 2019 11-06-2019
Lee, Ralph New Jersey Passaic 1996 2018 Murder Life 22 30 Black Male 2017 04-18-2018
Lowery, Eddie Kansas Riley 1982 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 11 to Life 9 22 White Male 1991 08-29-2011
Maxson, Mark Illinois Cook 1994 2016 Murder Life without parole 23 31 Black Male 2016 10-02-2016
McCallum, David New York Kings 1986 2014 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 28 16 Black Male 2014 10-16-2014
McCarty, Curtis Oklahoma Oklahoma 1986 2007 Murder Death 21 20 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Miller, Christopher Ohio Cuyahoga 2002 2018 Sexual Assault Term of Years 40 years 16 24 Black Male 2018 06-29-2018
Miller, Jerry Illinois Cook 1982 2007 Sexual Assault Term of Years 45 years 24 23 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Miller, Neil Massachusetts Suffolk 1990 2000 Sexual Assault Term of Years 26 to 45 years 9 22 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Mumphrey, Arthur Texas Montgomery 1986 2006 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 35 years 19 21 Black Male 2006 2006 08-29-2011
Nickerson, Glen California Santa Clara 1987 2003 Murder Life without parole 16 29 White Male 1992 2003 08-31-2011
Ollins, Calvin Illinois Cook 1988 2001 Murder Life without parole 14 14 Black Male 2001 2001 08-29-2011
Ollins, Larry Illinois Cook 1988 2001 Murder Life 13 16 Black Male 2001 2001 08-29-2011
Ott, Chaunte Wisconsin Milwaukee 1996 2009 Murder Life 13 21 Black Male 2008 2009 08-29-2011
Parish, Christopher Indiana Elkhart 1998 2006 Attempted Murder Term of Years 30 years 8 21 Black Male 2004 2006 08-29-2011
Pendleton, Marlon Illinois Cook 1996 2006 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years 11 35 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Pierce, Jeffrey Todd Oklahoma Oklahoma 1986 2001 Sexual Assault Term of Years 65 years 15 23 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Powell, Anthony Massachusetts Suffolk 1992 2004 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 to 20 years 11 23 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Reynolds, Donald Illinois Cook 1988 1997 Sexual Assault Term of Years 69 years 10 20 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Richardson, Harold Illinois Cook 1997 2012 Murder Term of Years 40 years 14 16 Black Male 2011 01-27-2012
Robinson, Eric California Los Angeles 1994 2007 Murder Life 13 23 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Rollins, Lafonso Illinois Cook 1994 2004 Sexual Assault Term of Years 75 years 10 17 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Ruffin, Larry Mississippi Forrest 1980 2011 Murder Life 22 19 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Ruiz, Rafael New York New York 1985 2020 Sexual Assault Term of Years 8 1/3 to 25 years 24 24 Hispanic Male 2009 02-13-2020
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
Sharp, Shainne Illinois Cook 1994 2011 Murder Term of Years 20 years 8 16 Black Male 2010 2002 01-23-2012
Siller, Thomas Ohio Cuyahoga 1998 2011 Murder Term of Years 30 to life 13 41 White Male 2011 10-04-2013
Smith, Frank Lee Florida Broward 1986 2000 Murder Death 14 37 Black Male 1989 2000 08-29-2011
Starks, Bennie Illinois Lake 1986 2013 Sexual Assault Term of Years 60 years 20 26 Black Male 2006 01-07-2013
Stewart, Zackary Lee Missouri Greene 2008 2010 Murder Life without parole 3 18 White Male 2010 08-29-2011
Stuckey, Willie New York Kings 1986 2014 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 15 16 Black Male 2001 10-16-2014
Tapp, Christopher Idaho Bonneville 1998 2019 Murder Life 19 20 White Male 2017 2017 08-01-2019
Taylor, Robert Illinois Cook 1997 2011 Murder Term of Years 80 years 14 14 Black Male 2010 2011 01-15-2012
Toney, Steven Missouri St. Louis 1983 1996 Sexual Assault Life 13 35 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Townsend, Jerry Florida Broward 1980 2001 Murder Life 2 27 Black Male 1982 08-29-2011
Vargas, Luis California Los Angeles 1999 2015 Sexual Assault Term of Years 55 years 16 29 Hispanic Male 2015 11-30-2015