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: 447
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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
House, Paul G. Tennessee Union 1986 2009 Murder Death 22 23 White Male 2008 08-29-2011
Howard, Eddie Lee Jr. Mississippi Lowndes 1994 2021 Murder Death 27 38 Black Male 2011 2020 02-25-2021
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
Ireland, Kenneth Connecticut New Haven 1989 2009 Murder Term of Years 50 years 20 16 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Jackson, Dwayne Nevada Clark 2003 2011 Robbery Term of Years 4 years 3 18 Black Male 2006 03-30-2012
Jackson, Raymond Texas Dallas 1984 2012 Sexual Assault Life 26 38 Black Male 2010 07-23-2012
Jackson, Willie Louisiana Jefferson 1989 2006 Sexual Assault Term of Years 40 years 17 17 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Jacobsen, Ronald Georgia Newton 1990 2021 Sexual Assault Life 30 29 White Male 2020 09-14-2021
James, Henry Louisiana Jefferson 1982 2011 Sexual Assault Life without parole 29 20 Black Male 2011 01-13-2012
Jardine, Alvin Hawaii Maui 1992 2011 Sexual Assault Term of Years 35 years 19 20 Other Male 2011 09-08-2011
Jenkins, Jerry Lee Maryland Charles 1987 2013 Sexual Assault Life 23 25 White Male 2010 06-07-2013
Jenkins, Paul Montana Lewis and Clark 1995 2018 Murder Life 100 years 23 39 White Male 2018 06-13-2018
Johnson, Albert K. California Contra Costa 1992 2002 Sexual Assault Term of Years 24 years 10 30 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Johnson, Andrew Wyoming Laramie 1989 2013 Sexual Assault Life 24 39 Black Male 2013 07-19-2013
Johnson, Arthur Mississippi Sunflower 1993 2008 Sexual Assault Term of Years 55 years 14 33 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Johnson, Calvin Jr. Georgia Clayton 1983 1999 Sexual Assault Life 16 25 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Johnson, Don Massachusetts Worcester 1994 2022 Sexual Assault Term of Years 1 year 0 28 Black Male 1995 01-07-2025
Johnson, Richard Illinois Cook 1992 1996 Sexual Assault Term of Years 36 years 3 31 Black Male 1995 08-29-2011
Johnson, Rickey Louisiana Sabine 1983 2008 Sexual Assault Life without parole 25 26 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Jones, Clifford New York New York 1981 2016 Murder Term of Years 18 to life 29 26 Black Male 2010 11-28-2016
Jones, David Allen California Los Angeles 1995 2004 Murder Term of Years 36 to Life 9 32 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Jones, Joe C. Kansas Shawnee 1986 1992 Sexual Assault Life 6 23 Black Male 1992 08-29-2011
Jones, Ronald Illinois Cook 1989 1999 Murder Death 10 34 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Karage, Entre Nax Texas Dallas 1997 2005 Murder Life 8 21 Asian Male 2005 08-29-2011
Kelley, Eric New Jersey Passaic 1996 2018 Murder Life 22 28 Black Male 2017 04-18-2018
Kelly, William M. Jr. Pennsylvania Dauphin 1990 1993 Murder Term of Years 10 to 20 years 3 28 White Male 1992 1993 08-29-2011
Kimbell, Thomas Pennsylvania Lawrence 1998 2002 Murder Death 4 32 White Male 2002 08-29-2011
King, Evin Ohio Cuyahoga 1995 2017 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 22 37 Black Male 2017 11-13-2017
Kogut, John New York Nassau 1986 2005 Murder Term of Years 33 years and 4 months 17 21 White Male 2003 2003 08-29-2011
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
LaBatte, Beth Wisconsin Kewaunee 1997 2006 Murder Life 8 24 White Female 2006 08-29-2011
Laughman, Barry Pennsylvania Adams 1988 2004 Murder Life 15 24 White Male 2003 08-29-2011
Lavernia, Carlos Marcos Texas Travis 1985 2000 Sexual Assault Life 16 29 Hispanic Male 2000 08-29-2011
Lawrence, Freddie Joe Montana Lewis and Clark 1995 2018 Murder Life 100 years 23 31 White Male 2018 06-13-2018
Leadon, Bruce Texas Harris 2008 2022 Robbery Term of Years 60 years 3 23 Black Male 2011 01-30-2023
Lee, Ralph New Jersey Passaic 1996 2018 Murder Life 22 30 Black Male 2017 04-18-2018
Lewis, Carlton New York Onondaga 1990 2023 Murder Term of Years 20 years to Life 31 23 Black Male 2021 10-10-2023
Lewis, Ryan Louisiana Orleans 2004 2007 Attempted Murder Not Sentenced 3 15 Black Male 2007 04-06-2020
Lindsey, Johnnie Texas Dallas 1983 2009 Sexual Assault Life 25 28 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Lloyd, Eddie Joe Michigan Wayne 1985 2002 Murder Life 17 34 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Long, Kimberly California Riverside 2005 2021 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 7 27 White Female 2013 05-18-2021
Lopez, Steven New York New York 1991 2022 Robbery Term of Years 1 1/2 years to 4 1/2 years 3 15 Hispanic Male 2010 1993 08-08-2022
Lott, Perry Oklahoma Pontotoc 1988 2023 Sexual Assault Life 30 25 Black Male 2018 10-22-2023
Lowery, Eddie Kansas Riley 1982 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 11 to Life 9 22 White Male 1991 08-29-2011
Mack, Leonard New York Westchester 1976 2023 Sexual Assault Term of Years 7 1/2 to 15 years 7 23 Black Male 1982 09-14-2023
Mahan, Dale Alabama Jefferson 1986 1998 Sexual Assault Term of Years 35 years 11 22 White Male 1997 08-29-2011
Mahan, Ronnie Alabama Jefferson 1986 1998 Sexual Assault Life without parole 11 26 White Male 1997 08-29-2011
Maher, Dennis Massachusetts Middlesex 1984 2003 Sexual Assault Life 19 22 White Male 2003 08-29-2011
Marsh, Floyd Jr. Oregon Clackamas 2017 2024 Robbery Term of Years 6 years and 10 months 5 54 White Male 2022 01-26-2024
Marshall, Michael Georgia Fulton 2008 2009 Robbery Term of Years 4 years 2 41 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Martinez-Mercado, Alexy Connecticut Hartford 2016 2023 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 0 27 Hispanic Male 2016 01-02-2025
Massingill, Anthony Texas Dallas 1980 2014 Robbery Life 0 18 Black Male 1980 10-23-2014
Maxson, Mark Illinois Cook 1994 2016 Murder Life without parole 23 31 Black Male 2016 10-02-2016
McCaffrey, William New York New York 2006 2009 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years 3 28 White Male 2009 2009 08-29-2011
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
McClendon, Myrickki Arkansas Pulaski 2011 2018 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 25 years 2 32 Black Male 2013 12-13-2018
McClendon, Robert Ohio Franklin 1991 2008 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 15 to Life 17 34 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
McCormick, Michael Lee Tennessee Jefferson 1987 2007 Murder Death 16 32 White Male 2003 08-29-2011
McCray, Antron New York New York 1990 2002 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to 10 years 6 15 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
McGee, Arvin Oklahoma Tulsa 1989 2002 Sexual Assault Life 13 25 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
McGowan, Thomas Texas Dallas 1985 2008 Sexual Assault Life 22 24 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
McInnis, Edward North Carolina Scotland 1988 2015 Sexual Assault Life 27 27 Black Male 2015 08-15-2015
McKinney, Lawrence Tennessee Shelby 1978 2009 Sexual Assault Life 100 years 31 22 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
McMillan, Clark Jerome Tennessee Shelby 1980 2002 Sexual Assault Life 22 22 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
McSherry, Leonard California Los Angeles 1988 2001 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 48 years 13 37 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Mercer, Michael New York New York 1992 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 21 to 41 years 11 40 Black Male 2003 2003 08-29-2011
Miller, Billy Wayne Texas Dallas 1984 2006 Sexual Assault Life 22 31 Black Male 2006 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
Miller, Robert Lee Jr. Oklahoma Oklahoma 1988 2017 Murder Death 10 27 Black Male 1998 08-29-2011
Mills, Randall Tennessee Marshall 2000 2014 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 years 11 43 White Male 2011 04-08-2014
Mitchell, Perry South Carolina Lexington 1984 1998 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 years 15 20 Black Male 1998 08-29-2011
Montalvo, Noel Pennsylvania York 2003 2023 Murder Death 21 33 Hispanic Male 2023 01-18-2024
Montoya, Lorenzo Colorado Denver 2000 2014 Murder Life without parole 14 14 Hispanic Male 2014 06-19-2014
Moon, Brandon Texas El Paso 1988 2005 Sexual Assault Term of Years 75 years 16 26 White Male 2004 08-29-2011
Moore, Curtis Virginia Greensville 1978 2010 Murder Life 3 32 Black Male 1981 08-29-2011
Moore, Sedrick Georgia Colquitt 2002 2023 Sexual Assault Term of Years 50 years 21 17 Black Male 2023 10-13-2023
Moto, Vincent Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1987 1996 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 to 24 years 9 22 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Mulherin, Crystal Michigan Genesee 2022 2024 Attempted Murder Term of Years 17 to 30 years 2 31 White Female 2024 01-31-2024
Mumphrey, Arthur Texas Montgomery 1986 2006 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 35 years 19 21 Black Male 2006 2006 08-29-2011
Nash, Alprentiss Illinois Cook 1997 2012 Murder Term of Years 80 years 16 20 Black Male 2010 2012 08-30-2012
Nelson, Bruce Pennsylvania Allegheny 1982 1991 Murder Life 9 24 Black Male 1991 1991 08-29-2011
Nelson, Robert Missouri Jackson 1984 2013 Sexual Assault Term of Years 70 years 29 20 Black Male 2013 06-14-2013
Nesmith, Willie James Pennsylvania Cumberland 1982 2001 Sexual Assault Term of Years 9 to 25 years 18 20 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Newton, Alan New York Bronx 1985 2006 Sexual Assault Term of Years 13 1/2 to 40 years 21 21 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Nickerson, Glen California Santa Clara 1987 2003 Murder Life without parole 16 29 White Male 1992 2003 08-31-2011
Northrop, Alan Washington Clark 1993 2010 Sexual Assault Term of Years 23 years and 6 months 17 28 White Male 2010 08-29-2011
Ochoa, Christopher Texas Travis 1989 2002 Murder Life 12 22 Hispanic Male 2001 08-29-2011
Ochoa, James California Orange 2005 2006 Robbery Term of Years 2 years 1 19 Hispanic Male 2006 08-29-2011
Odom, Kirk District of Columbia 1981 2012 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 to 66 years 22 18 Black Male 2003 08-30-2012
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
Ortiz, Victor New York Orange 1984 1996 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 1/2 to 25 years 13 24 Hispanic Male 1996 08-29-2011
Ott, Chaunte Wisconsin Milwaukee 1996 2009 Murder Life 13 21 Black Male 2008 2009 08-29-2011
Pacyon, Douglas New York Erie 1985 2010 Sexual Assault Term of Years 3 years and 6 months 5 28 White Male 1990 08-29-2011