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: 2051
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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
Brown, Keith North Carolina Wilson 1993 1999 Sexual Assault Term of Years 35 years 4 25 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Brown, Knolly Jr. North Carolina Edgecomb 2009 2016 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 5 to 6 3/4 years 4 37 Black Male 2013 10-26-2016
Brown, LeeVester Mississippi Coahoma 2006 2018 Murder Life without parole 9 33 Black Male 2014 2015 07-26-2021
Brown, Nathan Louisiana Jefferson 1997 2014 Sexual Assault Term of Years 25 years 17 23 Black Male 2014 06-25-2014
Brown, Patrick Pennsylvania Dauphin 2002 2010 Robbery Term of Years 22 to 70 years 8 21 Black Male 2010 06-30-2012
Brown, Patrick Louisiana Orleans 1994 2023 Child Sex Abuse Life without parole 28 20 Black Male 2002 2023 05-22-2023
Brown, Robert Illinois Cook 1984 1989 Murder Term of Years 35 years 5 42 Black Male 1989 08-29-2011
Brown, Roy New York Cayuga 1992 2007 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 15 29 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Brown, Shawn Michigan Calhoun 2010 2021 Manslaughter Term of Years 8 years and 4 months to 30 years 9 25 Black Male 2019 05-03-2021
Brown, Sherwood Mississippi DeSoto 1995 2021 Murder Death 26 24 Black Male 2011 2021 10-04-2021
Brown, Tony Florida Miami-Dade 2010 2018 Murder Life 8 33 Black Male 2018 10-22-2018
Browning, Paul Nevada Clark 1986 2020 Murder Death 33 29 Black Male 2019 04-30-2020
Brunner, Eric Ohio Stark 1996 2023 Sexual Assault Term of Years 9 to 40 years 13 24 Black Male 2009 10-26-2023
Bryan, Sheila Georgia Colquitt 1998 2000 Murder Life 0 43 White Female 1999 08-29-2011
Bryson, David Oklahoma Oklahoma 1983 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 85 years 17 28 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
Buari, Calvin New York Bronx 1995 2018 Murder Term of Years 50 to life 22 20 Black Male 2001 2017 03-29-2018
Buchhorn, Carrody Kansas Douglas 2018 2022 Murder Term of Years 10 years and 3 months 3 42 White Female 2021 01-25-2023
Buchli, Richard II Missouri Jackson 2002 2012 Murder Life without parole 5 50 White Male 2008 08-16-2013
Bueso, David Louisiana East Baton Rouge 2019 2021 Murder Life without parole 2 19 Hispanic Male 2021 08-02-2021
Bullock, Keith Minnesota Hennepin 1992 1992 Murder Not Sentenced 0 27 White Male 1992 08-29-2011
Bullock, Ronnie Illinois Cook 1984 1994 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 60 years 10 27 Black Male 1994 08-29-2011
Bumbury, Michael New York Bronx 1999 2002 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 to Life 2 23 Black Male 2001 12-13-2013
Bumpass, Angel Tennessee Hamilton 2019 2023 Murder Life 3 13 Black Female 2022 10-09-2023
Bunch, Kristine Indiana Decatur 1996 2012 Murder Term of Years 60 years 16 21 White Female 2012 12-31-2012
Bunkley, Derrick Michigan Wayne 2014 2016 Attempted Murder Term of Years 17 to 32 years 1 22 Black Male 2016 02-25-2016
Buntin, Harold Indiana Marion 1986 2007 Sexual Assault Term of Years 50 years 21 15 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Burgess, Sabein Maryland Baltimore City 1995 2014 Murder Life 19 24 Black Male 2014 02-21-2014
Burner, Troy District of Columbia 1994 2020 Murder Term of Years 30 to life 24 17 Black Male 2009 2018 09-17-2020
Burnett-Walker, Spencer Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 19 White Male 2014 10-23-2015
Burnette, Victor Virginia Richmond City 1979 2009 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years 8 26 White Male 1987 08-29-2011
Burns, Joshua Michigan Livingston 2015 2024 Child Abuse Term of Years 1 year 1 37 White Male 2016 12-30-2024
Burnside, Thomas Fed-IL (Northern) 1991 1994 Drug Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 2 41 Black Male 1994 12-08-2014
Burrell, Frank Illinois Cook 2002 2024 Murder Term of Years 32 years 17 24 Black Male 2019 04-04-2024
Burreson, Daniel Michigan Berrien 1998 2001 Arson Probation 0 43 White Male 1998 06-19-2016
Burrowes, Christopher Wisconsin Milwaukee 2007 2009 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 3 years 2 21 Black Male 2009 2009 11-06-2012
Burton, Darryl Missouri Cole 1985 2008 Murder Life 23 22 Black Male 1985 2008 08-29-2011
Busby, William Tennessee Lewis 2003 2019 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 years 16 28 White Male 2019 12-13-2019
Bush, Gary Virginia Petersburg City 2007 2018 Robbery Term of Years 12 years 9 56 White Male 2016 05-30-2018
Butler, A.B. Jr. Texas Smith 1983 2000 Sexual Assault Life 16 28 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Butler, Robert Tennessee Knox 1977 1995 Sexual Assault Life 16 34 Black Male 1993 12-08-2014
Butler, Sabrina Mississippi Lowndes 1990 1995 Murder Death 6 18 Black Female 1995 08-29-2011
Butts, Alan Ohio Franklin 2003 2024 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 20 21 White Male 2022 02-21-2024
Byars, Barry Texas Jefferson 2004 2005 Child Abuse Term of Years 10 years 1 24 White Male 2005 2005 05-08-2013
Byrd, Kevin Texas Harris 1985 1997 Sexual Assault Life 12 23 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Caballero, Juan North Dakota Cass 1997 2008 Sexual Assault Term of Years 4 years 4 31 Hispanic Male 2004 2001 11-07-2017
Caban, Sandro Illinois Cook 2014 2020 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 12 years 5 38 Hispanic Male 2019 02-15-2023
Cacy, Sonia Texas Pecos 1993 2017 Murder Life 99 years 6 44 White Female 1998 02-13-2017
Cadogan, Donovan Wisconsin La Crosse 2013 2017 Other Nonviolent Felony Life without parole 5 29 White Male 2017 09-24-2017
Cage, Dean Illinois Cook 1996 2008 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 40 years 12 28 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Calderon, Domingo III Texas Atascosa 2005 2010 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 5 26 Hispanic Male 2006 2010 10-25-2012
Caldwell, Clifton Massachusetts Plymouth 2002 2023 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 27 to 35 years 17 34 White Male 2020 05-30-2023
Caldwell, Maurice California San Francisco 1991 2011 Murder Term of Years 27 to Life 20 23 Black Male 2011 08-31-2011
Calhoun, Terance Michigan Wayne 2007 2022 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 17 to 32 years 15 19 Black Male 2022 05-02-2022
Callace, Leonard New York Suffolk 1987 1992 Sexual Assault Term of Years 25 to 50 years 6 30 White Male 1992 08-29-2011
Callanan, Lawrence Missouri St. Louis 1996 2020 Murder Life without parole 24 19 White Male 2018 2020 07-06-2020
Cameron, Darrell Illinois Cook 1991 1992 Robbery Not Sentenced 1 19 Black Male 1992 08-29-2011
Cameron, Ronjon Massachusetts Berkshire 2003 2015 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 to 16 years 12 52 White Male 1995 2015 12-02-2015
Caminata, Victor Michigan Wexford 2009 2014 Arson Term of Years 9 to 40 years 4 33 White Male 2013 01-22-2014
Camm, David Indiana Floyd 2002 2013 Murder Life 12 36 White Male 2013 10-25-2013
Campbell, Lori Georgia Douglas 2005 2007 Theft Probation 0 32 Black Female 2005 01-12-2018
Campbell, MacArthur New Mexico Bernalillo 2003 2008 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 4 years 1 40 Black Male 2005 12-15-2016
Campbell, Teshome Illinois Champaign 1998 2016 Murder Term of Years 55 years 17 21 Black Male 2016 02-09-2016
Cannon, Philip Scott Oregon Polk 2000 2009 Murder Life without parole 10 32 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Cantave, Jean New York Queens 2009 2014 Assault Term of Years 1 year 0 43 Black Male 2009 12-19-2021
Cantave, Jean New York Queens 2008 2012 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years 4 42 Black Male 2012 12-19-2021
Cantu, Humberto Texas Harris 2009 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 months 1 26 Hispanic Male 2010 01-11-2018
Cantu, Raul Texas Harris 2005 2005 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 34 Hispanic Male 2005 10-25-2012
Cape, John Texas Bexar 2018 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 years 2 47 White Male 2020 08-23-2021
Capers, Shamel New York Queens 2017 2022 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 5 15 Black Male 2020 2022 12-21-2022
Capozzi, Anthony New York Erie 1987 2007 Sexual Assault Term of Years 11 to 35 years 20 27 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Carabajal, Joey Texas Williamson 2013 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 1 25 Hispanic Male 2014 03-27-2014
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
Cardwell, M. Donald Fed-CT 2000 2000 Tax Evasion/Fraud Not Sentenced 0 63 White Male 2000 02-20-2013
Carey, Jonathan Maine Kennebec 2012 2017 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 4 years 3 33 White Male 2015 03-25-2017
Carillo, Lucio Oregon Multnomah 2014 2023 Other Nonviolent Felony Probation 0 23 Hispanic Male 2014 12-13-2023
Carini, William Illinois Lake 1992 2017 Sexual Assault Term of Years 26 years 11 28 White Male 1995 2002 01-10-2017
Carlson, David New York Orange 2016 2020 Manslaughter Term of Years 5 years 0 42 White Male 2016 02-13-2020
Carnes, Linda Texas Wharton 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 0 26 White Female 2014 11-14-2014
Carney, John Fed-TX (Northern) 1995 1997 Fraud Term of Years 7 years and 3 months 2 32 White Male 1997 12-04-2012
Caro, Jose Puerto Rico Aguadilla 1994 2016 Murder Life 22 27 Hispanic Male 1995 2016 10-13-2016
Carr, Weldon Wayne Georgia Fulton 1994 2004 Murder Life 4 57 White Male 1997 07-03-2012
Carrera, Orlando New York Bronx 2015 2023 Sexual Assault Term of Years 8 years 6 32 Hispanic Male 2021 08-25-2023
Carrington, Steven New York Kings 1996 2024 Murder Term of Years 23 to Life 21 27 Black Male 2018 06-14-2024
Carter, Brad Illinois Williamson 2013 2015 Child Sex Abuse Not Sentenced 0 38 White Male 2013 02-09-2015
Carter, Edward Michigan Wayne 1975 2010 Sexual Assault Life 35 19 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Carter, Joseph Virginia Norfolk City 1990 2021 Murder Life 26 Black Male 2018 2016 08-24-2021
Carter, Quentin Michigan Kent 1992 2015 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 6 to 20 years 17 16 Black Male 2002 2008 06-25-2015
Carter, Richy Washington Pierce 2007 2013 Sexual Assault Term of Years 1 year and 2 months 0 30 Black Male 2007 09-27-2013
Carter, Steven Florida Manatee 1990 1990 Assault Not Sentenced 0 19 Black Male 1990 10-10-2014
Carver, Mark North Carolina Gaston 2011 2022 Murder Life 8 39 White Male 2019 2019 08-23-2022
Carver, Michael Michigan Kalamazoo 2015 2020 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 25 to 50 years 3 50 Black Male 2018 05-27-2021
Casas, Jesus Texas Harris 2015 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 Hispanic Male 2015 09-30-2016
Casciaro, Mario Illinois McHenry 2013 2016 Murder Term of Years 26 years 2 19 White Male 2014 2015 04-12-2016
Cascone, William Massachusetts Berkshire 1987 2023 Murder Life 35 17 White Male 2022 07-21-2023
Cash, Elgerie Georgia Paulding 2013 2019 Murder Life 1 45 White Female 2019 2014 05-12-2019
Cash, Jacob Florida Hillsborough 1998 2008 Murder Term of Years 50 years 10 23 White Male 2008 08-29-2011
Cash, Tazell Michigan Wayne 2017 2019 Robbery Term of Years 10 to 20 years 2 18 Black Male 2019 06-12-2019
Castillo, Sergio Texas Cameron 1994 2014 Attempted Murder Term of Years 25 years 12 29 Hispanic Male 2006 10-09-2017
Castillo-Lopez, Emmanuel California San Diego 2013 2018 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years and 8 months 3 25 Hispanic Male 2016 04-26-2019