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: 1451
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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
Smith, Byron Texas Harris 2009 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 33 Black Male 2009 08-25-2016
Smith, Codey Missouri Barton 2008 2012 Robbery Term of Years 16 years 4 21 White Male 2010 2012 06-02-2017
Smith, Colin California San Mateo 2014 2016 Assault Not Sentenced 0 42 White Male 2014 06-27-2016
Smith, Duran Texas Harris 2014 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 months 0 25 Black Male 2014 10-04-2016
Smith, Eric Fed-Military 2012 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 1 40 White Male 2013 09-22-2015
Smith, Frank Jr. New York Kings 1989 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 15 to life 14 20 White Male 2003 06-15-2020
Smith, G'Cobra Texas Harris 2014 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 180 days 0 17 Black Male 2015 04-01-2016
Smith, Julius New Jersey Hudson 2010 2017 Robbery Term of Years 20 years 5 30 Black Male 2016 02-17-2018
Smith, Kenneth Illinois McHenry 2003 2021 Murder Term of Years 67 years 18 25 White Male 2021 08-19-2021
Smith, Marcus Lashun Texas Dallas 1995 2012 Robbery Probation 0 21 Black Male 1995 06-18-2012
Smith, Sylvester North Carolina Brunswick 1984 2004 Child Sex Abuse Life 20 32 Black Male 2004 2004 08-29-2011
Smith, Tammy Iowa Humboldt 2007 2011 Child Abuse Term of Years 10 years 4 32 White Female 2011 01-23-2014
Smith, Timothy Kentucky Kenton 2001 2006 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 years 5 35 White Male 2006 08-29-2011
Smith, Walter D. Ohio Franklin 1986 1996 Sexual Assault Term of Years 78 to Life 10 27 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Smith, Zachary Noah Alabama Jefferson 2006 2012 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 24 White Male 2012 2006 04-26-2013
Snipes, Steven North Carolina Lee 1998 2003 Robbery Term of Years 7 years and 6 months 5 35 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Sommer, Cynthia California San Diego 2007 2008 Murder Life 1 28 White Female 2008 08-29-2011
Sonnier, Ernest Texas Harris 1986 2018 Kidnapping Life 23 22 Black Male 2009 06-13-2018
Sorrels, Ross Washington Clark 1995 2003 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 7 44 White Male 2002 2003 08-29-2011
Sosnovske, John Oregon Multnomah 1991 1995 Murder Life 5 39 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Soto, Abel California Los Angeles 2007 2024 Murder Term of Years 72 years and 8 months 16 15 Hispanic Male 2024 03-11-2024
Soto, Oscar Illinois Cook 1999 2024 Attempted Murder Term of Years 6 years 1 25 Hispanic Male 2000 09-15-2024
Spiller, Jonathan Fed-DC 2011 2012 Bribery Not Sentenced 0 58 White Male 2011 02-27-2014
Springsteen, Robert Texas Travis 2001 2009 Murder Death 8 17 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Stallings, Patricia Missouri Jefferson 1991 1991 Murder Life 0 24 White Female 1991 08-29-2011
Staples, Charles III Connecticut Windham 1991 2020 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 30 years 10 28 White Male 2017 2001 03-07-2024
Statler, Paul E. Washington Spokane 2009 2013 Robbery Term of Years 42 years 4 21 White Male 2012 07-26-2013
Sterling, Frank New York Monroe 1992 2010 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 18 25 White Male 2010 08-29-2011
Stevens, Clifford Oregon Lane 1990 1995 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 6 months 0 55 White Male 1991 02-24-2023
Stevens, Codie Lynn Michigan Saginaw 2016 2020 Child Abuse Term of Years 1 1/2 to 10 years 3 23 White Female 2019 02-01-2021
Stevens, Richard Fed-NJ 1990 1992 Sexual Assault Term of Years 14 years 2 32 Black Male 1992 12-12-2012
Stevenson, Macen Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 20 White Male 2014 01-14-2015
Stewart, Arthur New York Queens 1995 2001 Robbery Term of Years 7 to 14 years 6 35 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Stewart, Dail Utah Salt Lake 1984 1992 Murder Term of Years 5 to life 7 22 White Male 1990 1992 10-14-2014
Stewart, Edward Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2007 2015 Murder Life 8 26 Black Male 2015 05-05-2016
Stewart, Kia Louisiana Orleans 2009 2015 Murder Life without parole 6 17 Black Male 2015 04-15-2015
Stewart, Nicholas Fed-Military 2009 2012 Sexual Assault Term of Years 2 years 1 29 White Male 2010 08-30-2012
Stewart, Ronald Florida Broward 1985 2019 Murder Term of Years 50 years 24 23 White Male 2008 03-24-2019
Stiers, Donald Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 0 25 White Male 2014 01-20-2015
Stinchcomb, Mario Georgia Fulton 2004 2021 Murder Life without parole 17 22 Black Male 2021 05-06-2021
Stinson, Robert Lee Wisconsin Milwaukee 1985 2009 Murder Life 23 20 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Stonehouse, Carol Pennsylvania Allegheny 1983 1990 Murder Term of Years 7 to 14 years 7 41 White Female 1990 03-11-2013
Street, John Fed-MO (Western) 2006 2009 Murder Life without parole 0 36 White Male 2008 2006 08-24-2014
Strickland, Reshenda Washington Clark 2004 2004 Robbery Term of Years 6 months 0 24 Black Female 2004 08-29-2011
Suarez, Rafael Arizona Cochise 1997 2000 Assault Term of Years 5 years 3 31 Hispanic Male 2000 05-26-2015
Sullivan, Bryan Fed-Military 2016 2017 Sexual Assault Term of Years 7 years 1 31 White Male 2017 09-26-2017
Sullivan, Michael Massachusetts Middlesex 1987 2019 Murder Life without parole 26 25 White Male 2013 03-07-2019
Surritt, Andrew Jr. Ohio Fayette 1992 1996 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 1 29 White Male 1993 12-10-2018
Sutherlin, David Brian Minnesota Ramsey 1985 2002 Sexual Assault Term of Years 3 years and 7 months 0 23 Black Male 1985 08-29-2011
Swanagan, Leonard Georgia Cobb 2011 2012 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 1 year 1 54 Black Male 2012 07-02-2014
Sweat, Danny Texas Harris 2009 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 60 days 0 29 Black Male 2009 10-25-2015
Swem, Christopher New York Jefferson 2018 2022 Murder Term of Years 24 to Life 2 34 White Male 2020 06-22-2022
Swenson, Nathaniel Kansas Sedgwick 2000 2013 Attempted Murder Term of Years 16 years and 11 months 10 21 Black Male 2010 12-11-2013
Swift, Rubin Pennsylvania Erie 2009 2012 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 28 to 60 3/4 years 2 32 Black Male 2012 06-18-2012
Swift, Terrill Illinois Cook 1998 2012 Murder Term of Years 36 years 14 17 Black Male 2011 01-27-2012
Swinton, Alfred Connecticut Hartford 2001 2018 Murder Term of Years 60 years 16 42 Black Male 2016 2017 03-07-2018
Taggart, Moonshadow California Kern 2016 2019 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 7 years and 8 months 2 34 White Female 2018 01-28-2020
Talamantez, Jesse Texas Harris 1999 2004 Murder Life 99 years 5 20 Hispanic Male 2004 07-05-2013
Talbert, Carlton Texas Harris 2009 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 days 0 29 Black Male 2009 11-02-2015
Tate, Marcus Jr. Texas Harris 2006 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 months 0 20 Black Male 2007 05-08-2015
Taylor, Andrew Florida Miami-Dade 1991 2016 Child Sex Abuse Life 24 25 Black Male 2014 2015 02-02-2017
Taylor, Homer III Washington Grays Harbor 2010 2011 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 3 years and 7 months 2 51 White Male 2011 01-27-2017
Taylor, Lavell Illinois Cook 1998 2015 Murder Term of Years 35 years 15 19 Black Male 2015 2013 12-17-2021
Taylor, Ronald Texas Harris 1995 2008 Sexual Assault Term of Years 60 years 12 32 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Tears, Jonathan Tennessee Marshall 2009 2014 Attempted Murder Term of Years 25 years 5 29 Black Male 2014 08-27-2014
Tedtaotao, Jathan Guam 2014 2015 Robbery Term of Years 21 years 1 18 Other Male 2015 05-07-2015
Terens, Daniel Wisconsin Manitowoc 1991 1993 Manslaughter Term of Years 20 years 2 27 White Male 1992 1993 05-31-2013
Thain, Leeann Michigan Berrien 2011 2014 Theft Term of Years 90 days 0 40 White Female 2011 02-17-2014
Thomas, Cameron Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 24 Black Male 2014 08-08-2014
Thomas, Cherice California Los Angeles 2009 2012 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 3 18 Black Female 2012 11-05-2013
Thomas, Deama Indiana St. Joseph 1989 1992 Robbery Term of Years 6 years 3 27 Black Male 1992 09-05-2017
Thomas, Donnell New York Suffolk 2007 2011 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 17 years 4 22 Black Male 2011 11-22-2013
Thomas, Gerry Michigan Wayne 1991 2020 Attempted Murder Term of Years 40 to 60 years 29 30 Black Male 2020 01-31-2020
Thomas, Johnathon Texas Harris 2009 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 30 days 0 24 Black Male 2009 10-28-2016
Thomas, Maverick Virginia Martinsville City 2005 2006 Murder Life 1 31 Black Male 2005 2006 08-18-2018
Thomas, Melvin Maryland Baltimore City 2001 2020 Attempted Murder Term of Years 65 years 19 20 Black Male 2018 2020 01-04-2021
Thomas, Rickey Dale Texas Hopkins 1991 1992 Robbery Life 1 25 Black Male 1992 07-30-2012
Thomas, Victor Larue Texas Ellis 1986 2001 Sexual Assault Life 15 26 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Thompson, Franklin Illinois Will 1997 2003 Murder Term of Years 24 years 5 45 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Thompson, Hubert Connecticut Hartford 1998 2012 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 years 13 27 Black Male 2012 02-28-2013
Thompson, John Ohio Cuyahoga 2001 2023 Child Sex Abuse Life 23 30 Black Male 2016 2023 10-10-2023
Thompson, Luqris Nevada Clark 2007 2012 Kidnapping Term of Years 9 to 23 years 5 19 Black Male 2012 10-10-2017
Thompson, Stephen Texas Dallas 1991 2006 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 30 years 11 24 White Male 2003 2002 11-06-2012
Thompson, Teddy Virginia Hampton City 2001 2007 Robbery Term of Years 16 years 6 16 Black Male 2007 2007 08-29-2011
Thorn, Michael Michigan Branch 1995 1999 Fraud Term of Years 5 years 4 46 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
Thorne, Esther Virginia Norfolk City 2014 2020 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 17 years 6 45 Black Female 2015 2020 09-17-2020
Thurman, Joe Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 0 29 White Male 2014 12-30-2014
Thurman, Philip Leon Virginia Alexandria City 1985 2005 Sexual Assault Term of Years 31 years 19 29 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Tiger, Natascha New York Orange 2012 2023 Other Violent Felony Term of Years 4 months 0 40 Don't Know Female 2012 12-05-2023
Tiller, Chad Texas Montgomery 2016 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 40 White Male 2016 10-04-2016
Tillman, James Calvin Connecticut Hartford 1989 2006 Sexual Assault Term of Years 45 years 17 25 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Timofeyev, Mikhail Texas Bexar 2010 2021 Assault Term of Years 54 days 0 34 White Male 2016 2010 04-04-2021
Tingle, John Jr. Virginia Virginia Beach 1993 1994 Assault Term of Years 10 years 0 25 Black Male 1993 1994 03-11-2013
Titus, Kent Texas Harris 2015 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 days 0 47 Black Male 2015 05-31-2016
Tomasik, Dennis Michigan Kent 2007 2017 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 12 to 50 years 8 34 White Male 2015 02-24-2017
Tomlin, Charles California Kern 1979 1994 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 16 26 Black Male 1986 1994 07-29-2012
Tong, Alan Texas Montgomery 2012 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 30 Asian Male 2013 12-09-2015
Torres, Alexander California Los Angeles 2001 2021 Murder Term of Years 40 to Life 20 20 Hispanic Male 2021 06-21-2022
Towler, Raymond Ohio Cuyahoga 1981 2010 Child Sex Abuse Life 29 24 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Towns, Parrish Michigan Wayne 1983 2007 Murder Life without parole 20 20 Black Male 2003 04-13-2020