Name	State	County	Convicted	Exonerated	Crime	Sentence	Term of Years	Years lost	Age	Race	Sex	Year of recantation	Date of Release	Posting Date	Contributing Factors Display	Case Characteristics	Recantation	OM Tags	DNA
Alford, John	North Carolina	Mecklenburg	1975	1976	Murder	Death		1	22	Black	Male		1976	07-13-2022	Mistaken Witness ID		No		No
Anderson, Robert	Michigan	Kent	1970	1973	Theft	Term of Years	4 years	2		Black	Male		1973	03-04-2021	Inadequate Legal Defense		No		No
Artis, John	New Jersey	Passaic	1967	1988	Murder	Term of Years	15 years to life	15	19	Black	Male		1981	08-04-2020	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct		No		No
Banks, Jerry	Georgia	Henry	1975	1980	Murder	Death		6	23	Black	Male		1980		False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense		No		No
Benton, John	North Carolina	Mecklenburg	1942	1943	Assault	Term of Years	15 years	1	15	Black	Male		1943	04-01-2021	Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession		No		No
Bess, Ben	South Carolina	Florence	1915	1929	Assault	Term of Years	30 years	14		Black	Male		1929		Perjury or False Accusation		No		No
Biddings, Darrell	Fed-IL		1975	1976	Kidnapping	Not Sentenced		1	21	Black	Male		1976		Mistaken Witness ID		No		No
Boyd, Payne	West Virginia	Mercer	1925	1925	Murder	Life		1		Black	Male		1925		Mistaken Witness ID		No		No
Brooks, Riley	Maryland	Anne Arundel	1966	1973	Murder	Life		7	46	Black	Male		1973	02-16-2021	Perjury or False Accusation		No		No
Broughton, William	Fed-GA	(Northern)	1900	1900	Other Nonviolent Felony	Term of Years	5 years	0		Black	Male		1900		False or Misleading Forensic Evidence		No		No
Brown, Anthony Silah	Florida	Escambia	1983	1986	Murder	Death		3	26	Black	Male		1986		Perjury or False Accusation		No		No
Brown, Bradford	District of Columbia		1975	1979	Murder	Term of Years	18 years to life	4	27	Black	Male		1979		Mistaken Witness ID		No		No
Brown, J.B.	Florida	Putnam	1901	1913	Murder	Death		12		Black	Male		1913		Perjury or False Accusation		No		No
Brown, Joseph Shabaka Green	Florida	Hillsborough	1974	1987	Murder	Death		13	24	Black	Male		1987		False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense		No		No
Brown, Willie	Florida	Union	1983	1988	Murder	Death		5	31	Black	Male		1988		Perjury or False Accusation		No		No
Burt, Lavale	Illinois	Cook	1986	1986	Murder	Not Sentenced		0	19	Black	Male		1986		False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation		No		No
Butler, Louise	Alabama	Lowndes	1928	1928	Murder	Life		0		Black	Female		1928		False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation		No		No
Calloway, Willie	Michigan	Wayne	1945	1953	Murder	Life		8	18	Black	Male		1953		Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct		No		No
Carey, Anthony	North Carolina	Mecklenburg	1973	1974	Murder	Death		1	20	Black	Male		1974	10-05-2021	False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation		No		No
Carter, Nathaniel	New York	Queens	1982	1984	Murder	Term of Years	25 years to life	2	30	Black	Male		1984		Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense		No		No
Carter, Rubin	New Jersey	Passaic	1967	1988	Murder	Term of Years	30 years to life	19	29	Black	Male		1986	08-04-2020	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct		No		No
Chambers, Leon	Mississippi	Wilkinson	1970	1973	Murder	Life		2		Black	Male		1973		Mistaken Witness ID		No		No
Charles, Earl Patrick	Georgia	Chatham	1975	1978	Murder	Death		3	21	Black	Male		1978		Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct		No		No
Clark, Charles Lee	Michigan	Wayne	1938	1968	Murder	Life		30	39	Black	Male		1968		Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct		No		No
Coakley, Marion	New York	Bronx	1985	1987	Sexual Assault	Term of Years	5 to 15 years	2	28	Black	Male		1987		Mistaken Witness ID		No		No
Cobb, Perry	Illinois	Cook	1979	1987	Murder	Death		7	37	Black	Male		1987		Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct		No		No
Cooks, Tony	California	Los Angeles	1981	1986	Murder	Term of Years	15 years to life	5	17	Black	Male		1986		Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense		No		No
Daniels, Charles	New York	Queens	1979	1982	Attempted Murder	Term of Years	6 to 18 years	3	34	Black	Male		1982		False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct		No		No
Davis, Charlie	Florida	Broward	1933	1942	Murder	Death		9	21	Black	Male		1942	02-11-2021	False Confession, Official Misconduct		No		No
Dixon, James	Illinois	Cook	1972	1974	Murder	Term of Years	25 to 60 years	2	18	Black	Male		1974	05-29-2020	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct		No		No
Dixon, James	Illinois	Cook	1976	1976	Assault	Term of Years	1 year	0	22	Black	Male		1976	05-29-2020	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct		No		No
Donaldson, Elwin	Wisconsin	Dane	1982	1982	Robbery	Not Sentenced		0	27	Black	Male		1982	11-02-2022	Perjury or False Accusation		No		No
Dove, Frank	North Carolina	Onslow	1922	1928	Murder	Death		5		Black	Male		1928		Perjury or False Accusation		No		No
Dove, Fred	North Carolina	Onslow	1922	1928	Murder	Death		5		Black	Male		1928		Perjury or False Accusation		No		No
Ellison, Ella Mae	Massachusetts	Suffolk	1974	1978	Murder	Life		4	27	Black	Female		1978		Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct		No		No
Estes, Cornell Avery	Maryland	Baltimore	1979	1983	Murder	Term of Years	20 years	4	15	Black	Male		1983		Perjury or False Accusation		No		No
Evans, Will	Illinois	Pulaski	1912	1932	Sexual Assault	Term of Years	99 years	20		Black	Male		1932		Mistaken Witness ID		No		No
Forrest, McKinley	New Jersey	Mercer	1948	1951	Murder	Death		3	35	Black	Male		1951		False Confession, Official Misconduct		No		No
Fowler, Walter	Illinois	Cook	1937	1953	Murder	Term of Years	99 years	12	19	Black	Male		1948		False Confession, Official Misconduct		No		No
Frederick, Johnny	Florida	Leon	1971	1973	Murder	Life		2	20	Black	Male		1973		Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession		No		No
Freeland, Elverton	New York	Erie	1973	1977	Murder	Term of Years	20 years to life	4	40	Black	Male		1977	05-07-2020	Mistaken Witness ID		No		No
Fry, John	California	San Quentin	1958	1959	Manslaughter	Term of Years	1 to 10 years	1	51	Black	Male		1959		False Confession		No		No
Garrett, Sammie	Illinois	Cook	1970	1976	Murder	Term of Years	20 to 40 years	5	21	Black	Male		1975		False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense		No		No
Geter, Lenell	Texas	Dallas	1982	1984	Robbery	Life		1	25	Black	Male		1983		Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct		No		No
Giles, James	Maryland	Montgomery	1961	1967	Sexual Assault	Death		6	20	Black	Male		1967		Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct		No		No
Giles, John	Maryland	Montgomery	1961	1967	Sexual Assault	Death		6	22	Black	Male		1967		Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct		No		No
Grace, Frank Parky	Massachusetts	Bristol	1974	1988	Murder	Life		11	29	Black	Male		1985		Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct		No		No
Greason, Samuel	Pennsylvania	Berks	1901	1905	Murder	Death		3	45	Black	Male		1905		Perjury or False Accusation		No		No
Green, William	Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	1947	1957	Murder	Life		10	35	Black	Male		1957		Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation		No		No
Hall, James	Iowa	Johnson	1974	1984	Murder	Term of Years	50 years	11		Black	Male		1985		Official Misconduct		No		No
Harper, William	Virginia	Norfolk	1931	1931	Sexual Assault	Death		0	22	Black	Male		1931		False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct		No		No
Harris, L.D.	South Carolina	Aiken	1947	1949	Murder	Death		3	25	Black	Male		1949		False Confession, Official Misconduct		No		No
Hebert, Larry	Louisiana	East Baton Rouge Parish	1987	1987	Sexual Assault	Not Sentenced		1	29	Black	Male		1987	05-18-2020	Mistaken Witness ID		No		No
Henry, Jim	Florida	Citrus	1909	1911	Assault	Term of Years	5 years	2		Black	Male		1911				No		No
Hicks, Larry	Indiana	Lake	1978	1980	Murder	Death		2	19	Black	Male		1980		Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense		No		No
Holliday, Chester	California	San Diego	1981	1984	Murder	Term of Years	3 years	3	51	Black	Male		1984	02-28-2020	False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense		No		No
Horn, Geither	Washington	Franklin	1935	1959	Murder	Life		24	41	Black	Male		1959		False Confession, Official Misconduct		No		No
Jackson, Shea	Missouri	Jackson	1981	1982	Murder	Life		1	25	Black	Male		1982	05-26-2020	Mistaken Witness ID		No		No
Jackson, William Bernard	Ohio	Franklin	1978	1982	Sexual Assault	Term of Years	14 to 50 years	5	24	Black	Male		1982		Mistaken Witness ID		No		No
James, Tyrone	South Carolina	Florence	1982	1982	Murder	Life		0	24	Black	Male		1982		Mistaken Witness ID		No		No
Johnson, Joseph	Maryland	Anne Arundel	1962	1968	Sexual Assault	Death		5		Black	Male		1968		Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct		No		No
Johnson, Lawyer	Massachusetts	Suffolk	1972	1982	Murder	Death		10	20	Black	Male		1982		Perjury or False Accusation		No		No
Jones, Harllel B.	Ohio	Cuyahoga	1972	1978	Murder	Term of Years	1 to Life	7	30	Black	Male		1978		Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct		No		No
Jordan, Theodore	Oregon	Klamath	1932	1965	Murder	Death		33	27	Black	Male		1965	03-05-2021	False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct		No		No
Keaton, Dave Roby	Florida	Leon	1971	1973	Murder	Death		2	18	Black	Male		1973		Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession		No		No
Leaster, Bobby Joe	Massachusetts	Suffolk	1971	1986	Murder	Life		16	21	Black	Male		1986		Mistaken Witness ID		No		No
Lee, Wilbert	Florida	Gulf	1963	1975	Murder	Death		12	28	Black	Male		1975		False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct		No		No
Lindsey, Lloyd	Illinois	Cook	1975	1979	Murder	Term of Years	40 to 80 years	4	17	Black	Male		1979		False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation		No		No
Lyons, Ernest	Virginia	Nansemond County (now known as City of Suffolk)	1909	1912	Murder	Term of Years	18 years	3		Black	Male		1912		False Confession		No		No
Maynard, William A.	New York	New York	1970	1974	Manslaughter	Term of Years	10 to 20 years	3	33	Black	Male		1974		Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct		No		No
McElwrath, John	Tennessee	Weakley	1903	1915	Murder	Death		12		Black	Male		1915				No		No
McKenzie, John	New Jersey	Mercer	1948	1951	Murder	Death		3	24	Black	Male		1951		False Confession, Official Misconduct		No		No
Merritt, George	New Jersey	Union	1968	1980	Murder	Life		11	24	Black	Male		1980		Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct		No		No
Montgomery, James	Illinois	Lake	1924	1949	Sexual Assault	Life		26	30	Black	Male		1949		Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense		No		No
Montgomery, Olen	Alabama	Jackson	1931	1937	Sexual Assault	Death		6	17	Black	Male		1937		Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense		No		No
Mosley, Howard	Texas	Galveston	1982	1982	Attempted Murder	Life		0	25	Black	Male		1982	01-06-2021	Mistaken Witness ID		No		No
Napue, Henry	Illinois	Cook	1940	1960	Murder	Term of Years	199 years	20	23	Black	Male		1960		Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct		No		No
Nelson, Melvin	Indiana	Lake	1975	1978	Other Nonviolent Felony	Life		3	33	Black	Male		1978	04-14-2021	Mistaken Witness ID		No		No
Norris, Clarence	Alabama	Jackson	1931	1976	Sexual Assault	Death		13	19	Black	Male		1944		Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense		No		No
O'Neil, Leonard	Ohio	Portage	1971	1975	Robbery	Term of Years	10 to 25 years	3	19	Black	Male		1975	02-28-2019	Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession		No		No
Oscar, Edward	Missouri	Jackson	1948	1953	Child Sex Abuse	Term of Years	99 years	5	60	Black	Male		1953		Perjury or False Accusation		No		No
Owens, Aaron	California	Alameda	1973	1981	Murder	Life		8	29	Black	Male		1981		Mistaken Witness ID		No		No
Peek, Anthony Ray	Florida	Polk	1978	1987	Murder	Death		9	19	Black	Male		1987		False or Misleading Forensic Evidence		No		No
Peterson, Winfred J.	South Carolina	Florence	1982	1982	Murder	Life		0	24	Black	Male		1982		Mistaken Witness ID		No		No
Phillips, Richard	Virginia	City of Hampton	1900	1930	Murder	Death		31		Black	Male		1930		Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense		No		No
Pitts, Freddie	Florida	Gulf	1963	1975	Murder	Death		12	19	Black	Male		1975		False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct		No		No
Powell, Ozie	Alabama	Jackson	1931	1937	Sexual Assault	Death		6	16	Black	Male		1937		Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense		No		No
Pugh, Earl Howard	Illinois	Cook	1937	1953	Murder	Life		16	19	Black	Male		1953		False Confession, Official Misconduct		No		No
Randle, Raymond Jr.	California	San Francisco	1980	1982	Sexual Assault	Term of Years	3 years	0	34	Black	Male		1980	06-30-2020	Perjury or False Accusation		No		No
Reed, Gregory	New York	New York	1979	1988	Murder	Term of Years	15 to life	6	22	Black	Male		1985	07-31-2021	Mistaken Witness ID		No		No
Roberson, Willie	Alabama	Jackson	1931	1937	Sexual Assault	Death		6	16	Black	Male		1937		Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense		No		No
Robinson, Van Bering	New Mexico	Bernalillo	1981	1983	Murder	Life		2	22	Black	Male		1983		Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct		No		No
Rogers, Silas	Virginia	City of Petersburg	1943	1952	Murder	Death		9	21	Black	Male		1952		Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession		No		No
Ross, Johnny	Louisiana	Orleans Parish	1975	1981	Sexual Assault	Death		6	16	Black	Male		1981		Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense		No		No
Scott, Lindsey	Fed-Military	Quantico, Virginia	1983	1988	Attempted Murder	Term of Years	30 years	4	27	Black	Male		1987		Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense		No		No
Seaton, Terry	New Mexico	Eddy	1973	1980	Murder	Life		6	21	Black	Male		1979		Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct		No		No
Shaw, Johnnie Lee	Michigan	Wayne	1960	1961	Robbery	Term of Years	5 to 15 years	1	23	Black	Male		1961		Mistaken Witness ID		No		No
Sherman, David	Tennessee	McMinn	1907	1911	Murder	Death		3		Black	Male		1911				No		No
Smith, Devon	New York	Westchester	1983	1987	Sexual Assault	Term of Years	16.7 to 50 years	3	18	Black	Male		1987	08-07-2020	Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct		No		No
Staten, Cleo	Alabama	Marshall	1920	1927	Murder	Life		6		Black	Male		1927				No		No