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: 1071
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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
Nelson, Melvin Indiana Lake 1975 1978 Other Nonviolent Felony Life 3 33 Black Male 1978 04-14-2021
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
Nicholson, Mallory Texas Dallas 1982 2022 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 55 years 21 35 Black Male 2003 06-08-2022
Nixon, Kenneth Michigan Wayne 2005 2021 Murder Life without parole 15 19 Black Male 2005 2021 03-19-2021
Nnodimele, Martin New York New York 2008 2012 Robbery Term of Years 10 years 3 47 Black Male 2011 10-07-2012
Nobles, Glen Texas Sabine 2013 2015 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 10 years 2 52 Black Male 2015 03-05-2015
Noel, Michael Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 days 0 55 Black Male 2014 12-30-2014
Nolan, James III Texas Galveston 2022 2023 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 1 38 Black Male 2023 08-21-2023
Nolen, Kelvin Michigan Wayne 2016 2022 Murder Life without parole 7 26 Black Male 2016 2022 01-12-2023
Nolley, John Texas Tarrant 1998 2018 Murder Life 18 22 Black Male 2016 10-05-2018
Norris, Clarence Jackson 1931 1976 Sexual Assault Death 13 19 Black Male 1944
Norwood, Matthew Mississippi Hinds 1997 2010 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 10 15 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Nwaigwe, Linus Fed-NY (Eastern) 2009 2015 Fraud Term of Years 1 year and 1 day 0 45 Black Male 2009 03-28-2016
O'Neal, Johnnie New York New York 1985 2013 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 to 20 years 14 25 Black Male 1999 08-26-2013
O'Neil, Leonard Ohio Portage 1971 1975 Robbery Term of Years 10 to 25 years 3 19 Black Male 1975 02-28-2019
Odiase, Steven New York Bronx 2013 2017 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 4 23 Black Male 2017 11-03-2017
Odom, Kirk District of Columbia 1981 2012 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 to 66 years 22 18 Black Male 2003 08-30-2012
Ogiemwonyi, M. Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 19 Black Male 2014 10-05-2015
Okongwu, Dominic New York Erie 1993 2011 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 50 years 18 41 Black Male 2011 2011 12-18-2013
Oladapo, Ayodeji New Jersey Union 2004 2009 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 18 years 5 27 Black Male 2009 05-16-2018
Oliver, Montrell Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1998 2024 Murder Life without parole 24 17 Black Male 2022 07-03-2024
Oscar, Edward Missouri Jackson 1948 1953 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 99 years 5 60 Black Male 1953
Owens, Aaron California Alameda 1973 1981 Murder Life 8 29 Black Male 1981
Owens, Phillip New York Monroe 2013 2018 Attempt, Violent Term of Years 11 to 13 years 5 26 Black Male 2018 09-20-2022
Palmer, Charles Illinois Macon 2000 2016 Murder Life without parole 17 43 Black Male 2016 12-04-2016
Palmer, Lamar New York Queens 2000 2001 Assault Term of Years 9 years 1 19 Black Male 2001 12-06-2013
Parks, Cornelius Mississippi Kemper 2011 2017 Assault Fine 0 30 Black Male 2011 08-18-2017
Parks, Deron Washington Clark 2010 2019 Child Sex Abuse Life 7 41 Black Male 2018 06-19-2019
Passley, Marlon Massachusetts Suffolk 1996 2000 Murder Life 3 23 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Patrick, Marvin North Carolina New Hanover 1972 2012 Assault Term of Years 29 years 8 18 Black Male 1975 1980 11-17-2016
Patterson, Ronnie Jr. Minnesota Hennepin 2008 2012 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 1 year and 8 months 2 31 Black Male 2010 08-17-2018
Patterson, Stephen California Los Angeles 2007 2024 Murder Term of Years 50 to life 17 18 Black Male 2024 04-11-2024
Payne, Glenn California Santa Clara 1990 2018 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 27 years 14 28 Black Male 2017 2005 01-29-2018
Peek, Anthony Ray Florida Polk 1978 1987 Murder Death 9 19 Black Male 1987
Perrington, Donald New York New York 2008 2014 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 years 5 30 Black Male 2013 07-22-2015
Perry, VanDyke New York New York 1992 2018 Sexual Assault Term of Years 7 to 14 years 10 21 Black Male 2017 2001 05-10-2018
Peters, Harold Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 months 0 39 Black Male 2014 01-14-2015
Peterson, Larry New Jersey Burlington 1989 2006 Murder Life 16 36 Black Male 2006 2005 08-29-2011
Peterson, Winfred J. South Carolina Florence 1982 1982 Murder Life 0 24 Black Male 1982
Petty, Jerome Texas Harris 2009 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 90 days 0 33 Black Male 2009 03-08-2016
Phillips, Michael Texas Dallas 1990 2014 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 years 12 33 Black Male 2002 09-08-2014
Phillips, Richard Virginia City of Hampton 1900 1930 Murder Death 31 Black Male 1930
Phillips, Richard Michigan Wayne 1972 2018 Murder Life without parole 45 25 Black Male 2017 04-01-2018
Phillips, Richard Michigan Oakland 1971 2022 Robbery Term of Years 7 to 22 1/2 years 1 25 Black Male 1972 10-04-2022
Pierre, Charles New York Monroe 2003 2015 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 12 36 Black Male 2015 08-20-2015
Pinchback, Johnny Texas Dallas 1984 2011 Child Sex Abuse Life 27 28 Black Male 2011 08-29-2011
Pines, Frank Texas Harris 2006 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 120 days 0 26 Black Male 2006 10-04-2016
Pinkins, Darryl Indiana Lake 1991 2016 Sexual Assault Term of Years 65 years 25 37 Black Male 2016 04-28-2016
Pippen, Roderick Michigan Wayne 2014 2024 Murder Life without parole 9 21 Black Male 2022 09-26-2024
Pitman, Perman New Jersey Camden 2007 2010 Manslaughter Term of Years 5 years 2 34 Black Male 2010 02-12-2016
Pitre, Derick Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 40 Black Male 2014 01-14-2015
Pitts, Freddie Florida Gulf 1963 1975 Murder Death 12 19 Black Male 1975
Poindexter, Quinn Michigan Wayne 2001 2009 Assault Term of Years 15 1/2 to 22 years 7 29 Black Male 2007 01-19-2021
Polk, Eric Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 27 Black Male 2014 01-06-2015
Pope, Graylan Texas Dallas 2014 2018 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 180 days 0 51 Black Male 2014 11-02-2018
Pope, Joseph Massachusetts Suffolk 1986 2022 Murder Life 35 30 Black Male 2021 11-09-2022
Porter, Allen Wayne Texas Harris 1991 2010 Sexual Assault Life 19 18 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Porter, Anthony Illinois Cook 1983 1999 Murder Death 15 27 Black Male 1998 1999 08-29-2011
Porter, Kerry Kentucky Jefferson 1998 2011 Murder Term of Years 60 years 13 34 Black Male 2010 2011 01-14-2012
Powell, Ozie Jackson 1931 1937 Sexual Assault Death 6 16 Black Male 1937
Powell, Paris Oklahoma Cleveland 1997 2009 Murder Death 12 19 Black Male 2001 2009 08-29-2011
Powels, Michael Michigan Wayne 2007 2019 Murder Term of Years 45 to 75 years 11 26 Black Male 2019 02-20-2019
Pryor, A.L. Florida Pinellas 2022 2022 Assault Probation 0 42 Black Female 2022 11-14-2023
Puckett, Jeremy California Sacramento 2002 2020 Murder Life without parole 18 21 Black Male 2020 03-31-2020
Pugh, Earl Howard Illinois Cook 1937 1953 Murder Life 16 19 Black Male 1953
Qualls, Ronnie Massachusetts Suffolk 1993 2020 Murder Life 26 20 Black Male 2019 09-21-2020
Raby, Earl Jr. Michigan Wayne 1998 1999 Destruction of Property Probation 0 28 Black Male 1998 08-29-2011
Rainbolt, Thomas Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 45 days 0 51 Black Male 2014 12-27-2014
Randle, Raymond Jr. California San Francisco 1980 1982 Sexual Assault Term of Years 3 years 0 34 Black Male 1980 06-30-2020
Randolph, Guy Massachusetts Suffolk 1991 2008 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 10 33 Black Male 2001 03-30-2014
Rayford, Juan California Los Angeles 2004 2023 Attempted Murder Life 16 18 Black Male 2014 2020 06-12-2023
Raynor, Donald Connecticut Hartford 2015 2024 Murder Term of Years 60 years 9 21 Black Male 2024 05-08-2024
Reasonover, Ellen Missouri St. Louis 1983 1999 Murder Life 16 24 Black Female 1999 08-29-2011
Redd, Derrick New York Queens 2011 2018 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 6 35 Black Male 2018 04-23-2018
Reed, Cornelius Wisconsin Milwaukee 1993 1997 Murder Life 3 15 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Reed, Gregory New York New York 1979 1988 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 6 22 Black Male 1985 07-31-2021
Reeder, Kuantau Louisiana Orleans 1995 2021 Murder Life without parole 26 20 Black Male 2021 03-24-2022
Reid, Mark Connecticut Hartford 1997 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 years 6 22 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Relerford, Walter Illinois Cook 2013 2018 Stalking Term of Years 6 years 3 28 Black Male 2016 03-18-2019
Reynolds, Donald Illinois Cook 1988 1997 Sexual Assault Term of Years 69 years 10 20 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Rhodes, Troy Louisiana Orleans 2003 2021 Attempted Murder Life 149 years 15 34 Black Male 2018 11-15-2021
Rice, Charles Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2013 2024 Attempted Murder Term of Years 30 to 60 years 11 17 Black Male 2023 04-07-2024
Richardson, Dietrich Illinois Peoria 2011 2016 Robbery Term of Years 30 years 3 22 Black Male 2014 01-08-2017
Richardson, Gerard New Jersey Somerset 1995 2013 Murder Term of Years 30 years 18 28 Black Male 2013 12-18-2013
Ricks, Amber Texas Harris 2016 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 days 0 24 Black Female 2016 05-31-2016
Roberson, Willie Jackson 1931 1937 Sexual Assault Death 6 16 Black Male 1937
Roberts, Horace California Riverside 1999 2018 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 19 40 Black Male 2018 10-18-2018
Roberts, Keith New York Kings 1987 2024 Murder Term of Years 18 to life 7 29 Black Male 1994 1994 10-22-2024
Roberts, Larry Trent Pennsylvania Dauphin 2007 2019 Murder Life without parole 12 35 Black Male 2013 2019 09-22-2019
Roberts, Lisa Oregon Multnomah 2004 2014 Manslaughter Term of Years 15 years 9 37 Black Female 2014 06-09-2014
Roberts, Rodney New Jersey Essex 1996 2014 Kidnapping Term of Years 7 years 18 29 Black Male 2001 2014 03-25-2014
Robertson, Shakara Texas Dallas 1996 2012 Robbery Probation 0 18 Black Male 1996 06-18-2012
Robinson, Anthony Texas Harris 1987 2000 Sexual Assault Term of Years 27 years 10 25 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Robinson, Davonn Wisconsin Milwaukee 2006 2010 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 5 years 4 17 Black Male 2008 2010 08-29-2011
Robinson, Derrick Florida Miami-Dade 1989 1991 Murder Term of Years 7 years 1 30 Black Male 1991 08-29-2011
Robinson, Ivan Fed-DC 2017 2023 Fraud Term of Years 11 years and 3 months 4 41 Black Male 2021 04-17-2024
Robinson, Robert Nevada Clark 2011 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 0 35 Black Male 2011 06-30-2020
Robinson, Tobaris Texas Harris 2011 2012 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 months 0 27 Black Male 2012 04-26-2014