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
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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
Robinson, Van Bering New Mexico Bernalillo 1981 1983 Murder Life 2 22 Black Male 1983
Roche, Carlos Ohio Cuyahoga 2007 2008 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 5 years 1 40 Black Male 2008 05-13-2019
Rockette, Xavier Wisconsin Racine 2003 2013 Murder Life 0 19 Black Male 2007 2003 07-10-2014
Rodgers, Esau Texas Harris 2008 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 41 Black Male 2008 07-15-2016
Rogers, Mandel Texas Harris 1999 2014 Robbery Term of Years 12 years 11 18 Black Male 2009 10-21-2014
Rogers, Silas City of Petersburg 1943 1952 Murder Death 9 21 Black Male 1952
Rogers, Tyrone Michigan Muskegon 2016 2022 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 29 to 48 years 5 55 Black Male 2018 2022 05-06-2022
Roland, S.J. District of Columbia 2013 2015 Sexual Assault Term of Years 1 year and 25 days 2 25 Black Male 2015 05-26-2022
Rollins, Donte Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2007 2016 Attempted Murder Term of Years 62 1/2 to 125 years 9 18 Black Male 2016 01-06-2017
Rollins, Offord IV California Kern 1992 1996 Murder Term of Years 29 to life 4 17 Black Male 1996 10-04-2012
Ross, Johnny Orleans Parish 1975 1981 Sexual Assault Death 6 16 Black Male 1981
Ross, Vincent New Jersey Essex 1989 1992 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 15 years 2 21 Black Male 1991 04-08-2021
Ruffin, Julius Virginia Norfolk City 1982 2003 Sexual Assault Life 20 28 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Sailor, Ru-El Ohio Cuyahoga 2003 2018 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 15 22 Black Male 2017 2018 04-06-2018
Salley, MarQuise Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2010 2019 Murder Life without parole 9 22 Black Male 2019 09-29-2019
Salter, Aaron Michigan Wayne 2003 2018 Murder Life without parole 15 20 Black Male 2009 2018 08-20-2018
Salters, Kaveo Michigan Wayne 2012 2019 Attempted Murder Term of Years 27 to 42 years 7 17 Black Male 2019 12-18-2019
Sanders, Derrick Wisconsin Milwaukee 1993 2018 Murder Term of Years 21 to life 25 21 Black Male 1996 2018 09-03-2019
Sanders, Trina Texas Galveston 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 1 49 Black Female 2015 08-20-2015
Sandy, Barshiri North Carolina Wake 2014 2016 Robbery Term of Years 21 years 2 32 Black Male 2016 08-06-2016
Scott, Calvin Lee Oklahoma Pontotoc 1983 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 25 years 20 26 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Scott, Christopher Shun Texas Dallas 1997 2009 Murder Life 12 27 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Scott, John New York Queens 1997 2006 Robbery Term of Years 25 years 4 Black Male 2001 09-02-2020
Scott, Lindsey Fed-Military Quantico, Virginia 1983 1988 Attempted Murder Term of Years 30 years 4 27 Black Male 1987
Scott, Samuel Georgia Chatham 1987 2002 Sexual Assault Life 14 28 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Scott, Winston Virginia Fairfax 1976 2019 Sexual Assault Term of Years 14 years 5 19 Black Male 1981 03-15-2019
Scruggs, Dwayne Indiana Marion 1986 1993 Sexual Assault Term of Years 40 years 8 32 Black Male 1993 08-29-2011
Sealie, Frank Alabama Jefferson 2014 2015 Murder Life without parole 1 23 Black Male 2014 2015 03-17-2015
Seaton, Terry New Mexico Eddy 1973 1980 Murder Life 6 21 Black Male 1979
Seats, Devin Illinois Cook 2009 2022 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 2 years 0 22 Black Male 2009 12-12-2022
Shabazz, Omar New York New York 2008 2014 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 years 5 27 Black Male 2013 07-22-2015
Shannon, Michael Louisiana Orleans 2011 2018 Murder Life without parole 6 41 Black Male 2017 02-15-2018
Shaw, Anthony Illinois Cook 2012 2018 Robbery Term of Years 6 years 2 29 Black Male 2015 04-24-2019
Shaw, Johnnie Lee Michigan Wayne 1960 1961 Robbery Term of Years 5 to 15 years 1 23 Black Male 1961
Shaw, Willie Jr. North Carolina Mecklenburg 2016 2021 Other Violent Felony Term of Years 8 2/3 to 11 5/12 5 43 Black Male 2019 2021 02-16-2021
Shelman, Eron Michigan Wayne 1992 2025 Murder Life 30 19 Black Male 2023 02-04-2025
Shelton, Horace North Carolina Buncombe 2012 2014 Forgery Term of Years 10 7/12 to 13 1/2 years 2 51 Black Male 2014 11-28-2016
Shephard, David L. New Jersey Essex 1984 1995 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 years 11 21 Black Male 1995 08-29-2011
Shepherd, Charles New York Kings 1988 2001 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 13 24 Black Male 1999 2001 08-29-2011
Sherman, David Tennessee McMinn 1907 1911 Murder Death 3 Black Male 1911
Showers, Kurtis DeAngelo Michigan Wayne 1994 1998 Robbery Life 4 28 Black Male 1998 08-29-2011
Simmons, Claude Jr. Texas Dallas 1997 2009 Murder Life 12 42 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Simmons, Eric Maryland Baltimore City 1995 2019 Murder Life 24 24 Black Male 2019 05-07-2019
Simmons, Lawrence New Jersey Passaic 1977 2000 Murder Life 23 19 Black Male 1985 2000 06-07-2013
Simmons, Mariah Texas Harris 2016 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 12 days 0 21 Black Female 2016 05-31-2016
Simmons, Tommy III California Los Angeles 1998 2003 Murder Life 5 35 Black Male 2003 01-25-2014
Simon, Alstory Illinois Cook 1999 2014 Murder Term of Years 37 years 15 32 Black Male 2005 2014 10-31-2014
Sims, Lennie Darrold California Los Angeles 1992 1994 Robbery Term of Years 7 years 0 24 Black Male 1992 05-01-2013
Sinegal, Layo Alaska Petersburg 1995 2000 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 years 2 37 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Skinner, Gregory Texas Dallas 2012 2018 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 years 7 42 Black Male 2018 02-15-2019
Slater, Willie Lee Florida Orange 1999 2009 Assault Life 10 20 Black Male 2009 05-01-2013
Sledge, Joseph North Carolina Bladen 1978 2015 Murder Life 36 34 Black Male 2013 2015 01-23-2015
Smith, Billy James Texas Dallas 1987 2006 Sexual Assault Life 19 34 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Smith, Byron Texas Harris 2009 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 33 Black Male 2009 08-25-2016
Smith, Charles Indiana Allen 1983 1991 Murder Death 8 29 Black Male 1991 1991 08-29-2011
Smith, Demetrius Maryland Baltimore City 2010 2012 Murder Life 3 25 Black Male 2012 2012 03-12-2013
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
Smith, Duran Texas Harris 2014 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 months 0 25 Black Male 2014 10-04-2016
Smith, Feronda Michigan Genesee 2011 2018 Murder Life without parole 8 30 Black Male 2018 02-04-2019
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, Larry Jr. Michigan Wayne 1994 2021 Murder Life without parole 26 18 Black Male 2003 2021 03-03-2021
Smith, Marcus Lashun Texas Dallas 1995 2012 Robbery Probation 0 21 Black Male 1995 06-18-2012
Smith, Steven Illinois Cook 1986 1999 Murder Death 13 37 Black Male 1999 09-03-2012
Smith, Sylvester North Carolina Brunswick 1984 2004 Child Sex Abuse Life 20 32 Black Male 2004 2004 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
Snipes, Steven North Carolina Lee 1998 2003 Robbery Term of Years 7 years and 6 months 5 35 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Sonnier, Ernest Texas Harris 1986 2018 Kidnapping Life 23 22 Black Male 2009 06-13-2018
Spates, Jamie Illinois Winnebago 2018 2021 Murder Not Sentenced 0 41 Black Male 2018 09-08-2021
Starks, Bennie Illinois Lake 1986 2013 Sexual Assault Term of Years 60 years 20 26 Black Male 2006 01-07-2013
Staten, Cleo Alabama Marshall 1920 1927 Murder Life 6 Black Male 1927
Stevens, Richard Fed-NJ 1990 1992 Sexual Assault Term of Years 14 years 2 32 Black Male 1992 12-12-2012
Stewart, Arthur New York Queens 1995 2001 Robbery Term of Years 7 to 14 years 6 35 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
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
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
Streeter, Jeffrey Florida Polk 1980 1980 Assault Not Sentenced 0 19 Black Male 1980
Strickland, Reshenda Washington Clark 2004 2004 Robbery Term of Years 6 months 0 24 Black Female 2004 08-29-2011
Styles, Larod Illinois Cook 1998 2017 Murder Life without parole 19 16 Black Male 2016 03-01-2017
Sullivan, Donald Jr. Michigan Wayne 1975 1982 Murder Life 7 22 Black Male 1982 05-15-2020
Surpris, Henry North Carolina Wake 2014 2016 Robbery Term of Years 10 years 2 34 Black Male 2016 08-10-2016
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
Sutton, Josiah Texas Harris 1999 2004 Sexual Assault Term of Years 25 years 4 16 Black Male 2003 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
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
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, David Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2002 2024 Sexual Assault Term of Years 11 to 30 years 22 32 Black Male 2024 11-11-2024
Taylor, Lavell Illinois Cook 1998 2015 Murder Term of Years 35 years 15 19 Black Male 2015 2013 12-17-2021
Taylor, Patrick Illinois Cook 2011 2023 Murder Life 12 37 Black Male DK 2023 10-30-2023
Taylor, Rodolfo New York Suffolk 1985 2022 Robbery Term of Years 18 to 36 years 25 23 Black Male 2010 02-06-2022
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
Thomas, Cameron Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 24 Black Male 2014 08-08-2014