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 Years lost Age Race Sex Year of recantation Date of Release Posting Date
Brown, Dennis Louisiana St. Tammany 1985 2005 Sexual Assault Life 19 16 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Chapman, Vernon Louisiana St. Tammany 1980 1994 Sexual Assault Life 14 23 Black Male 1994 08-29-2011
Daye, Anthony Louisiana Iberia 2012 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Life 5 30 Black Male 2017 07-13-2017
Johnson, Anthony Louisiana Washington 1986 2010 Murder Life 21 27 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Jones, Wilbert Louisiana East Baton Rouge 1973 2018 Sexual Assault Life 45 18 Black Male 2017 10-13-2018
LaBran, Dwight Louisiana Orleans 1997 2001 Murder Life 4 23 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Simmons, Vincent Louisiana Avoyelles 1977 2022 Child Sex Abuse Life 45 24 Black Male 2020 2022 02-22-2022
Williams, Hayes Louisiana Orleans 1968 1997 Murder Life 29 19 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011