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
Belcher, Michael Ohio Franklin 1999 2001 Manslaughter Term of Years 20 years 2 21 White Male 2001 06-22-2013
Broady, Thomas H. Jr. Ohio Franklin 1973 1978 Murder Term of Years 10 to 25 years 5 White Male 1978
Dempsey, Jack Ohio Cuyahoga 1996 2007 Arson Term of Years 10 to 25 years 7 33 White Male 2003 02-12-2016
Ellington, Tyrone Ohio Mahoning 1989 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 3 31 Black Male 1991 1991 12-11-2018
Ennis, Sean Ohio Franklin 1990 1994 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to 25 years 4 23 White Male 1994 08-29-2011
Foster, Kurt Ohio Cuyahoga 2019 2020 Sexual Assault Term of Years 6 years 1 45 White Male 2020 11-07-2022
Gillispie, Roger Dean Ohio Montgomery 1991 2017 Sexual Assault Term of Years 22 to 56 years 21 23 White Male 2011 08-07-2017
Glover, Laurese Ohio Cuyahoga 1996 2016 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 19 16 Black Male 2004 2015 08-17-2016
Graves, Albert Ohio Lorain 2008 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 11 years 4 20 Black Male 2011 05-06-2019
Green, Anthony Michael Ohio Cuyahoga 1988 2001 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 to 50 years 13 22 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Harris, Anthony Ohio Tuscarawas 1999 2000 Murder Term of Years 7 years 1 12 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Johnson, Eugene Ohio Cuyahoga 1996 2016 Murder Term of Years 18 to life 19 17 Black Male 2004 2015 08-17-2016
Johnston, Dale Ohio Hocking 1984 1990 Murder Death 6 49 White Male 1990 08-31-2011
McClain, Anthony Ohio Hamilton 1995 2006 Murder Term of Years 18 to life 11 35 Black Male 2006 09-05-2013
Moore, Kenneth Ohio Pike 1995 2004 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 9 45 White Male 2004 08-29-2011
Reynolds, Roger Ohio Butler 2022 2024 Official Misconduct Probation 0 47 White Male 2022 06-27-2024
Thomas, Teresa Ohio Athens 1993 1997 Murder Term of Years 18 to life 4 29 Black Female 1997 03-21-2013
Tinney, Glenn Ohio Richland 1992 2015 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 21 26 White Male 2013 03-05-2015
Wheatt, Derrick Ohio Cuyahoga 1996 2016 Murder Term of Years 18 to life 19 17 Black Male 2004 2015 08-17-2016
Williams, Jimmy Ohio Summit 1991 2001 Child Sex Abuse Life 10 20 Black Male 2001 2001 08-29-2011