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
Achberger, Terry E. Ohio Summit 1976 1981 Murder Life 5 28 White Male 1981 09-16-2019
Adams, Johnathan Georgia Carroll 2005 2006 Murder Term of Years 1 year 1 12 White Male 2006 08-29-2011
Artis, John New Jersey Passaic 1967 1988 Murder Term of Years 15 years to life 15 19 Black Male 1981 08-04-2020
Avila, Edward California Los Angeles 1957 1957 Robbery Term of Years 7 years to life 0 29 Hispanic Male 1957
Babb, Austin New York Bronx 2014 2020 Murder Term of Years 48 years 5 20 Black Male 2020 02-22-2021
Banks, Jerry Georgia Henry 1975 1980 Murder Death 6 23 Black Male 1980
Banks, Medell Alabama Choctaw 2001 2003 Manslaughter Term of Years 15 years 2 27 Black Male 2002 2003 08-29-2011
Becerra, Jeanie Kansas Shawnee 2014 2014 Assault Not Sentenced 0 21 White Female 2014 06-11-2015
Bennett, Joseph Massachusetts Suffolk 1998 2024 Murder Life without parole 17 22 Black Male 2006 2015 12-17-2024
Bilger, George Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1938 1940 Murder Death 2 19 White Male 1940 10-25-2021
Billings, Warren K. California San Francisco 1916 1961 Murder Life 23 23 White Male 1939
Bivens, Phillip Mississippi Forrest 1980 2010 Murder Life 30 28 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Blanton, Robert H. III Louisiana Ascension Parish 1974 1980 Murder Life 6 Don't Know Male 1980
Boone, Larry New York Bronx 1973 1975 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 2 Don't Know Male 1975
Boone, Otis New York Kings 2012 2019 Robbery Term of Years 25 years 6 19 Black Male 2018 03-24-2019
Bowen, Clifford Henry Oklahoma Oklahoma 1981 1986 Murder Death 6 White Male 1987
Bradford, Marcellius Illinois Cook 1988 2001 Kidnapping Term of Years 12 years 6 17 Black Male 2001 1994 08-29-2011
Bray, George Illinois Cook 1942 1958 Sexual Assault Term of Years 99 years 16 28 White Male 1958 06-07-2021
Bridgeman, Walter North Carolina Davidson 1932 1935 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 2 20 White Male 1935
Briggs, Joseph Illinois Cook 1905 1906 Murder Death 1 White Male 1906 04-03-2023
Briley, Yutico Louisiana Orleans 2013 2021 Robbery Term of Years 60 years 8 19 Black Male 2013 2021 04-05-2021
Britton, Robert Illinois Cook 1996 2014 Sexual Assault Term of Years 50 years 19 38 Black Male 2014 11-12-2014
Broady, Thomas H. Jr. Ohio Franklin 1973 1978 Murder Term of Years 10 to 25 years 5 White Male 1978
Brown, Joseph Shabaka Green Florida Hillsborough 1974 1987 Murder Death 13 24 Black Male 1987
Burgess, Wayne Tennessee Giles 1999 2023 Murder Life 24 34 Black Male 2023 08-16-2023
Burkhart, Richard Montana Cascade 2002 2017 Murder Life 15 22 White Male 2014 2017 01-07-2018
Burnside, Brandon Wisconsin Milwaukee 2011 2015 Murder Life 5 27 Black Male 2015 09-28-2015
Calloway, Willie Michigan Wayne 1945 1953 Murder Life 8 18 Black Male 1953
Cameron, Reginald New York Queens 1996 2023 Robbery Term of Years 3 years and nine months to 11 years 7 19 Black Male 2021 2003 09-12-2023
Carmen, Jonathan Leal-Del Fed-CA (Southern) 2010 2012 Immigration Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 1 44 Hispanic Male 2011 12-13-2012
Carroll, Francis M. Maine Oxford 1938 1950 Murder Life 12 42 White Male 1950
Carter, Rubin New Jersey Passaic 1967 1988 Murder Term of Years 30 years to life 19 29 Black Male 1986 08-04-2020
Charles, Earl Patrick Georgia Chatham 1975 1978 Murder Death 3 21 Black Male 1978
Chinnici, John Fed-VT 2018 2020 Robbery Not Sentenced 1 30 White Male 2020 08-12-2024
Christoph, Dayna Washington Spokane 1995 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 21 to 28 weeks 0 16 White Female 1995 02-22-2012
Ciria, Joaquin California San Francisco 1991 2022 Murder Term of Years 31 to life 31 29 Black Male 1991 2022 04-26-2022
Clark, Charles Lee Michigan Wayne 1938 1968 Murder Life 30 39 Black Male 1968
Clark, Ephraim R. Michigan Wayne 1961 1961 Murder Life 1 35 White Male 1961
Cleveland, Arthur New York Bronx 1973 1975 Murder Term of Years 20 years to life 2 Don't Know Male 1975
Cobb, Perry Illinois Cook 1979 1987 Murder Death 7 37 Black Male 1987
Collins, Michael Jr. Fed-Military 1954 1956 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 years 2 27 Don't Know Male 1956 06-03-2022
Coney, Robert Carroll Texas Angelina 1966 2004 Robbery Life 38 33 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Connor, Myles Jr. Norfolk 1981 1985 Murder Life 4 32 White Male 1985
Cooks, Tony California Los Angeles 1981 1986 Murder Term of Years 15 years to life 5 17 Black Male 1986
Cortez, Arturo California Los Angeles 1998 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 years 5 34 Hispanic Male 2003 02-16-2014
Crabtree, Darwin California Butte 1991 2018 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 16 years 10 32 White Male 2008 2001 01-22-2018
Craine, Alandis Illinois Cook 2016 2021 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years and 2 months 0 29 Black Male 2017 11-30-2022
Creamer, James Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Death 3 41 White Male 1975
Credell, Cory South Carolina Orangeburg 2001 2012 Murder Life 11 27 Black Male 2011 08-30-2012
Cunningham, Connie Washington Chelan 1994 1997 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 46 years and 6 months 3 43 White Female 1996 1997 02-12-2012
Cunningham, Henry Washington Chelan 1994 1999 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 47 years 5 46 White Male 1996 1999 02-12-2012
D'Aquino, Iva Toguri Fed-CA (Northern) 1949 1977 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 10 years, $10,000 fine, and revocation of U.S. citizenship 6 27 Asian Female 1955
Dahl, Connie California El Dorado 2003 2024 Manslaughter Term of Years 1 year 1 19 White Female 2004 07-03-2024
Daniels, Charles New York Queens 1979 1982 Attempted Murder Term of Years 6 to 18 years 3 34 Black Male 1982
Daniels, Elmer Delaware New Castle 1980 2018 Child Sex Abuse Life 39 18 Black Male 2018 12-17-2018
Davis, Charlie Florida Broward 1933 1942 Murder Death 9 21 Black Male 1942 02-11-2021
Davis, Dewey West Virginia Kanawha 1987 1995 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 to 20 years 8 53 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Davis, Gerald West Virginia Kanawha 1986 1995 Sexual Assault Term of Years 14 to 35 years 9 26 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Davis, James New York Kings 2006 2021 Murder Term of Years 18 to life 15 21 Black Male 2012 2021 09-09-2021
Davis, Rennie Fed-IL (Northern) 1970 1973 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 5 years and $5,000 fine 0 28 White Male 1970 02-11-2023
Davis, Ricky California El Dorado 2005 2020 Murder Term of Years 16 to life 14 20 White Male 2020 03-05-2020
Davis, Thomas Nebraska Hall 1969 1971 Murder Life 2 32 White Male 1971 10-17-2019
Dealba, Ignacio Jr. Nevada Clark 2006 2022 Attempted Murder Term of Years 5 years and 6 months to 24 years 4 22 Hispanic Male 2021 2009 03-17-2022
Dean, James Nebraska Gage 1989 2009 Accessory to Murder Term of Years 10 years 5 20 White Male 2008 1994 08-29-2011
Dedmond, Roger Z. South Carolina Union 1967 1968 Manslaughter Term of Years 18 years 0 28 White Male 1968
DeFrancesco, Eugene New York Monroe 1976 1978 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 1 38 White Male 1978
Dellinger, David Fed-IL (Northern) 1970 1973 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 5 years and $5,000 fine 0 52 White Male 1970 02-11-2023
Denny, Mark New York Kings 1989 2017 Sexual Assault Term of Years 19 to 57 years 29 16 Black Male 1997 2017 01-06-2018
DePalma, William California Orange 1968 1974 Robbery Term of Years 15 Years 6 30 White Male 1974
Desrouleaux, Clarens Florida Miami-Dade 2013 2018 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 5 years 4 35 Black Male 2017 12-10-2018
Dick, Joseph Jr. Virginia Norfolk City 1999 2016 Murder Life without parole 10 20 White Male 2005 2009 12-22-2016
Dixon, Bobby Ray Mississippi Forrest 1980 2010 Murder Life 30 22 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Dixon, James Illinois Cook 1972 1974 Murder Term of Years 25 to 60 years 2 18 Black Male 1974 05-29-2020
Dixon, James Illinois Cook 1976 1976 Assault Term of Years 1 year 0 22 Black Male 1976 05-29-2020
Doggett, Carol Washington Chelan 1995 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years and 10 months 3 36 White Female 1996 1998 08-29-2011
Doggett, Mark Washington Chelan 1995 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years and 10 months 3 35 White Male 1996 1998 08-29-2011
Drew, Frank Illinois Cook 1999 2024 Murder Term of Years 60 years 23 16 Black Male 2002 2022 04-10-2024
Dulin, William California Los Angeles 1933 1936 Murder Life 3 25 White Male 1936
Ellison, Ella Mae Massachusetts Suffolk 1974 1978 Murder Life 4 27 Black Female 1978
Emmett, George Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Life 3 35 White Male 1975
Eskew, Jasmine Montana Cascade 2014 2017 Child Abuse Term of Years 5 years 3 21 White Female 2017 01-25-2018
Everett, Harold Washington Chelan 1994 1998 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 23 years 4 65 White Male 1996 1998 02-12-2012
Everett, Idella Washington Chelan 1994 1998 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 4 years and 8 months 4 41 White Female 1996 1998 02-12-2012
Ferber, Neil Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1982 1986 Murder Death 4 34 White Male 1986
Fields, Nathson Edgar Illinois Cook 1986 2009 Murder Death 17 29 Black Male DK 2003 08-29-2011
Fischer, Marshall Illinois Cook 1942 1942 Robbery Life 0 21 White Male 1942
Fisher, William New York New York 1933 1958 Manslaughter Term of Years 15 to 30 years 25 22 White Male 1958
Flood, Floyd Illinois St. Clair 1924 1926 Robbery Term of Years 10 years to life 1 24 White Male 1926
Flores, Ernesto Jr. Texas Hidalgo 2004 2015 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 2 years 1 23 Hispanic Male 2005 03-05-2015
Flores, Johnny Illinois Cook 1990 2022 Murder Term of Years 40 years 28 18 Hispanic Male 2018 09-06-2022
Forrest, McKinley New Jersey Mercer 1948 1951 Murder Death 3 35 Black Male 1951
Fowler, Victor North Carolina Davidson 1932 1935 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 2 19 White Male 1935
Fowler, Walter Illinois Cook 1937 1953 Murder Term of Years 99 years 12 19 Black Male 1948
Gable, Frank Oregon Marion 1991 2023 Murder Life without parole 28 29 White Male 1993 2019 06-20-2023
Gainer, Donald Pennsylvania Allegheny 1985 1992 Arson Term of Years 22 to 45 years 8 31 White Male 1985 1992 10-14-2014
Galicia, Luis California San Diego 2008 2011 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 15 to Life 3 21 Hispanic Male 2011 06-21-2012
Galloway, Josiah New York Nassau 2009 2018 Attempted Murder Term of Years 25 years 10 21 Black Male 2018 10-04-2018
Garcia, Jose New York Bronx 1993 2007 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 14 27 Hispanic Male 2007 01-18-2012
Garland, William Fed-OH (Southern) 1991 1993 Fraud Term of Years 2 years 0 58 Black Male 1991 04-08-2021
Garvey, Mike California Los Angeles 1928 1930 Murder Life 2 28 White Male 1930