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: 301
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Term of Years Years lost Age Race Sex Date of Release Posting Date
Gonzalez, Nelson Illinois Cook 1994 2022 Murder Term of Years 45 years 22 24 Hispanic Male 2016 08-22-2022
Gonzalez, Tony Illinois Cook 1999 2024 Murder Term of Years 42 years 24 21 Hispanic Male 2024 01-31-2024
Grajeda, Arthur California Los Angeles 1987 1991 Murder Term of Years 32 to life 4 19 Hispanic Male 1991 09-30-2012
Grajeda, Senon California Los Angeles 1987 1993 Murder Term of Years 45 to life 6 31 Hispanic Male 1993 09-30-2012
Guandique, Ingmar District of Columbia 2010 2016 Murder Term of Years 60 years 6 19 Hispanic Male 2016 08-02-2016
Guardado, Manuel California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 Hispanic Male 1997 07-26-2021
Guevara, Carlos California Los Angeles 1998 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 1 19 Hispanic Male 1999 07-26-2021
Gutierrez, Rogelio Texas Bexar 1994 2020 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 30 years 21 16 Hispanic Male 2015 08-10-2020
Guzman, Humberto Massachusetts Suffolk 1992 1997 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 18 to 20 years 5 40 Hispanic Male 1997 08-29-2011
Hernandez, Alejandro Illinois DuPage 1985 1995 Murder Death 11 19 Hispanic Male 1995 08-29-2011
Hernandez, Alejandro Texas El Paso 1994 2006 Murder Life 99 years 12 22 Hispanic Male 2006 01-14-2013
Hernandez, Angel Massachusetts Hampden 2010 2021 Murder Life without parole 10 42 Hispanic Male 2021 06-21-2021
Hernandez, Juan Illinois Cook 2001 2022 Murder Term of Years 86 years 21 20 Hispanic Male 2022 08-15-2022
Hernandez, Julian California Los Angeles 1998 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 Hispanic Male 1998 09-20-2021
Hernandez, Miguel California Los Angeles 1996 1999 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 4 months 0 Hispanic Male 1997 12-14-2021
Hernandez, Rosendo Illinois Cook 1999 2022 Murder Term of Years 75 years 23 19 Hispanic Male 2022 08-15-2022
Herrera, Antonio Arizona Maricopa 2015 2020 Traffic Offense Term of Years 1 day 0 31 Hispanic Male 2015 09-05-2024
Hidalgo, Olmedo New York New York 1992 2005 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 13 24 Hispanic Male 2005 08-29-2011
Hincapie, Johnny New York New York 1991 2017 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 24 18 Hispanic Male 2015 02-19-2017
Iglesias, Geraldo Illinois Cook 1994 2019 Murder Term of Years 35 years 16 24 Hispanic Male 2010 01-30-2019
Irizarry, Julio New York New York 2017 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 46 Hispanic Male 2018 06-06-2019
Islas, Francisco Jr. Arizona Santa Cruz 2013 2013 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 90 days 0 47 Hispanic Male 2013 01-26-2014
Ixta, Ignacio Jr. California Ventura 2010 2021 Attempted Murder Term of Years 35 to Life 10 20 Hispanic Male 2021 05-06-2021
Jaile, Carlos Texas El Paso 1990 2022 Child Sex Abuse Life 29 29 Hispanic Male 2019 04-06-2022
Jernigan, Rachel Fed-AZ 2001 2008 Robbery Term of Years 14 years 7 30 Hispanic Female 2008 08-29-2011
Jimenez, Arturo California Los Angeles 1995 2020 Murder Term of Years 30 to life 25 18 Hispanic Male 2020 08-20-2020
Jimenez, Ricardo New York Bronx 2007 2023 Murder Term of Years 22 to Life 15 21 Hispanic Male 2022 08-21-2023
Jimenez, Rosa Texas Travis 2005 2023 Murder Life 15 20 Hispanic Female 2021 08-22-2023
Kelly, Thomas Illinois Cook 2001 2024 Murder Term of Years 25 years 22 17 Hispanic Male 2024 02-05-2024
Lantigua, Milton New York Bronx 1993 1996 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 3 19 Hispanic Male 1996 08-29-2011
Lara, Jose California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Weapon Possession or Sale Probation 0 21 Hispanic Male 1997 12-14-2021
Leal-Del Carmen, Jonathan Fed-CA (Southern) 2010 2012 Immigration Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 1 44 Hispanic Male 2011 12-13-2012
Lemus, David New York New York 1992 2007 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 13 22 Hispanic Male 2005 08-29-2011
Lobos, Allan California Los Angeles 1996 2000 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 1 20 Hispanic Male 1997 09-20-2021
Lopez, Steven New York New York 1991 2022 Robbery Term of Years 1 1/2 years to 4 1/2 years 3 15 Hispanic Male 1993 08-08-2022
Lopez, William New York Kings 1990 2014 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 22 30 Hispanic Male 2013 04-02-2014
Lozano, Jesus California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 4 months 1 33 Hispanic Male 1998 07-26-2021
Madrid, Jose California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 4 months 1 Hispanic Male 1998 07-26-2021
Maisonet, Orlando Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1992 2005 Murder Life without parole 0 23 Hispanic Male 1992 08-01-2019
Marez, Vincent Arizona Maricopa 2018 2019 Traffic Offense Term of Years 1 day 0 20 Hispanic Male 2018 09-05-2024
Martinez, Angelo New York Queens 1986 2002 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 16 19 Hispanic Male 2002 08-29-2011
Martinez, Antonio Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1990 2020 Murder Life 30 37 Hispanic Male 2020 11-09-2020
Martinez, Joaquin Jose Florida Hillsborough 1997 2001 Murder Death 4 23 Hispanic Male 2001 08-31-2011
Martinez, John Illinois Cook 2001 2023 Murder Term of Years 25 years 22 18 Hispanic Male 2023 03-03-2023
Martinez, Ruben Jr. California Los Angeles 2008 2019 Robbery Term of Years 40 years and 8 months 12 Hispanic Male 2019 11-18-2019
Masterson, Kerry Illinois Cook 2011 2017 Murder Term of Years 58 years 6 23 Hispanic Female 2017 11-10-2017
Mata, Laura Texas Swisher 1999 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 4 21 Hispanic Female 2003 06-07-2022
Matta Ballesteros, Juan Fed-CA (Central) 1990 2018 Kidnapping Life without parole 0 40 Hispanic Male 1990 04-20-2020
Maysonet, Jose Illinois Cook 1995 2017 Murder Life without parole 22 22 Hispanic Male 2017 11-20-2017
Melendez, Juan Roberto Florida Polk 1984 2002 Murder Death 17 32 Hispanic Male 2002 08-29-2011
Mena, Enrique California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 2 29 Hispanic Male 2000 04-12-2021
Mendoza, Madeline Illinois Cook 1993 2023 Murder Term of Years 35 years 16 16 Hispanic Female 2009 01-10-2023
Menendez, Ceaser California Los Angeles 1996 2001 Manslaughter Term of Years 12 years 6 22 Hispanic Male 2001 05-18-2012
Milla, Marco California Los Angeles 2002 2015 Murder Life without parole 12 19 Hispanic Male 2014 09-07-2016
Miranda, Adam California Los Angeles 1983 2009 Murder Life 0 21 Hispanic Male 1983 08-29-2011
Montalvo, Noel Pennsylvania York 2003 2023 Murder Death 21 33 Hispanic Male 2023 01-18-2024
Montalvo, Ruben New York Bronx 1988 2001 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 13 16 Hispanic Male 2001 08-29-2011
Montanez, Jose Illinois Cook 1994 2016 Murder Term of Years 55 years 22 25 Hispanic Male 2016 07-23-2016
Montes, Roy California Los Angeles 1996 1999 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 3 18 Hispanic Male 1999 12-11-2020
Montilla, Carlos Massachusetts Suffolk 1988 1990 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 to 5 years 1 22 Hispanic Male 1990 10-06-2016
Montoya, Lorenzo Colorado Denver 2000 2014 Murder Life without parole 14 14 Hispanic Male 2014 06-19-2014
Morales, Jose New York Bronx 1988 2001 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 13 17 Hispanic Male 2001 08-29-2011
Morales, Miguel Illinois Cook 1994 2023 Murder Term of Years 45 years 21 19 Hispanic Male 2015 11-14-2023
Moreno, David California Solano 1998 2000 Murder Not Sentenced 1 19 Hispanic Male 2000 05-31-2013
Morillo, Carlos New York Bronx 1993 2011 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 18 29 Hispanic Male 2011 01-18-2012
Mulero, Marilyn Illinois Cook 1993 2022 Murder Death 27 21 Hispanic Female 2020 08-22-2022
Muniz, Jose New York Cayuga 2015 2017 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 1/2 to 3 years 2 24 Hispanic Male 2017 07-17-2017
Munoz, Raul California Los Angeles 1996 2000 Assault Term of Years 3 years 3 23 Hispanic Male 1999 09-20-2021
Munoz, Reynaldo Illinois Cook 1986 2022 Murder Term of Years 60 years 30 16 Hispanic Male 2016 03-09-2022
Nanez, Francisco Illinois Cook 1990 2022 Murder Life without parole 32 21 Hispanic Male 2022 08-08-2022
Natividad, Cesar California Los Angeles 1996 2000 Assault Term of Years 227 days 1 27 Hispanic Male 1997 09-20-2021
Nava, Lorenzo California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 54 to life 4 36 Hispanic Male 2000 12-11-2020
Negron, Julio New York Queens 2006 2017 Attempted Murder Term of Years 12 years 10 38 Hispanic Male 2016 12-18-2017
Negron, William Illinois Cook 1995 2017 Murder Life without parole 0 17 Hispanic Male 1995 04-26-2017
Nieves, William Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1994 2000 Murder Death 6 26 Hispanic Male 2000 08-29-2011
Nunez, Lorenzo California Monterey 1995 2001 Murder Term of Years 40 to Life 6 23 Hispanic Male 2001 08-29-2011
Ochoa, Christopher Texas Travis 1989 2002 Murder Life 12 22 Hispanic Male 2001 08-29-2011
Ochoa, Daniel Alberto Illinois Cook 2005 2019 Murder Term of Years 90 years 15 20 Hispanic Male 2019 12-17-2021
Ochoa, James California Orange 2005 2006 Robbery Term of Years 2 years 1 19 Hispanic Male 2006 08-29-2011
Ochoa, Oscar California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 0 24 Hispanic Male 1997 06-25-2021
Ojeda Flores, Felix New York Bronx 2015 2023 Sexual Assault Term of Years 8 years 6 43 Hispanic Male 2021 08-25-2023
Olivarez, Daniel Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 12 years 3 17 Hispanic Male 2003 06-07-2022
Oliver, Ivan California Los Angeles 1996 2000 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years and 8 months 3 20 Hispanic Male 1999 12-13-2021
Ordonez, Felipe California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 180 days 1 21 Hispanic Male 1998 06-30-2021
Ortiz, Anthony New York New York 1993 2011 Murder Term of Years 50 to life 16 20 Hispanic Male 2010 10-07-2012
Ortiz, Edwin Illinois Cook 1993 2024 Murder Term of Years 40 years 17 15 Hispanic Male 2010 08-06-2024
Ortiz, Josue New York Erie 2006 2015 Manslaughter Term of Years 25 years 8 22 Hispanic Male 2014 02-04-2015
Ortiz, Luis Illinois Cook 2000 2003 Murder Term of Years 25 years 3 18 Hispanic Male 2003 08-29-2011
Ortiz, Nelson Puerto Rico Aguadilla 1994 2016 Murder Life 22 18 Hispanic Male 2016 10-13-2016
Ortiz, Sandra New Jersey Passaic 2001 2003 Murder Not Sentenced 0 30 Hispanic Female 2001 06-25-2013
Ovando, Javier California Los Angeles 1997 1999 Assault Term of Years 23 years and 4 months 3 19 Hispanic Male 1999 03-04-2021
Pacheco, Justin California Solano 1998 2000 Murder Not Sentenced 1 18 Hispanic Male 2000 05-31-2013
Padilla, Fidel New York Rockland 2012 2014 Other Nonviolent Felony Not Sentenced 0 53 Hispanic Male 2012 06-14-2015
Pena, Jose Luis Texas Leon 2003 2011 Drug Possession or Sale Life 9 36 Hispanic Male 2011 01-21-2014
Perez, Carlos New York Bronx 1997 2012 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 16 25 Hispanic Male 2012 12-13-2012
Perez, Carlos New York Bronx 1997 2013 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 0 25 Hispanic Male 1997 09-20-2013
Perez, Duarnis Fed-NY (Northern) 2000 2006 Immigration Term of Years 4 3/4 years 4 27 Hispanic Male 2004 09-11-2012
Pichardo, Juan Carlos New York New York 1994 2000 Murder Term of Years 20 to life 6 23 Hispanic Male 2000 03-16-2013
Polanco, Dionisio Rhode Island Providence 2008 2011 Assault Term of Years 10 years 3 38 Hispanic Male 2011 02-21-2023
Quezada, Ruddy New York Kings 1993 2015 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 22 29 Hispanic Male 2015 09-02-2015