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
Calloway, Willie Michigan Wayne 1945 1953 Murder Life 8 18 Black Male 1953
Canter, Mark Michigan Otsego 1988 1996 Accessory to Murder Life 7 22 White Male 1989 1996 08-29-2011
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
Futrell, Rayshard Michigan Wayne 2009 2010 Murder Life 1 17 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Hall, Lindberg Michigan Wayne 1961 1961 Murder Life 1 32 White Male 1961
Kuykendall, Sceola Michigan Wayne 1961 1961 Murder Life 1 21 White Male 1961
Lloyd, Eddie Joe Michigan Wayne 1985 2002 Murder Life 17 34 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Love, Dwight Michigan Wayne 1982 2001 Murder Life 16 22 Black Male 1998 08-29-2011
McCollum, Claude Michigan Ingham 2006 2007 Murder Life 2 26 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
McDowell, Vidale Michigan Wayne 2003 2004 Murder Life 1 18 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Moore, Walter Michigan Otsego 1988 1996 Murder Life 7 37 White Male 1995 1996 08-29-2011
Shelman, Eron Michigan Wayne 1992 2025 Murder Life 30 19 Black Male 2023 02-04-2025
Walker, Lee Dell Michigan Wayne 1954 1972 Murder Life 18 41 Black Male 1972