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: 261
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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
Adams, Anthony California Los Angeles 1996 2001 Manslaughter Term of Years 12 years 6 26 Hispanic Male 2000 2001 05-18-2012
Adams, Laurence Massachusetts Suffolk 1974 2004 Murder Death 30 19 Black Male 2003 2004 08-29-2011
Alcox, Joel California Santa Barbara 1987 2016 Murder Term of Years 26 to life 25 22 White Male 2004 2012 05-31-2016
Aldrich, Robert Jr. Massachusetts Norfolk 2005 2006 Theft Term of Years 5 to 7 1/2 years 1 41 Black Male 2006 12-31-2016
Alvarez, Carlos Jr. Massachusetts Worcester 2017 2019 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years and 6 months 3 38 Hispanic Male 2019 12-31-2024
Alvarez, Jesse California Los Angeles 1996 2001 Manslaughter Term of Years 12 years 6 19 Hispanic Male 2000 2001 05-18-2012
Alvarez, Jorge California Los Angeles 1996 2001 Manslaughter Term of Years 12 years 6 23 Hispanic Male 2000 2001 05-18-2012
Alvarez, Ramon California Orange 2012 2022 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 10 23 Hispanic Male 2018 2022 07-12-2022
Alvarez, Roy California Los Angeles 1995 2002 Robbery Term of Years 14 years 7 38 Hispanic Male 1995 2002 01-20-2014
Andrade, Roberto California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 years 3 Hispanic Male 1999 2000 12-11-2020
Anthony, Obie California Los Angeles 1995 2011 Murder Life without parole 16 19 Black Male 2007 2011 01-14-2012
Atkins, Timothy California Los Angeles 1987 2007 Murder Term of Years 32 to Life 20 17 Black Male 2005 2007 08-29-2011
Atlas, Gerald California Los Angeles 1990 1998 Attempted Murder Term of Years 28 to life 1 25 Black Male 1990 10-06-2012
Avila, Edward California Los Angeles 1957 1957 Robbery Term of Years 7 years to life 0 29 Hispanic Male 1957
Bailey, Samuel California Los Angeles 1996 1999 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years and 8 months 3 32 Don't Know Male 1999 1999 12-11-2020
Baran, Bernard Massachusetts Berkshire 1985 2009 Child Sex Abuse Life 21 18 White Male 1985 2006 08-29-2011
Barner, Glenn California Los Angeles 1992 1993 Robbery Term of Years 16 years 1 31 Black Male 1993 07-12-2016
Barrios, Diego California Los Angeles 1996 2000 Weapon Possession or Sale Unknown 2 20 Hispanic Male 1998 03-04-2021
Baylor, Ronnie California Riverside 1987 1996 Sexual Assault Term of Years 16 years 8 25 Black Male 1995 02-26-2014
Benavides, Vicente California Kern 1993 2018 Murder Death 25 42 Hispanic Male 2006 2018 04-29-2018
Bennett, Joseph Massachusetts Suffolk 1998 2024 Murder Life without parole 17 22 Black Male 2006 2015 12-17-2024
Billings, Warren K. California San Francisco 1916 1961 Murder Life 23 23 White Male 1939
Bonner, Samuel California Los Angeles 1983 2019 Murder Life without parole 36 20 Black Male 2019 03-11-2020
Booker, Esaw California Los Angeles 1992 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 9 years 5 46 Don't Know Male 1997 03-04-2021
Bravo, Mark California Los Angeles 1990 1994 Sexual Assault Term of Years 8 years 3 31 Hispanic Male 1994 08-29-2011
Brown, Albert Massachusetts Suffolk 1987 2022 Murder Life without parole 35 32 Black Male 2022 05-01-2023
Bryant, James California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 12 years 3 38 Black Male 2000 05-15-2013
Cabanillas, Gerardo California Los Angeles 1995 2023 Sexual Assault Term of Years 87 to life 28 18 Hispanic Male 2023 10-02-2023
Caldwell, Clifton Massachusetts Plymouth 2002 2023 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 27 to 35 years 17 34 White Male 2020 05-30-2023
Candido, Roberto California Los Angeles 1998 2000 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years and 8 months 2 23 Hispanic Male 2000 04-13-2021
Carmona, Arthur California Orange 1998 2000 Robbery Term of Years 12 years 2 16 Hispanic Male 1998 2000 08-29-2011
Carranza, Carlos California Los Angeles 1998 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 24 Hispanic Male 1999 1998 12-15-2021
Carrillo, Delbert California Los Angeles 1998 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 2 21 Hispanic Male 2000 12-11-2020
Carrillo, Franky California Los Angeles 1992 2011 Murder Life 19 16 Hispanic Male 2003 2011 08-29-2011
Cascone, William Massachusetts Berkshire 1987 2023 Murder Life 35 17 White Male 2022 07-21-2023
Champagne, Raymond Massachusetts Norfolk 1979 2020 Murder Life without parole 40 23 White Male 1980 2020 07-30-2020
Chance, Clarence California Los Angeles 1975 1992 Murder Life 17 23 Black Male 1987 1992 08-29-2011
Charles, Ulysses Rodriguez Massachusetts Suffolk 1984 2001 Sexual Assault Term of Years 80 years 17 30 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Chavez, Emmanuel California Los Angeles 1996 2000 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 1 16 Hispanic Male 1999 1996 07-26-2021
Cheung, Kum Yet California Alameda 1995 2002 Attempt, Violent Term of Years 29 years and 8 months 7 29 Asian Male 2002 06-21-2012
Choy, Frances Massachusetts Plymouth 2011 2020 Murder Life without parole 9 17 Asian Female 2020 10-11-2020
Ciria, Joaquin California San Francisco 1991 2022 Murder Term of Years 31 to life 31 29 Black Male 1991 2022 04-26-2022
Clay, Frederick Massachusetts Suffolk 1981 2017 Murder Life without parole 36 16 Black Male 2001 2017 08-15-2017
Cole, Reggie California Los Angeles 1995 2009 Murder Life 14 18 Black Male 2007 2009 08-29-2011
Conley, Caramad California San Francisco 1994 2011 Murder Life without parole 16 18 Black Male 2005 2011 08-29-2011
Conley, Kenneth Massachusetts Suffolk 1998 2005 Perjury Term of Years 2 years and 10 months 0 27 White Male 1998 08-29-2011
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
Cox, Michael California San Diego 1999 2001 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 years 2 43 White Male 2001 01-26-2014
Cox, Richard California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 82 years 6 47 White Male DK 1991 08-29-2011
Cox, Teresa Lynne California Kern 1985 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 5 17 White Female DK 1990 08-29-2011
Crabtree, Darwin California Butte 1991 2018 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 16 years 10 32 White Male 2008 2001 01-22-2018
Cruz, Efren California Santa Barbara 1997 2001 Murder Term of Years 41 to Life 4 22 Hispanic Male 2001 07-05-2012
Dahl, Connie California El Dorado 2003 2024 Manslaughter Term of Years 1 year 1 19 White Female 2004 07-03-2024
Davalos, Luis California Los Angeles 1996 2001 Manslaughter Term of Years 12 years 6 16 Hispanic Male 2000 2001 05-18-2012
Davis, Ricky California El Dorado 2005 2020 Murder Term of Years 16 to life 14 20 White Male 2020 03-05-2020
DePalma, William California Orange 1968 1974 Robbery Term of Years 15 Years 6 30 White Male 1974
Diaz, Tony California San Diego 2016 2017 Other Nonviolent Misdemeanor Fine 0 56 White Male 2016 09-18-2017
Dill, Grace California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 5 50 White Female 1989 1990 08-29-2011
Dill, Wayne Jr. California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 5 26 White Male 1989 1990 08-29-2011
Dominguez, Jonathan California Los Angeles 2006 2006 Assault Not Sentenced 0 15 Hispanic Male 2006 10-31-2012
Dorotik, Jane California San Diego 2001 2022 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 19 53 White Female 2020 07-04-2022
Douglas, Giovante California Alameda 2016 2022 Murder Term of Years 26 to life 6 19 Black Male 2021 2022 05-16-2023
Drumgold, Shawn Massachusetts Suffolk 1989 2003 Murder Life 14 23 Black Male 2003 2003 08-29-2011
Dulin, William California Los Angeles 1933 1936 Murder Life 3 25 White Male 1936
Dumbrique, Edward California Los Angeles 1998 2021 Murder Term of Years 29 to Life 22 15 Hispanic Male 2021 04-06-2021
Echavarria, Angel Massachusetts Essex 1996 2015 Murder Life without parole 19 27 Hispanic Male 2015 06-20-2015
Ellis, Sean Massachusetts Suffolk 1995 2018 Murder Life 20 19 Black Male 2015 12-31-2018
Ellison, Ella Mae Massachusetts Suffolk 1974 1978 Murder Life 4 27 Black Female 1978
Emory, Malcolm Massachusetts Suffolk 1970 1990 Assault Probation 0 19 Native American Male 1970 04-08-2013
Escobar, Edgar California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 3 28 Hispanic Male 2000 04-13-2021
Fenenbock, Robert California Trinity 1994 2020 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 26 38 White Male 2019 2019 03-01-2021
Foley, Kenneth Wayne California Santa Clara 1995 2007 Robbery Term of Years 25 to Life 11 26 White Male 2006 08-29-2011
Forsythe, Colleen Dill California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 5 26 White Female 1989 1990 08-29-2011
Forsythe, Wayne California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 5 28 White Male 1989 1990 08-29-2011
Foxworth, Robert Massachusetts Suffolk 1992 2021 Murder Life 26 23 Black Male 2008 2018 03-01-2021
Franklin, George California San Mateo 1990 1996 Murder Life 6 30 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Funes, Jeffery California Los Angeles 2006 2006 Assault Not Sentenced 0 15 Hispanic Male 2006 10-31-2012
Galicia, Luis California San Diego 2008 2011 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 15 to Life 3 21 Hispanic Male 2011 06-21-2012
Gantt, Timothy California Los Angeles 1994 2008 Murder Life without parole 14 47 Black Male 2008 2008 07-29-2012
Garcia, Steven California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 2 46 Hispanic Male 1999 2000 07-26-2021
Garvey, Mike California Los Angeles 1928 1930 Murder Life 2 28 White Male 1930
Glass, Dupree California Los Angeles 2004 2023 Attempted Murder Life 16 17 Black Male 2014 2020 06-12-2023
Goff, Antoine California San Francisco 1990 2003 Murder Term of Years 27 to Life 13 19 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Goldstein, Thomas Lee California Los Angeles 1980 2004 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 24 30 White Male 2000 2004 08-29-2011
Gomez, Alfredo California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 4 months 1 24 Hispanic Male 1999 04-12-2021
Gonzalez, Daniel California Los Angeles 2006 2007 Assault Not Sentenced 0 18 Hispanic Male 2007 10-31-2012
Gonzalez, Justin California Yolo 2017 2023 Murder Term of Years 90 years 6 22 Hispanic Male 2023 12-02-2023
Grace, Frank Parky Massachusetts Bristol 1974 1988 Murder Life 11 29 Black Male 1985
Grafton, Marjorie California Kern 1985 1990 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 16 years 4 52 White Female 1986 1989 08-31-2011
Graham, Chris Massachusetts Hampden 2018 2021 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 1 29 Black Male 2019 01-07-2025
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
Greco, Louis Massachusetts Suffolk 1968 2001 Murder Death 27 47 White Male 1970 1995 08-29-2011
Green, Willie Earl California Los Angeles 1984 2008 Murder Term of Years 33 to Life 24 31 Black Male 2004 2008 08-29-2011
Guardado, Manuel California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 Hispanic Male 1999 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
Guillory, Lavont California Los Angeles 1994 2005 Murder Life 11 21 Black Male 2005 02-18-2012
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
Haley, James Massachusetts Suffolk 1972 2008 Murder Life without parole 36 24 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011