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 Contributing Factors Display Case Characteristics Recantation OM Tags DNA
Bear, Johnny Tall Oklahoma Oklahoma 1992 2018 Murder Life without parole 26 34 Native American Male 2018 06-14-2018 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence H, IO No Yes
Begay, Wilson Oregon Wasco 2018 2021 Other Probation 0 49 Native American Male 2018 09-20-2021 M, NC No No
Bradford, Ted Washington Yakima 1996 2010 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 years 10 23 Native American Male 2006 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession SA No Yes
Croy, Norma Jean California Siskiyou 1979 1997 Murder Life 18 24 Native American Female 1997 01-27-2012 Inadequate Legal Defense F, H No No
Croy, Patrick California Siskiyou 1979 2004 Murder Death 11 23 Native American Male 1990 08-29-2011 Inadequate Legal Defense H No No
Elk, Cassandra Black North Dakota Burleigh 2022 2023 Child Abuse Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 1 26 Native American Female 2023 11-08-2023 Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, F, IO, NC, P No PR, WH No
Gregg, Cody Oklahoma Oklahoma 2019 2019 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 15 years 0 26 Native American Male 2019 10-18-2019 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense NC, P No No
James, Ernestine Fed-WA (Western) 1995 1999 Manslaughter Probation 0 42 Native American Female 1995 06-11-2014 FED, F, H No No
Lozoya, Clarence Jr. Minnesota Carlton 2017 2019 Assault Term of Years 4 years 2 25 Native American Male 2019 03-21-2019 NC, P No No
Olebar, Brandon Washington King 2003 2013 Robbery Term of Years 16 years and 6 months 10 19 Native American Male 2013 12-27-2013 Mistaken Witness ID IO No No
Reyos, James Texas Ector 1983 2023 Murder Term of Years 38 years 23 25 Native American Male 2006 11-29-2023 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation H, IO No No
Wilber, Danny Wisconsin Milwaukee 2005 2022 Murder Life 17 24 Native American Male 2021 07-04-2022 Inadequate Legal Defense H No No