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
Bemboom, Bryan Minnesota Pine 2016 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years and 8 months 2 37 White Male 2018 07-08-2022
Bullock, Keith Minnesota Hennepin 1992 1992 Murder Not Sentenced 0 27 White Male 1992 08-29-2011
Cook, Quinton Alabama Jefferson 1993 2022 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years 21 20 Black Male 2014 01-06-2023
Drinkard, Gary Alabama Morgan 1995 2001 Murder Death 6 37 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Embry, Anthony Alabama Jefferson 1993 1997 Murder Term of Years 20 years 4 23 Black Male 1997 10-24-2013
Gaines, Freddie Lee Alabama Jefferson 1974 1991 Murder Term of Years 30 years 11 22 Black Male 1985 08-29-2011
Grimes, Don Alabama Henry 1987 1996 Robbery Life without parole 9 30 Black Male 1996 10-03-2018
Gurley, Timothy Alabama Madison 2000 2002 Attempted Murder Term of Years 35 years 2 22 White Male 2002 2002 07-05-2016
Hankins, Leonard Minnesota Hennepin 1933 1953 Murder Life 20 36 White Male 1953
Hinton, Anthony Alabama Jefferson 1986 2015 Murder Death 29 29 Black Male 2015 04-09-2015
Holemon, Jeffrey Alabama Tuscaloosa 1988 1999 Sexual Assault Life 11 23 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
Hughes, George Minnesota Chisago 1921 1931 Robbery Life 10 White Male 1931
Hunt, H. Guy Alabama Montgomery 1993 1998 Official Misconduct Probation 0 54 White Male 1993 08-29-2011
Jackson, Sammy Minnesota Ramsey 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 3 months 0 42 Black Male 2015 08-26-2017
Jones, Lydia Diane Alabama Jefferson 2000 2006 Drug Possession or Sale Life without parole 6 40 Black Female 2006 08-24-2014
Jordan, William E. Alabama Geneva 1934 1934 Murder Term of Years 25 years 1 65 Don't Know Male 1934 07-16-2019
Kaiser, Robert Minnesota Stearns 2016 2025 Murder Term of Years 20 years 6 31 White Male 2021 2022 05-30-2025
Klass, Louis Minnesota Fillmore 1928 1931 Robbery Term of Years 5 to 40 years 3 White Male 1931
Larson, Hollis Minnesota Goodhue 2008 2015 Threats Term of Years 2 years and 5 months 1 43 White Male 2009 08-20-2018
Lee, Koua Fong Minnesota Ramsey 2007 2010 Manslaughter Term of Years 8 years 3 28 Asian Male 2010 08-29-2011
Lewis, George Minnesota Hennepin 1988 1991 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 years and 8 months 3 28 Black Male 1991 10-28-2014
Livingston, Joseph Minnesota Wright 2016 2021 Traffic Offense Term of Years 5 years and 2 months 1 33 White Male 2017 07-14-2022
Lozoya, Clarence Jr. Minnesota Carlton 2017 2019 Assault Term of Years 4 years 2 25 Native American Male 2019 03-21-2019
Mahan, Dale Alabama Jefferson 1986 1998 Sexual Assault Term of Years 35 years 11 22 White Male 1997 08-29-2011
Mahan, Ronnie Alabama Jefferson 1986 1998 Sexual Assault Life without parole 11 26 White Male 1997 08-29-2011
Meadows, Frank Jr. Alabama Jefferson 1993 2022 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years 21 18 Black Male 2015 01-06-2023
Moore, Daniel Wade Alabama Morgan 2002 2009 Murder Death 5 24 White Male 2008 08-29-2011
Padgett, Larry Randal Alabama Marshall 1992 1997 Murder Death 5 40 White Male 1997 08-29-2011
Pardue, Michael Alabama Mobile 1973 1995 Murder Life 0 17 White Male 1973 08-01-2023
Patterson, Ronnie Jr. Minnesota Hennepin 2008 2012 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 1 year and 8 months 2 31 Black Male 2010 08-17-2018
Peterson, Nicholas Minnesota Mille Lacs 2012 2021 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 2 25 White Male 2014 07-07-2022
Quick, Wesley Alabama Jefferson 1997 2003 Murder Death 6 18 White Male 2003 08-29-2011
Slyter, George Minnesota Hennepin 1931 1931 Robbery Not Sentenced 0 29 White Male 1931
Staten, Cleo Alabama Marshall 1920 1927 Murder Life 6 Black Male 1927
Sutherlin, David Brian Minnesota Ramsey 1985 2002 Sexual Assault Term of Years 3 years and 7 months 0 23 Black Male 1985 08-29-2011
Thorvik, Louis Minnesota Chisago 1922 1931 Robbery Life 9 33 White Male 1931
Ward, William Alabama Tuscaloosa 1975 1977 Manslaughter Term of Years 10 years 1 21 Black Male 1977
White, George Alabama Coffee 1987 1992 Murder Life 2 36 White Male 1989 08-29-2011