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 Date of Release Posting Date
Buchhorn, Carrody Kansas Douglas 2018 2022 Murder Term of Years 10 years and 3 months 3 42 White Female 2021 01-25-2023
Cestoni, Enzo Fed-CA (Northern) 2016 2016 Weapon Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 1 28 Hispanic Male 2016 04-26-2019
Dunn, Lisa Kansas Thomas 1985 1992 Murder Life without parole 7 18 White Female 1992 12-07-2023
Harper, Bobby Kansas Sedgwick 1987 2020 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 3 1/2 to 7 years 2 28 White Male 1989 04-20-2020
Hayat, Hamid Fed-CA (Eastern) 2006 2020 Supporting Terrorism Term of Years 24 years 13 21 Asian Male 2019 03-03-2020
Hunter, James Kansas Thomas 1985 1988 Murder Life without parole 7 33 White Male 1992 12-07-2023
Jacobson, Nathan Fed-CA (Southern) 2008 2014 Fraud Not Sentenced 5 51 White Male 2013 10-13-2014
Jones, Joe C. Kansas Shawnee 1986 1992 Sexual Assault Life 6 23 Black Male 1992 08-29-2011
Jones, Richard Kansas Johnson 2001 2017 Robbery Term of Years 19 years 16 23 Black Male 2017 06-21-2017
Lewis, David Fed-CA (Northern) 2000 2005 Assault Term of Years 7 years and 8 months 2 46 White Male 2001 09-30-2012
Lyman, Christopher Kansas Geary 2015 2023 Murder Life 8 29 White Male 2023 08-25-2023
Samueli, Henry Fed-CA (Central) 2008 2009 Perjury Not Sentenced 0 48 White Male 2008 05-17-2012
Sandoval-Gonzalez, Gerardo Fed-CA (Southern) 2009 2012 Immigration Term of Years 7 years 3 51 Hispanic Male 2012 07-15-2012
Tullos, Nancy Fed-CA (Southern) 2008 2010 Obstruction of Justice Not Sentenced 0 56 White Female 2008 06-30-2012