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
Brown, LeeVester Mississippi Coahoma 2006 2018 Murder Life without parole 9 33 Black Male 2014 2015 07-26-2021
Butts, Alan Ohio Franklin 2003 2024 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 20 21 White Male 2022 02-21-2024
Edmunds, Audrey Wisconsin Dane 1996 2008 Murder Term of Years 18 years 11 34 White Female DK 2008 08-29-2011
Griffin, Michael Michigan Genesee 2010 2023 Murder Life 13 19 Black Male 2023 09-22-2023
Hales, Warren Utah Salt Lake 2004 2007 Murder Term of Years 5 to Life 1 25 White Male 2005 07-29-2012
Hockersmith, Letha Jean Oklahoma Tulsa 1994 1999 Murder Life 3 31 White Female 1996 04-08-2013
Hoover-Moore, Kim Ohio Franklin 2003 2021 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 18 38 White Female 2017 2021 11-05-2021
Johnson, Zavion California Sacramento 2002 2018 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 15 18 Black Male 2017 2017 01-22-2018
Jones, Clarence III Maryland Baltimore 1999 2021 Murder Term of Years 30 years 19 36 Black Male 2017 09-08-2021
Liebich, Randy Illinois Dupage 2004 2019 Murder Term of Years 65 years 14 22 White Male 2012 2018 04-20-2019
Lyman, Christopher Kansas Geary 2015 2023 Murder Life 8 29 White Male 2023 08-25-2023
Miller, Tonia Michigan Calhoun 2003 2021 Murder Term of Years 20 to 30 years 18 18 White Female 2020 2021 09-20-2021
Prete, Jennifer Del Illinois Will 2005 2022 Murder Term of Years 20 years 9 31 White Female 2014 10-13-2022
Ware, Melonie Georgia DeKalb 2005 2009 Murder Life 1 30 Black Female 2006 10-11-2011
Witt, Drayton Arizona Maricopa 2002 2012 Murder Term of Years 20 years 10 18 White Male 2012 2012 11-01-2012