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
Arroyo, Bladimil New York Kings 2002 2019 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 16 21 Hispanic Male 2019 03-07-2019
Broadwater, Anthony New York Onondaga 1982 2021 Sexual Assault Term of Years 8 1/3 to 25 years 17 20 Black Male 1998 12-08-2021
Brownridge, Samuel New York Queens 1995 2020 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 24 18 Black Male 2019 2019 07-20-2020
Bush, Keith New York Suffolk 1976 2019 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 32 17 Black Male 1980 2008 06-03-2019
Duval, John New York Monroe 1973 2000 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 25 21 Black Male 1997 1999 08-29-2011
Ellerbe, Vincent New York Kings 1996 2022 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 24 17 Black Male 2020 08-10-2022
Ellis, Christopher New York Nassau 1992 2025 Murder Term of Years 31 years and six months to life 29 20 Black Male 2021 04-22-2025
Fappiano, Scott New York Kings 1985 2006 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 5/6 years to 50 years 21 21 White Male 2006 08-29-2011
Fernandez, Pablo New York New York 1996 2019 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 23 20 Hispanic Male 2001 2019 10-07-2019
Irons, James New York Kings 1996 2022 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 26 18 Black Male 2022 08-10-2022
Jackson, Joseph New York Nassau 1997 2018 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 21 24 Black Male 2018 03-17-2018
Jackson-Knight, Eric New York Kings 1980 1994 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 8 21 Black Male 1988 08-29-2011
Kendrick, Jaythan New York Queens 1995 2020 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 25 36 Black Male 2017 2020 12-07-2020
Kotler, Kerry New York Suffolk 1982 1992 Sexual Assault Term of Years 25 to 50 years 11 22 White Male 1992 08-29-2011
Lawrence, Shawn New York Suffolk 2015 2018 Murder Term of Years 75 to life 3 37 Black Male 2017 02-19-2018
Lynch, Renay New York Erie 1998 2024 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 24 39 Black Female 2005 2022 01-16-2024
Majors, Robert New York Queens 2000 2020 Attempted Murder Term of Years 90 1/2 to life 21 31 Black Male 2020 11-05-2020
Malik, Thomas New York Kings 1996 2022 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 26 18 Black Male 2022 08-10-2022
Mallet, Antonio New York Bronx 1999 2024 Murder Term of Years 20 to life 20 26 Black Male 2014 2019 10-22-2024
Marshall, Arvel New York Kings 2009 2024 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 15 35 Black Male 2023 2024 08-16-2024
Redding, Ralph New York Westchester 2011 2023 Robbery Term of Years 12 years 11 22 Black Male 2023 02-20-2024
Rodriguez, Felipe New York Queens 1990 2019 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 27 22 Hispanic Male 2017 2017 01-09-2020
Smythe, Jamar New York Westchester 2013 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 15 years 2 30 Black Male 2015 05-20-2015
Spruill, Jeremiah New York New York 2014 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 years 3 36 Black Male 2017 10-03-2022
Tankleff, Martin New York Suffolk 1990 2008 Murder Term of Years 50 to Life 18 17 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Taylor, Rhian New York Queens 2010 2017 Murder Term of Years 20 to life 7 21 Black Male 2016 11-20-2019
Thomas, Sheldon New York Kings 2006 2023 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 16 17 Black Male 2023 04-10-2023
Tyson, Betty New York Monroe 1973 1998 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 24 24 Black Female 1997 1998 08-29-2011
Walker, James New York Kings 1971 1990 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 19 30 Black Male 1990 05-16-2013
Washington, Jabbar New York Kings 1997 2017 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 20 21 Black Male 2017 07-17-2017
Wigfall, Carlton New York New York 2011 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 2 46 Black Male 2013 12-04-2016
Williams, Shawn New York Kings 1994 2018 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 24 19 Black Male 2009 2018 07-24-2018