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
Aryee, Isaac Colorado Denver 2011 2020 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 30 to Life 8 40 Black Male 2019 12-11-2024
Ausby, John District of Columbia 1972 2020 Murder Life 17 20 Black Male 1989 07-12-2023
Bernstein, Charles District of Columbia 1933 1945 Murder Death 7 37 White Male 1940
Bragdon, Anthony District of Columbia 1992 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 years 10 19 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Brown, Bradford District of Columbia 1975 1979 Murder Term of Years 18 years to life 4 27 Black Male 1979
Burner, Troy District of Columbia 1994 2020 Murder Term of Years 30 to life 24 17 Black Male 2009 2018 09-17-2020
Butler, Dennis District of Columbia 1971 2020 Murder Term of Years 20 to life 21 19 Black Male 1992 08-14-2020
Dewey, Robert Colorado Mesa 1996 2012 Murder Life 16 33 White Male 2012 06-10-2012
Dewitt, Steven District of Columbia 1992 2006 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 13 20 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Fitts, Anthony Colorado La Plata 2018 2019 Sexual Assault Term of Years 6 to 16 years 1 18 White Male 2019 2019 06-11-2019
Gates, Donald Eugene District of Columbia 1982 2009 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 27 30 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Gonser, Shannon Colorado Arapahoe 2006 2010 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 to life 4 34 White Female 2010 12-14-2016
Green, Edward District of Columbia 1989 1990 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 1 19 Black Male 1990 08-29-2011
Hamby, Loren Colorado Huerfano 1939 1946 Murder Life 6 20 White Male 1946
Jones, DeShawn Colorado Denver 2011 2015 Sexual Assault Term of Years 6 to Life 3 26 Black Male 2013 2014 04-17-2019
Jones, Michael District of Columbia 1996 2019 Sexual Assault Term of Years 9 to 30 years 22 19 Black Male 2019 04-26-2019
Longus, Michael District of Columbia 2005 2013 Murder Term of Years 25 years 8 26 Black Male 2013 04-23-2014
Mangum, Verle Colorado Mesa 2003 2023 Murder Life without parole 20 17 White Male 2023 09-19-2023
Mattice, Ernest Colorado Denver 1936 1937 Sexual Assault Life 1 33 White Male 1937
Medina, Alarico Colorado Denver 1991 1995 Murder Life 4 25 Hispanic Male 1995 1995 08-29-2011
Montoya, Lorenzo Colorado Denver 2000 2014 Murder Life without parole 14 14 Hispanic Male 2014 06-19-2014
Moses-EL, Clarence Colorado Denver 1988 2016 Sexual Assault Term of Years 48 years 28 31 Black Male 2015 12-03-2016
Nelson, Derrie District of Columbia 1986 2022 Murder Term of Years 42 to Life 32 Black Male 2018 07-24-2022
Odom, Kirk District of Columbia 1981 2012 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 to 66 years 22 18 Black Male 2003 08-30-2012
Parlton, Edward District of Columbia 1933 1935 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 2 to 9 years 1 22 White Male 1935 06-17-2024
Rios-Vargas, Nora Colorado Weld 2017 2023 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 4 years 4 36 Hispanic Female 2021 02-05-2024
Roland, S.J. District of Columbia 2013 2015 Sexual Assault Term of Years 1 year and 25 days 2 25 Black Male 2015 05-26-2022
Shomo, Aubrey Ellen Colorado Broomfield 2001 2016 Assault Probation 0 16 White Male 2008 2001 04-22-2016
Sisson, Robert District of Columbia 1922 1924 Assault Term of Years 5 years 2 Don't Know Male 1924
Smith, Alfred District of Columbia 1933 1935 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 2 to 9 years 1 26 White Male 1935 06-17-2024
Stewart, Coleman Colorado Boulder 2015 2018 Menacing Term of Years 45 days 0 23 White Male 2015 02-04-2019
Sullivan, Maurice District of Columbia 1922 1924 Assault Term of Years 7 years 2 Don't Know Male 1924
Tribble, Santae District of Columbia 1980 2012 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 23 17 Black Male 2003 07-03-2012
Wright, Cleveland District of Columbia 1979 2014 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 27 20 Black Male 2007 02-03-2014