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
Arrington, Jermaine Maryland Montgomery 1995 2010 Murder Term of Years 25 years 15 19 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Brooks, Riley Maryland Anne Arundel 1966 1973 Murder Life 7 46 Black Male 1973 02-16-2021
Brown, Rodney Maryland Baltimore City 2006 2021 Assault Term of Years 45 years 11 24 Black Male 2017 12-08-2022
Bryant, Malcolm Maryland Baltimore City 1999 2016 Murder Life 17 24 Black Male 2016 05-17-2016
Burley, Umar Maryland Baltimore City 2011 2018 Manslaughter Term of Years 15 years 6 39 Black Male 2017 06-06-2019
Campbell, MacArthur New Mexico Bernalillo 2003 2008 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 4 years 1 40 Black Male 2005 12-15-2016
Chalk, Edward Maryland Baltimore 1936 1936 Assault Not Sentenced 0 21 Don't Know Male 1936
Chavez, Matthew New Mexico Bernalillo 2018 2024 Murder Term of Years 23 years and 6 months 6 26 Hispanic Male 2024 2024 06-12-2024
Earnest, Ralph New Mexico Eddy 1983 2006 Murder Life 23 34 White Male 2006 2006 10-04-2018
Estes, Cornell Avery Maryland Baltimore 1979 1983 Murder Term of Years 20 years 4 15 Black Male 1983
Giles, James Maryland Montgomery 1961 1967 Sexual Assault Death 6 20 Black Male 1967
Giles, John Maryland Montgomery 1961 1967 Sexual Assault Death 6 22 Black Male 1967
Gladish, Thomas New Mexico Bernalillo 1974 1975 Murder Death 2 22 White Male 1975
Goods, Darron Maryland Baltimore City 2005 2006 Attempted Murder Not Sentenced 1 19 Black Male 2006 07-23-2013
Greer, Richard New Mexico Bernalillo 1974 1975 Murder Death 2 29 White Male 1975
Hobbs, Gregory New Mexico Chaves 2013 2023 Manslaughter Term of Years 7 years 1 22 Hispanic Male 2014 09-22-2023
Huffington, John Maryland Harford 1981 2023 Murder Death 32 18 White Male 2013 02-09-2023
Jenkins, Jerry Lee Maryland Charles 1987 2013 Sexual Assault Life 23 25 White Male 2010 06-07-2013
Johnson, Jerome Maryland Baltimore City 1989 2018 Murder Life 29 20 Black Male 2018 2018 07-04-2018
Johnson, Joseph Maryland Anne Arundel 1962 1968 Sexual Assault Death 5 Black Male 1968
Johnson, Lamar Maryland Baltimore City 2005 2017 Murder Life 12 20 Black Male 2017 09-24-2017
Jones, Clarence III Maryland Baltimore 1999 2021 Murder Term of Years 30 years 19 36 Black Male 2017 09-08-2021
Jones, Grant Maryland Wicomico 1993 2023 Sexual Assault Term of Years 7 years 4 34 Black Male 1997 09-06-2023
Karibi-Ikiriko, Abere Maryland Prince George's 2005 2007 Murder Term of Years 15 years 2 27 Black Female 2007 07-11-2013
Keine, Ronald New Mexico Bernalillo 1974 1975 Murder Death 2 26 White Male 1975
Kimball, Edward Maryland Baltimore 1926 1927 Robbery Not Sentenced 0 47 White Male 1927
Knee, Eric New Mexico Santa Fe 2017 2020 Child Sex Abuse Not Sentenced 2 69 White Male 2018 03-23-2020
Little, Devon Maryland Baltimore City 2017 2019 Murder Life 2 26 Black Male 2019 05-06-2021
Maestas, Charles New Mexico Rio Arriba 2003 2007 Sexual Assault Term of Years 3 years 3 39 Hispanic Male 2006 08-25-2016
Marsh, Guy Gordon Maryland Anne Arundel 1973 1987 Murder Life 14 25 White Male 1987
Martinez, Benny New Mexico Eddy 1998 2001 Murder Term of Years 20 years 3 42 Hispanic Male 2001 02-28-2017
McDermott, Christopher Maryland Carroll 1999 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 3 years 1 23 White Male 1999 2000 02-10-2016
Mercer, Ellen New Mexico Dona Ana 2002 2006 Fraud Probation 0 46 White Female 2002 11-11-2019
Mooney, John Maryland Baltimore City 2010 2014 Murder Life 4 19 White Male 2014 03-19-2014
Pettiford, Antoine Maryland Baltimore City 1995 2000 Murder Life 2 23 Black Male 1995 1997 12-28-2012
Roberts, Henry Maryland Baltimore City 1992 2002 Murder Term of Years 50 years 5 62 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Robinson, Van Bering New Mexico Bernalillo 1981 1983 Murder Life 2 22 Black Male 1983
Seaton, Terry New Mexico Eddy 1973 1980 Murder Life 6 21 Black Male 1979
Smith, Clarence Jr. New Mexico Bernalillo 1974 1975 Murder Death 2 29 White Male 1975
Smith, Yusuf Maryland Baltimore City 2018 2018 Weapon Possession or Sale Unknown 0 23 Black Male 2018 05-07-2020
Thomas, Melvin Maryland Baltimore City 2001 2020 Attempted Murder Term of Years 65 years 19 20 Black Male 2018 2020 01-04-2021
Tull, Tavon Maryland Wicomico 2019 2024 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 years 6 23 Black Male 2024 11-25-2024
Vass, Leslie Maryland Baltimore City 1975 1986 Robbery Term of Years 20 years 11 17 Black Male 1986
Veney, David Maryland Wicomico 1997 2005 Sexual Assault Term of Years 25 years 8 20 Black Male 2005 06-14-2023
Ward, Bernard Maryland Anne Arundel 1989 1994 Murder Life 5 28 White Male 1994 1994 06-22-2013
Washington, Gary Maryland Baltimore City 1987 2019 Murder Life 32 25 Black Male 1996 2019 02-16-2019
Webster, Bernard Maryland Baltimore 1983 2002 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 years 20 19 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Williams, Hubert Maryland Baltimore 1998 2009 Attempted Murder Life 100 years 11 46 White Male 2009 04-17-2019