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
Total records: 990
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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
Hincapie, Johnny New York New York 1991 2017 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 24 18 Hispanic Male 2015 02-19-2017
Hinton, Anthony Alabama Jefferson 1986 2015 Murder Death 29 29 Black Male 2015 04-09-2015
Hockersmith, Letha Jean Oklahoma Tulsa 1994 1999 Murder Life 3 31 White Female 1996 04-08-2013
Hoffman, Harry L. New York Richmond 1924 1929 Murder Term of Years 20 years to life 5 32 White Male 1929
Hoffner, Louis New York Queens 1941 1952 Murder Life 12 28 White Male 1952
Holbrook, Ernest Jr. Ohio Wayne 1982 1984 Murder Life 2 19 White Male 1984
Holbrook, Matthew Michigan Wayne 2006 2009 Murder Term of Years 17 to 27 years 3 35 White Male 2009 07-05-2017
Holliday, Chester California San Diego 1981 1984 Murder Term of Years 3 years 3 51 Black Male 1984 02-28-2020
Hoover-Moore, Kim Ohio Franklin 2003 2021 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 18 38 White Female 2017 2021 11-05-2021
Hopkins, Gregory Pennsylvania Beaver 2013 2022 Murder Term of Years 8 to 16 years 7 33 White Male 2020 05-26-2022
Hopkins, Troy Virginia Richmond City 1990 2005 Murder Term of Years 28 years 10 23 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Horn, Geither Washington Franklin 1935 1959 Murder Life 24 41 Black Male 1959
Horn, Vernon Connecticut New Haven 2000 2018 Murder Term of Years 70 years 16 17 Black Male 2006 2016 04-30-2018
Hornoff, Jeffrey Scott Rhode Island Kent 1996 2003 Murder Life 6 26 White Male 2002 08-29-2011
House, Paul G. Tennessee Union 1986 2009 Murder Death 22 23 White Male 2008 08-29-2011
Housler, David Jr. Tennessee Montgomery 1997 2014 Murder Life without parole 13 19 White Male 2010 12-03-2014
Houston, Darrell Ohio Cuyahoga 1992 2010 Murder Term of Years 33 to Life 19 23 Black Male 2003 2010 07-06-2012
Houston, Elton Illinois Cook 1984 1989 Murder Term of Years 35 years 5 27 Black Male 1989 08-29-2011
Howard, DeAndre California Los Angeles 2003 2013 Murder Life 10 20 Black Male 2013 12-27-2013
Howard, Eddie Lee Jr. Mississippi Lowndes 1994 2021 Murder Death 27 38 Black Male 2011 2020 02-25-2021
Howard, Kenji California Los Angeles 1997 2021 Murder Term of Years 35 to Life 24 16 Black Male 2021 01-13-2022
Howard, Stanley Illinois Cook 1987 2003 Murder Death 16 21 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Hudson, Larry Louisiana Orleans 1967 1993 Murder Death 25 19 Black Male 1993 08-29-2011
Huffington, John Maryland Harford 1981 2023 Murder Death 32 18 White Male 2013 02-09-2023
Hunt, Darryl North Carolina Forsyth 1987 1990 Murder Term of Years 40 years 0 18 Black Male 1987 12-30-2023
Hunter, Cartier California Alameda 2016 2022 Murder Life 6 22 Black Male 2021 2022 05-16-2023
Hunter, Darrell California Marin 2000 2008 Murder Life without parole 8 22 Black Male 2008 09-30-2012
Hunter, James Kansas Thomas 1985 1988 Murder Life without parole 7 33 White Male 1992 12-07-2023
Iglesias, Geraldo Illinois Cook 1994 2019 Murder Term of Years 35 years 16 24 Hispanic Male 2018 2010 01-30-2019
Imbler, Paul Kern California Los Angeles 1961 1969 Murder Death 8 44 White Male 1969
Indovino, Joseph New York Kings 1943 1946 Murder Life 3 24 Caucasian Male 1946
Ireland, Kenneth Connecticut New Haven 1989 2009 Murder Term of Years 50 years 20 16 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Ivey, J.L. Jr. New York Erie 1976 1982 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 6 32 Don't Know Male 1982
Jackson, Jeremy Illinois Cook 2002 2022 Murder Term of Years 50 years 20 16 Black Male 2011 2022 07-26-2022
Jackson, Marquis Connecticut New Haven 2000 2018 Murder Term of Years 45 years 18 19 Black Male 2006 2018 05-07-2018
Jackson, Richard Pennsylvania Delaware 1998 2000 Murder Life without parole 1 40 Black Male 1999 1999 08-29-2011
Jackson, Ricky Ohio Cuyahoga 1975 2014 Murder Death 39 18 Black Male 2013 2014 11-21-2014
Jackson, Sergeant California San Diego 1974 1974 Murder Life 1 21 White Male 1974
Jackson, Shea Missouri Jackson 1981 1982 Murder Life 1 25 Black Male 1982 05-26-2020
Jacobs, Ralph A. Jr. Indiana Henry 1991 1993 Murder Term of Years 8 years 2 30 White Male 1993 08-29-2011
Jakes, Anthony Illinois Cook 1993 2018 Murder Term of Years 40 years 19 15 Black Male 2012 05-16-2018
James, Thomas Florida Miami-Dade 1991 2022 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 31 22 Black Male 2022 2022 05-06-2022
James, Tyrone South Carolina Florence 1982 1982 Murder Life 0 24 Black Male 1982
Jeffers, John Indiana Knox 1977 2003 Murder Term of Years 34 years 6 14 White Male 1983 08-29-2011
Jenkins, Billy Richard Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Life 2 31 White Male 1975
Jenkins, Lonnie Michigan Wayne 1931 1940 Murder Life 9 28 White Male 1940
Jenkins, Paul Montana Lewis and Clark 1995 2018 Murder Life 100 years 23 39 White Male 2018 06-13-2018
Jennette, Alvena New York Kings 1988 2014 Murder Term of Years 18 to life 19 21 Black Male 2007 05-07-2014
Jennings, Brad Missouri Dallas 2009 2018 Murder Term of Years 25 years 8 50 White Male 2018 07-17-2018
Jennings, Raymond California Los Angeles 2009 2017 Murder Term of Years 40 to life 7 25 White Male 2016 2016 02-20-2017
Jimenez, Thaddeus Illinois Cook 1994 2009 Murder Term of Years 50 years 15 13 Hispanic Male 2006 2009 08-29-2011
Johnson, Chad Illinois Cook 2009 2018 Murder Term of Years 80 years 9 28 Black Male 2018 09-29-2019
Johnson, Demetrius Illinois Cook 1992 2019 Murder Term of Years 25 years 12 15 Black Male 2004 01-02-2020
Johnson, Donnell Massachusetts Suffolk 1996 2000 Murder Term of Years 18 to 20 years 4 16 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Johnson, Jerome Maryland Baltimore City 1989 2018 Murder Life 29 20 Black Male 2018 2018 07-04-2018
Johnson, Juan Illinois Cook 1991 2004 Murder Term of Years 30 years 11 19 Black Male 2003 2002 08-29-2011
Johnson, Justly Michigan Wayne 2000 2018 Murder Life without parole 19 24 Black Male 2002 2018 12-03-2018
Johnson, Kareem Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2007 2020 Murder Death 0 18 Black Male 2007 06-02-2020
Johnson, Lamar Maryland Baltimore City 2005 2017 Murder Life 12 20 Black Male 2017 09-24-2017
Johnson, Lawyer Massachusetts Suffolk 1972 1982 Murder Death 10 20 Black Male 1982
Johnson, Lumont Illinois Winnebago 2002 2015 Murder Term of Years 50 years 10 29 Black Male 2015 2013 11-24-2015
Johnson, Patrick New York Kings 1983 1993 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 9 22 Black Male 1984 1993 09-17-2014
Johnson, Robert Illinois Cook 1997 2025 Murder Term of Years 80 years 28 16 Black Male 1999 2025 04-26-2025
Johnson, Sophia Washington Clark 2003 2005 Murder Term of Years 43 years 3 23 Other Female 2004 2005 09-24-2013
Johnson, Terrell Pennsylvania Allegheny 1995 2012 Murder Life without parole 17 18 Black Male 2012 09-17-2012
Johnson, Timothy Georgia Houston 1984 2013 Murder Life 29 22 Black Male 2013 12-11-2013
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
Jones, Clifford New York New York 1981 2016 Murder Term of Years 18 to life 29 26 Black Male 2010 11-28-2016
Jones, Darrell Massachusetts Plymouth 1986 2019 Murder Life without parole 31 18 Black Male 2017 2017 06-20-2019
Jones, David Allen California Los Angeles 1995 2004 Murder Term of Years 36 to Life 9 32 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Jones, Harllel B. Ohio Cuyahoga 1972 1978 Murder Term of Years 1 to Life 7 30 Black Male 1978
Jones, Lavell New York Albany 1999 2016 Murder Term of Years 37 1/2 to Life 17 19 Black Male 2016 07-12-2016
Jones, Levon North Carolina Duplin 1993 2008 Murder Death 14 28 Black Male 2007 2008 08-29-2011
Jones, Mark Georgia Chatham 1992 2018 Murder Life 25 20 White Male 2011 2017 07-20-2018
Jones, Melvin Illinois Cook 1983 1989 Murder Life without parole 6 30 Black Male 1989 05-18-2013
Jones, Ronald Illinois Cook 1989 1999 Murder Death 10 34 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Jones, Tom Kentucky Bell 1935 1938 Murder Death 3 20 White Male 1938
Jones, Troy Lee California Merced 1982 1996 Murder Death 14 30 Black Male 1995 1996 08-29-2011
Jordan, Douglas Jr. Tennessee Blount 2002 2015 Murder Term of Years 23 years 8 27 White Male 2011 03-29-2016
Jordan, Theodore Oregon Klamath 1932 1965 Murder Death 33 27 Black Male 1965 03-05-2021
Jordan, William E. Alabama Geneva 1934 1934 Murder Term of Years 25 years 1 65 Don't Know Male 1934 07-16-2019
Jordano, Frank Louisiana Jefferson 1919 1920 Murder Death 2 17 White Male 1920 07-09-2020
Jordano, Iorlando Louisiana Jefferson 1919 1920 Murder Life 2 68 White Male 1920 07-08-2020
Kaiser, Robert Minnesota Stearns 2016 2025 Murder Term of Years 20 years 6 31 White Male 2021 2022 05-30-2025
Kamacho, Daniel California Los Angeles 1947 1947 Murder Life 0 Hispanic Male 1947
Kapatos, Thomas New York New York 1938 1962 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 24 25 White Male 1962
Karage, Entre Nax Texas Dallas 1997 2005 Murder Life 8 21 Asian Male 2005 08-29-2011
Karibi-Ikiriko, Abere Maryland Prince George's 2005 2007 Murder Term of Years 15 years 2 27 Black Female 2007 07-11-2013
Keaton, Dave Roby Florida Leon 1971 1973 Murder Death 2 18 Black Male 1973
Keine, Ronald New Mexico Bernalillo 1974 1975 Murder Death 2 26 White Male 1975
Keko, Anthony Louisiana Plaquemines 1993 1998 Murder Life 1 62 White Male 1994 06-22-2013
Kelley, Eric New Jersey Passaic 1996 2018 Murder Life 22 28 Black Male 2017 04-18-2018
Kelly, Donald Pennsylvania Cambria 1990 1993 Murder Life 3 26 White Male 1993 07-31-2013
Kelly, James Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1996 2024 Murder Life without parole 28 36 Black Male 2024 08-07-2024
Kelly, Thomas Illinois Cook 2001 2024 Murder Term of Years 25 years 22 17 Hispanic Male 2016 2024 02-05-2024
Kelly, William M. Jr. Pennsylvania Dauphin 1990 1993 Murder Term of Years 10 to 20 years 3 28 White Male 1992 1993 08-29-2011
Kendall, Hamp North Carolina Caldwell 1907 1917 Murder Term of Years 30 years 10 30 White Male 1917
Khalil, Edward Michigan Wayne 2012 2020 Murder Life 8 28 Black Male 2020 08-04-2020
Kidd, Robert Lee California San Francisco 1960 1962 Murder Death 2 31 White Male 1962