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: 368
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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
Abdal, Warith Habib New York Erie 1983 1999 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 to Life 16 43 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Abrego, Eruby Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Murder Term of Years 90 years 18 20 Hispanic Male 2012 2022 08-25-2022
Adams, Anthony California Los Angeles 1996 2001 Manslaughter Term of Years 12 years 6 26 Hispanic Male 2000 2001 05-18-2012
Adams, Don Ray Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1992 2011 Murder Life 19 32 Black Male 2007 2011 03-13-2012
Aguirre, Omar Illinois Cook 1999 2003 Murder Term of Years 55 years 4 28 Hispanic Male 2002 08-29-2011
Ahmed, Mubarez Michigan Wayne 2002 2018 Murder Term of Years 44 to 60 years 16 31 Other Male 2016 2018 10-31-2018
Ajamu, Kwame Ohio Cuyahoga 1975 2014 Murder Death 27 17 Black Male 2013 2003 11-21-2014
Alejandro, Gilbert Texas Uvalde 1990 1994 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 years 4 35 Hispanic Male 1994 08-29-2011
Algarin, Albert New York Bronx 1985 1990 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 25 to 50 years 5 21 Hispanic Male 1990 02-26-2012
Allen, James Illinois Cook 1987 2021 Murder Life without parole 0 34 Black Male 1987 09-27-2021
Almendarez, Arthur Illinois Cook 1990 2022 Murder Life without parole 32 19 Hispanic Male 1990 2022 08-08-2022
Almodovar, Roberto Illinois Cook 1995 2017 Murder Life without parole 21 19 Hispanic Male 1999 2017 04-26-2017
Alvarez, Jesse California Los Angeles 1996 2001 Manslaughter Term of Years 12 years 6 19 Hispanic Male 2000 2001 05-18-2012
Alvarez, Jorge California Los Angeles 1996 2001 Manslaughter Term of Years 12 years 6 23 Hispanic Male 2000 2001 05-18-2012
Amrine, Joseph Missouri Cole 1986 2003 Murder Death 17 28 Black Male 1987 2003 08-29-2011
Anderson, Tyjuan Illinois Winnebago 2002 2015 Murder Term of Years 50 years 10 19 Black Male 2015 2013 11-24-2015
Andino, Carlos Illinois Cook 1996 2022 Murder Term of Years 60 years 26 21 Hispanic Male 2021 2022 08-23-2022
Andrews, James Illinois Cook 1985 2008 Murder Life 23 21 Black Male 2007 12-21-2012
Austin, Darryl New York Kings 1988 2014 Murder Term of Years 18 to life 12 22 Black Male 2000 05-07-2014
Ayers, David Ohio Cuyahoga 2000 2011 Murder Life without parole 11 42 Black Male 2011 02-21-2012
Baker, Patrick Sr. Ohio Sandusky 2015 2017 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 5 years 1 40 White Male 2016 05-20-2020
Banks, Gregory Illinois Cook 1985 1990 Murder Term of Years 50 years 5 20 Black Male 1990 07-11-2019
Barnes, Donald Jr. Florida Sarasota 2011 2014 Child Sex Abuse Life without parole 4 32 White Male 2013 2014 09-15-2014
Barnes, Larita Fed-OK (Northern) 2008 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 years 1 White Female 2009 03-18-2022
Barnes, Larry Fed-OK (Northern) 2008 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years and 6 months 1 56 White Male 2009 03-18-2022
Barnett, Nathaniel West Virginia Cabell 2008 2021 Murder Term of Years 36 years 7 19 White Male 2018 2016 10-25-2021
Barnett, Phillip West Virginia Cabell 2008 2021 Murder Term of Years 40 years 10 22 White Male 2018 2018 10-25-2021
Barr, Jonathan Illinois Cook 1997 2011 Murder Term of Years 85 years 14 14 Black Male 2010 2011 01-23-2012
Bates, David Illinois Cook 1985 1995 Murder Term of Years 20 years 9 18 Black Male 1994 01-30-2015
Bauer, Chester Montana Silver Bow 1983 1997 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 years 14 26 White Male 1997 08-29-2011
Beals, Brian Illinois Cook 1990 2023 Murder Term of Years 80 years 34 22 Black Male 2023 2023 01-03-2024
Beauchamp, Franklin New York Bronx 1986 1989 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 25 to 75 years 3 27 Hispanic Male 1989 02-26-2012
Bellamy, Kareem New York Queens 1995 2011 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 13 26 Black Male 2007 2008 07-30-2012
Bennett, Joseph Massachusetts Suffolk 1998 2024 Murder Life without parole 17 22 Black Male 2006 2015 12-17-2024
Berry, Gregory Michigan Wayne 2004 2020 Murder Life without parole 16 20 White Male 2016 2020 02-08-2021
Bivens, Phillip Mississippi Forrest 1980 2010 Murder Life 30 28 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Black, Justin West Virginia Cabell 2008 2021 Murder Term of Years 40 years 10 19 White Male 2018 2018 10-25-2021
Blake, Jeffrey New York Kings 1991 1998 Murder Term of Years 36 to Life 8 21 Black Male 1993 1998 08-29-2011
Bolden, Eddie Illinois Cook 1996 2016 Murder Life without parole 19 24 Black Male 2016 04-22-2016
Boone, Otis New York Kings 2012 2019 Robbery Term of Years 25 years 6 19 Black Male 2018 03-24-2019
Bouto, Robert Illinois Cook 1996 2018 Murder Term of Years 45 years 19 17 White Male 2004 2015 07-02-2018
Branch, Lamont New York Kings 1990 2002 Murder Term of Years 25 years 12 23 Black Male 2001 2002 08-29-2011
Branch, Michael Arkansas Sebastian 1995 1998 Murder Term of Years 20 years 2 45 White Male 1998 1998 04-05-2014
Braseel, Adam Tennessee Grundy 2007 2021 Murder Life 11 22 White Male 2018 12-13-2021
Bridgeman, Wiley Ohio Cuyahoga 1975 2014 Murder Death 37 20 Black Male 2013 2012 11-21-2014
Bridges, Timothy North Carolina Mecklenburg 1991 2016 Sexual Assault Life 25 22 White Male 2015 03-07-2016
Briley, Yutico Louisiana Orleans 2013 2021 Robbery Term of Years 60 years 8 19 Black Male 2013 2021 04-05-2021
Briscoe, Johnny Missouri St. Louis 1983 2006 Sexual Assault Term of Years 45 years 23 28 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Brown, Debra Utah Cache 1995 2013 Murder Life 16 35 White Female 2011 07-12-2013
Brown, Marcel Illinois Cook 2011 2018 Murder Term of Years 35 years 8 18 Black Male 2015 2018 07-24-2018
Brown, Rodney Maryland Baltimore City 2006 2021 Assault Term of Years 45 years 11 24 Black Male 2017 12-08-2022
Brown, Timothy Florida Broward 1993 2003 Murder Life 9 14 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Bryant, David New York Bronx 1976 2019 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 41 18 Black Male 2014 2017 03-15-2019
Bullock, Kenneth Michigan Wayne 2012 2025 Robbery Term of Years 32 to 72 years 13 30 Black Male 2025 06-03-2025
Burge, Gerald Louisiana St. Tammany 1986 1992 Murder Life without parole 6 29 White Male 1992 1992 08-29-2011
Burkhart, Richard Montana Cascade 2002 2017 Murder Life 15 22 White Male 2014 2017 01-07-2018
Burnside, Brandon Wisconsin Milwaukee 2011 2015 Murder Life 5 27 Black Male 2015 09-28-2015
Burrows, Joseph Illinois Iroquois 1989 1996 Murder Death 5 35 White Male 1992 1994 08-29-2011
Burton, Danny Michigan Wayne 1987 2019 Murder Life without parole 32 19 Black Male 2005 2019 12-13-2019
Butler, Dennis District of Columbia 1971 2020 Murder Term of Years 20 to life 21 19 Black Male 1992 08-14-2020
Cain, Jeremiah Illinois Cook 2001 2022 Murder Term of Years 25 years 21 23 White Male 2012 2022 08-25-2022
Caine, Eric Illinois Cook 1989 2011 Murder Life 22 20 Black Male 2011 08-31-2011
Cameron, Reginald New York Queens 1996 2023 Robbery Term of Years 3 years and nine months to 11 years 7 19 Black Male 2021 2003 09-12-2023
Carmon, Darron North Carolina Pitt 1994 2022 Robbery Term of Years 14 to 40 years 8 19 Black Male 2001 09-19-2022
Carmona, Arthur California Orange 1998 2000 Robbery Term of Years 12 years 2 16 Hispanic Male 1998 2000 08-29-2011
Carpenter, De'Marchoe Oklahoma Tulsa 1995 2016 Murder Life 21 17 Black Male 1995 2016 11-28-2016
Carr, Johnetta Kentucky Jefferson 2008 2019 Manslaughter Term of Years 20 years 2 16 Black Female DK 2009 04-22-2020
Carrillo, Franky California Los Angeles 1992 2011 Murder Life 19 16 Hispanic Male 2003 2011 08-29-2011
Carter, Raymond Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1988 1996 Murder Life 9 40 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Catron, Xavier Illinois Cook 1992 2000 Murder Term of Years 35 years 7 22 Black Male 1996 2000 08-29-2011
Chance, Clarence California Los Angeles 1975 1992 Murder Life 17 23 Black Male 1987 1992 08-29-2011
Chinnici, John Fed-VT 2018 2020 Robbery Not Sentenced 1 30 White Male 2020 08-12-2024
Ciria, Joaquin California San Francisco 1991 2022 Murder Term of Years 31 to life 31 29 Black Male 1991 2022 04-26-2022
Clark, Darrell Georgia Floyd 1998 2022 Murder Life 25 17 White Male 2021 2022 01-11-2023
Clark, George Michigan Wayne 2003 2020 Murder Life without parole 17 31 Black Male 2006 2020 04-30-2020
Clark, Robert Georgia Cobb 1982 2005 Sexual Assault Life 24 20 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
Cleary, Mark Michigan Macomb 1989 2005 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 to 30 years 16 27 White Male 1997 2004 08-29-2011
Coleman, Christopher Illinois Peoria 1995 2014 Sexual Assault Term of Years 60 years 19 20 Black Male 2007 2013 03-13-2014
Colon, David Illinois Cook 1993 2022 Murder Term of Years 50 years 24 20 Hispanic Male 1993 2017 08-25-2022
Cooper, Keith Indiana Elkhart 1997 2017 Robbery Term of Years 40 years 9 29 Black Male 2004 2006 02-18-2017
Council, Gregory Florida Duval 2011 2015 Child Abuse Term of Years 30 years 4 28 Black Male 2015 09-21-2022
Crabtree, Darwin California Butte 1991 2018 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 16 years 10 32 White Male 2008 2001 01-22-2018
Credell, Cory South Carolina Orangeburg 2001 2012 Murder Life 11 27 Black Male 2011 08-30-2012
Cristini, Michael Michigan Macomb 1991 2004 Sexual Assault Term of Years 44 to 60 years 12 26 White Male DK 2003 08-29-2011
Cruz, Jose Illinois Cook 1996 2022 Murder Term of Years 90 years 26 24 Hispanic Male 2022 07-18-2022
Cunningham, Connie Washington Chelan 1994 1997 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 46 years and 6 months 3 43 White Female 1996 1997 02-12-2012
Cunningham, Henry Washington Chelan 1994 1999 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 47 years 5 46 White Male 1996 1999 02-12-2012
Cure, Leonard Florida Broward 2004 2020 Robbery Life 16 33 Black Male 2020 01-04-2021
Daniels, Elmer Delaware New Castle 1980 2018 Child Sex Abuse Life 39 18 Black Male 2018 12-17-2018
Danziger, Richard Texas Travis 1990 2002 Sexual Assault Life 11 18 White Male 1999 2001 08-29-2011
Davalos, Luis California Los Angeles 1996 2001 Manslaughter Term of Years 12 years 6 16 Hispanic Male 2000 2001 05-18-2012
Davis, Alphonso New York Albany 2003 2024 Murder Term of Years 50 years 21 22 Black Male 2013 2024 04-19-2024
Davis, James New York Kings 2006 2021 Murder Term of Years 18 to life 15 21 Black Male 2012 2021 09-09-2021
Davis, Ricky California El Dorado 2005 2020 Murder Term of Years 16 to life 14 20 White Male 2020 03-05-2020
Dealba, Ignacio Jr. Nevada Clark 2006 2022 Attempted Murder Term of Years 5 years and 6 months to 24 years 4 22 Hispanic Male 2021 2009 03-17-2022
Denny, Mark New York Kings 1989 2017 Sexual Assault Term of Years 19 to 57 years 29 16 Black Male 1997 2017 01-06-2018
Dewitt, Steven District of Columbia 1992 2006 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 13 20 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Diaz, Angel Illinois Cook 1996 2023 Murder Term of Years 44 years 14 21 Hispanic Male 2010 08-15-2024
Dick, Joseph Jr. Virginia Norfolk City 1999 2016 Murder Life without parole 10 20 White Male 2005 2009 12-22-2016
Dillon, William Florida Brevard 1981 2008 Murder Life 27 21 White Male 1981 2008 08-29-2011