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 Date of Release Posting Date
Barrientos-Quintana, Edgar Minnesota Hennepin 2009 2024 Murder Life without parole 15 25 Hispanic Male 2024 12-05-2024
Bragg, Rodney L. Arkansas Clark 1996 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Life 5 31 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Brown, John Jr. Arkansas Dallas 1992 2020 Murder Life 26 21 Black Male 2018 10-08-2020
Buckley, Gyronne Arkansas Clark 1999 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Life 11 44 Black Male 2010 01-15-2012
Hill, Benjamin Minnesota Ramsey 2013 2018 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 3 30 White Male 2016 03-30-2022
Jimerson, Tina Arkansas Dallas 1992 2020 Murder Life 26 23 Black Female 2018 10-08-2020
Newman, Rickey Arkansas Crawford 2002 2017 Murder Death 15 43 White Male 2017 10-30-2017
Olsen, Roger Minnesota Houston 2006 2008 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 24 years 2 37 White Male 2008 03-08-2016
Sarber, Laurence Minnesota Washington 2004 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 13 years and 2 months 6 40 White Male 2009 09-11-2019
Scott, Scotty Arkansas Pulaski 1983 1989 Murder Term of Years 25 years 0 20 White Male 1983 08-29-2011
Taffner, Chris Arkansas Washington 2016 2022 Child Sex Abuse Life 140 years 3 53 White Male 2019 05-13-2022