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 Years lost Age Race Sex Year of recantation Date of Release Posting Date
Troy, Larry Florida Union 1983 1988 Murder Death 5 Black Male 1988
Trujillo, Nicolas Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 19 White Male 2014 12-26-2014
Turner, Aaron Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1946 1957 Murder Death 11 26 Black Male 1957 11-26-2019
Tuttle, Amber Nevada Clark 2012 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 21 White Female 2012 06-30-2020
Vaile, Darnai Washington Spokane 2020 2023 Other Nonviolent Misdemeanor Probation 0 23 Black Male 2020 08-21-2023
Valdez, Gilbert Texas Bexar 1997 2012 Sexual Assault Probation 0 17 Hispanic Male 1997 10-31-2012
Vann, Gussie Tennessee McMinn 1994 2011 Murder Death 0 40 White Male 1994 03-13-2012
Vasquez, Gerardo Texas Harris 2008 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 20 White Male 2008 01-14-2015
Vega, Jose New Jersey Camden 2009 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 33 Hispanic Male 2009 08-29-2022
Vinsonhaler, Gary Jr. Oregon Multnomah 2012 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 45 White Male 2012 12-09-2016
Vriones, Rene California Los Angeles 1996 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 18 Hispanic Male 1999 1996 06-14-2021
Walker, Bruce Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 21 Black Male 2004 03-01-2022
Wallace, Robert Georgia Baldwin 1980 1987 Murder Death 7 29 Black Male 1987
Warren, Gregory Illinois Cook 2007 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 28 Black Male 2007 12-10-2018
Washington, Earl Jr. Virginia Culpeper 1984 2000 Murder Death 17 22 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Washington, Mahlik Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 16 Black Male 2008 09-13-2023
Washington-Riley, Alexander Illinois Cook 2014 2019 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 20 Black Male 2014 03-13-2020
Watford, Roy III Virginia Portsmouth City 1978 2018 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 18 Black Male 1978 03-08-2018
Weaver, Joseph Ohio Cuyahoga 1927 1929 Murder Death 2 33 Black Male 1929
Weekly, Isaac Illinois Cook 2007 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 23 Black Male 2007 12-10-2018
Weekly, London Illinois Cook 2005 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 15 Black Male 2005 06-21-2024
Wellmon, William North Carolina Iredell 1942 1943 Sexual Assault Death 1 36 Black Male 1943
White, Antoine Illinois Cook 2003 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 21 Black Male 2003 05-16-2022
White, Lionel Jr. Illinois Cook 2006 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 Black Male 2006 11-28-2018
Whitley, Harold New Jersey Camden 2008 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 33 Black Male 2008 08-29-2022
Wilhoit, Gregory Oklahoma Osage 1987 1993 Murder Death 6 30 White Male 1993 08-29-2011
Williams, Barry California Los Angeles 1986 2021 Murder Death 0 19 Black Male 2001 1986 04-22-2021
Williams, Christopher Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1993 2019 Murder Death 0 29 Black Male 2011 1993 02-03-2020
Williams, Clifford Jr. Florida Duval 1976 2019 Murder Death 43 33 Black Male 2019 04-04-2019
Williams, Darnell Illinois Cook 2017 2020 Other Violent Misdemeanor Probation 0 36 Black Male 2017 2017 06-28-2024
Williams, Darrell Oklahoma Payne 2012 2014 Sexual Assault Probation 0 21 Black Male 2012 06-26-2014
Williams, Dennis Illinois Cook 1978 1996 Murder Death 18 21 Black Male 1994 1996 08-29-2011
Williams, Edward Ohio Summit 1997 2015 Assault Probation 0 25 Black Male 1997 04-05-2015
Williams, Eugene Alabama Jackson 1931 1937 Sexual Assault Death 6 15 Black Male 1937
Williams, George North Carolina Onslow 1922 1928 Murder Death 5 Black Male 1928
Williamson, Jack Florida Broward 1933 1942 Murder Death 9 19 Black Male 1942 02-11-2021
Williamson, Ronald Keith Oklahoma Pontotoc 1988 1999 Murder Death 11 29 White Male 1999 1999 08-29-2011
Willis, Ernest Ray Texas Pecos 1987 2004 Murder Death 17 39 White Male 2004 08-29-2011
Wilson, Carol Jean Michigan Wayne 2011 2013 Forgery Probation 0 57 Black Female 2011 12-30-2013
Wilson, Harold C. Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1989 2005 Murder Death 16 30 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
Wilson, Horace New Jersey Mercer 1948 1951 Murder Death 3 37 Black Male 1951
Winston, J'Avarus Texas Harris 2015 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 Black Male 2015 05-31-2016
Woods, William Fed-AR (Western) 1888 1889 Murder Death 0 20 White Male 1889
Woodward, Walter Florida Broward 1933 1942 Murder Death 9 32 Black Male 1942 02-11-2021
Wooten, Suzanne Texas Collin 2011 2017 Bribery Probation 0 40 White Female 2011 06-19-2018
Wright, Joseph Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 23 Black Male 2005 03-14-2022
Yac-Garcia, Jose Texas Harris 2015 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 27 Hispanic Male 2015 11-03-2015
Yarris, Nicholas Pennsylvania Delaware 1982 2003 Murder Death 21 20 White Male 1983 2003 08-29-2011
Zajicek, Herman Illinois Cook 1907 1917 Murder Death 9 39 White Male 1917
Zarzoza, Jonathan Texas Harris 2013 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 18 White Male 2013 06-16-2020
Zimmerman, Isidore New York New York 1938 1962 Murder Death 24 19 White Male 1962 02-28-2019