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
Benavides, Vicente California Kern 1993 2018 Murder Death 25 42 Hispanic Male 2006 2018 04-29-2018
Blair, Michael Texas Collin 1994 2008 Murder Death 14 23 White Male 2008 08-29-2011
Bloodsworth, Kirk Maryland Baltimore 1985 1993 Murder Death 8 23 White Male 1993 08-29-2011
Brandley, Clarence Texas Montgomery 1981 1990 Murder Death 9 29 Black Male 1981 1990 08-29-2011
Brewer, Kennedy Mississippi Noxubee 1995 2008 Murder Death 12 21 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Brown, Leon North Carolina Robeson 1984 2014 Murder Death 30 15 Black Male 2014 09-02-2014
Brown, Sherwood Mississippi DeSoto 1995 2021 Murder Death 26 24 Black Male 2011 2021 10-04-2021
Butler, Sabrina Mississippi Lowndes 1990 1995 Murder Death 6 18 Black Female 1995 08-29-2011
Crawford, Rodricus Louisiana Caddo 2013 2017 Murder Death 3 22 Black Male 2017 04-18-2017
Cruz, Rolando Illinois DuPage 1985 1995 Murder Death 11 19 Hispanic Male 1995 1995 08-29-2011
Deeb, Muneer Texas McLennan 1985 1993 Murder Death 8 23 Other Male 1986 1993 08-29-2011
Douglas, Yancy Oklahoma Cleveland 1995 2009 Murder Death 14 19 Black Male 2001 2009 08-29-2011
Fain, Charles Idaho Canyon 1983 2001 Murder Death 18 33 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Graves, Anthony Texas Burleson 1994 2010 Murder Death 16 26 Black Male 1997 2010 08-29-2011
Hernandez, Alejandro Illinois DuPage 1985 1995 Murder Death 11 19 Hispanic Male 1995 1995 08-29-2011
Hobley, Madison Illinois Cook 1990 2003 Murder Death 12 26 Black Male 1996 2003 08-29-2011
Holton, Rudolph Florida Hillsborough 1986 2003 Murder Death 16 33 Black Male DK 2003 08-29-2011
Kimbell, Thomas Pennsylvania Lawrence 1998 2002 Murder Death 4 32 White Male 2002 08-29-2011
Kitchen, Ronald Illinois Cook 1990 2009 Murder Death 19 22 Black Male 2002 2009 08-29-2011
Lawson, Carl Illinois St. Clair 1990 1996 Murder Death 6 23 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Lee, Lawrence William Jr. Georgia Wayne 1987 2015 Murder Death 28 25 White Male DK 2015 01-18-2016
McCollum, Henry North Carolina Robeson 1984 2014 Murder Death 30 19 Black Male 2014 09-02-2014
Milke, Debra Arizona Maricopa 1990 2015 Murder Death 23 25 White Female 2013 03-19-2015
Nelson, Gary Georgia Chatham 1980 1991 Murder Death 11 29 Black Male 1991 08-29-2011
Ogrod, Walter Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1996 2020 Murder Death 24 23 White Male 2020 06-25-2020
Orange, Leroy Illinois Cook 1985 2003 Murder Death 18 32 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Powell, Paris Oklahoma Cleveland 1997 2009 Murder Death 12 19 Black Male 2001 2009 08-29-2011
Randolph, Samuel IV Pennsylvania Dauphin 2003 2022 Murder Death 19 29 Black Male 2022 2022 04-20-2022
Richardson, James Joseph Florida DeSoto 1968 1989 Murder Death 21 31 Black Male 1986 1989 08-29-2011
Smith, Frank Lee Florida Broward 1986 2000 Murder Death 14 37 Black Male 1989 2000 08-29-2011
Smith, Jay C. Pennsylvania Dauphin 1986 1992 Murder Death 6 50 White Male 1992 08-29-2011
Solache, Gabriel Illinois Cook 2000 2017 Murder Death 18 23 Hispanic Male 2017 01-03-2018
Springsteen, Robert Texas Travis 2001 2009 Murder Death 8 17 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Thibodeaux, Damon Louisiana Jefferson 1997 2012 Murder Death 15 21 White Male 2012 09-28-2012
Toney, Michael Texas Tarrant 1999 2009 Murder Death 10 19 White Male 2001 2009 08-29-2011
Vann, Gussie Tennessee McMinn 1994 2011 Murder Death 0 40 White Male 1994 03-13-2012
Williams, Christopher Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1993 2019 Murder Death 0 29 Black Male 2011 1993 02-03-2020